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Apr 16, 2012
Spotlight on Burkina Faso
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With support from our partner APN Sahel – in land rehabilitation, community seed banking, and market gardening – many families in Burkina Faso have actually been able to boost food production. But as you’ll see from these photos taken late in 2011, there are still vulnerabilities. Insufficient and erratic rainfall, poor harvests, and overpriced food are creating a severe food crisis that will last for at least a few months, if not longer. Read More…

Mar 16, 2012
Burkina Faso Food Crisis Funding
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Insufficient and erratic rainfall, poor harvests, and overpriced food are combining to create a severe food crisis in Burkina Faso that will last for at least a few months, if not longer. A new $25K grant from the Manitoba Council for International Cooperation (MCIC) will go a long way towards helping the farmers that USC Canada is supporting in the country’s north. Read More… Read More ...

Feb 17, 2012
Early Action can Avert Sahel Crisis
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“Drought, poor harvests and rising food prices have left the Sahel region of West Central Africa on the brink of a humanitarian crisis,” warns UN Right to Food Rapporteur Olivier De Schutter in his new report. Read More… Read More ...

Dec 23, 2010
Local Solutions, Local Success in Burkina Faso

Our Africa Program Manager, Sarah Dalle, has just returned from a visit to USC programs in Burkina Faso. In the village of Pobé-Mengao, Moussa Weremi, took her to visit a degraded piece of land his family had once abandoned. Thanks to some traditional soil regeneration techniques, the soil is once again productive. Read more… Read More ...

Feb 2, 2010
Committed to Farmers

USC is delighted that Richard Minougou – the Executive Secretary of our partner in Burkina Faso – has won a Presidential Award of Merit for the work he has spearheaded, integrating crop diversification, secure seed supply systems, and land rehabilitation work in the remote villages of northern Burkina Faso. Our heartfelt congratulations, Richard! Read more… Read More ...

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