Burkina Faso

A participant in the Cash for Assets project explains how the agricultural technique of 'diguettes' is a sustainable one that will help rice cultivation. WFP/Isabel Pike

Speeding Up Recovery And Boosting Food Security In Burkina Faso

A Cash for Assets project in Burkina Faso is helping farmers improve their food security status. Under the project, community members receive cash to purchase locally available food in exchange for work on vital new infrastructure, in this case, for rice cultivation. 

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Overview

Burkina Faso is one of the poorest countries in Africa, ranking 181 out of 187 countries on UNDP's Human Development Index (2011), showing little improvement in recent years .  High poverty levels, combined with the fact that Burkina Faso is landlocked, make the country's population particularly vulnerable to economic shocks such as high food prices, which limit vulnerable people’s access to food.

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