Burkina Faso

 Olga Ninon, WFP Nutrition Expert, during the training session with the journalists. Copyright: WFP/Luca Genovese. 

Journalists Learn about Food Security and Nutrition at WFP Training Session in Burkina Faso

 WFP organised a training session on food security and nutrition for 25 local journalists. Along with two sessions with WFP specialists, the journalists were lead to visit the nutrition activities in a health center supported by WFP.  

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Overview

With a population of 14 million (as per Census 2006 data), of whom 43.9 % lives below the poverty line, and almost half is under 15, Burkina Faso is classified as both a least developed country and a low-income, food-deficit country. The UNDP 2010 Human Development Report ranked Burkina Faso 161th out of 169 countries.

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Country at a glance 2011
Planned Beneficiaries259,600
Beneficiary needs (mt)10,944
Beneficiary needs ($US)14,537,927
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