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DocumentOther documentInternational Price Shocks and Technological Changes for Poverty Reduction in Burkina Faso. A General Equilibrium Approach 2009After sketching the mutual links between economic growth, agriculture, technology, poverty reduction and external factors; this paper analyses the implications of recent international price shocks on welfare and growth, notably energy and agricultural products, for Burkina Faso, a less industrialised, low-income, food-deficit, net oil-importing country. The socio-economic impacts of the above-mentioned external shocks are analysed by means of a Computable General Equilibrium model (CGE).The pape r also discusses the extent to which technological changes in agriculture, specifically the introduction of “Good Agricultural Practices” (GAP) towards “conservation agriculture”, could mitigate the welfare and growth losses derived by international price shocks. The results of the analysis show that oil price hikes in recent years had much greater impacts on the welfare of the poorer layers of the population than other price shifts, such as international food prices. Additionally, it is shown t hat the technological changes explored in this paper, in spite of their significant impacts on agricultural productivity, by no means countervail the negative welfare and growth losses brought by international price shocks. The energy dependency is a channel that systematically siphons out domestic resources, seriously hampering domestic primary capital accumulation and related endogenous-growth potential. Policy implications for poverty reduction and food security are that in Burkina Faso, ther e is an urgent focus on energy issues by all means, including the adoption of appropriate agricultural technologies. These findings are likely to apply to other less-industrialised energy-importing countries with similar socio-economic structure.
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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureSustainable soil management as a keystone of nutrition-sensitive agriculture in Burkina Faso 2023
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No results found.This country factsheet highlights the importance of the relationship between soil management with nutrition aspects in Burkina Faso. The adoption of sustainable soil management practices, such as intercropping and organic matter additions, in combination with micronutrient application contributing to a better nutritional status of the population. The country fact sheet is the result of a review of scientific references and from field trials and demonstration sites developed under the Sustainable Soil Management for Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia project, funded by the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture. The project analyzed the links between soil properties and plant micronutrient content in cropping areas in Bangladesh, and tested the effectiveness of sustainable soil management practices in increasing the micronutrient content of food. A long-term plan is recommended to obtain additional information about the relationship between soil health and the quality of locally produced food. In the same way, through capacities developed locally, in rural communities, a major participation is expected. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetBrochureFood loss analysis for identification of critical loss points and solutions of sorghum, maize and cowpea value chains in Burkina Faso 2017
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No results found.The RBA Project is jointly implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Programme (WFP). Funded by the Government of Switzerland, the Project seeks to improve food security and income-generating opportunities through the reduction of post-harvest losses in supported grain and pulse value chains. The Project identified critical loss points, and supported the piloting of good practice s and solutions to reduce post-harvest losses and improve handling and storage in the pilot countries Burkina Faso, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). This flyer is illustrating the critical loss points and recommended solutions identified in Burkina Faso applying the FAO case study methodology for Food Loss Analysis: causes and solutions.
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2020This publication contains the main findings of the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2020 (FRA 2020). The data in FRA 2020 have been obtained through a transparent, traceable, reporting process and a well- established network of officially nominated national correspondents. The information provided by FRA presents a comprehensive picture of the world's forests and the ways the resource is changing. Such a clear global picture supports the development of sound policies, practices and investements affecting forests and forestry. -
Book (series)Technical studyPolicy measures for micro, small and medium food processing enterprises in the Asian region 2015
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No results found.Small and medium food processing enterprises (SMEs) play an important economic role and are a major source of employment in both developing and advanced economies. In Asia and the Pacific, formal and informal SMEs account for over 97 percent of all enterprises, employ over half of the workforce and contribute significantly to economic growth. Micro, small and medium food processing enterprises (MSMFEs) constitute a major segment of this sector. This publication is the outcome of a regional works hop convened in December 2103 to promote agro-industrial policy measures for MSMFEs in Asia. It includes status reports from nine Asian countries – Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, the Republic of Korea, Sri Lanka and Thailand – and a review of the key issues and policy recommendations based on the findings and deliberations of the workshop. -
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Politiques et incitations du marché pour la promotion des filières alimentaires intégrant les petits producteurs
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Cet ouvrage apporte une série d’analyses approfondies sur les politiques des filières alimentaires, passées et actuelles en Afrique de l’Ouest et d’en tirer les leçons nécessaires a la nouvelle orientation visant à rebaptiser le potentiel productif alimentaire de la région. L’ouvrage examine en détail plusieurs cas d’études approfondies sur les filières agricoles en Afrique de l'Ouest dans plusieurs pays et couvrant aussi bien des produits d’exportation que des produits alimentaires servant la c onsommation locale ou régionale. En plus des cas d’études, l’ouvrage contient également plusieurs initiatives du secteur privé et des organisations de producteurs concernant le développement des filières agricoles.