Throughout June, Inades-Formation Burkina ran a series of training courses on soilless cultivation for members of six (06) cooperatives in the Boucle du Mouhoun region. This action aims to enable farmers to master the practice of soilless cultivation, which represents an interesting alternative for agricultural production given the context of insecurity linked to terrorist attacks and land degradation in Burkina Faso.
The training sessions took place throughout the month of June 2023 in several locations in the Boucle du Rhône region.
. They have enabled farmers to acquire knowledge on how to create substrates from the residues of local produce, and to master techniques for planting and maintaining crops on a soilless farm. The beneficiaries of these training sessions were delighted to learn about solutions to the degradation and shortage of arable land in their locality.
More than 200 farmers, most of them women, have benefited from training in soilless cultivation provided by Inades-Formation Burkina agents. This support is part of the implementation of the “Gender Equality through Women-led Agroecology in West Africa” (EGALE AO) project. Funded by Inter Pares and Affaire Mondial Canada, this project aims to improve gender equality in poor rural areas of Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, Senegal and Togo. It is scheduled to run for five years, from 2022 to 2026.
Patrice DA