Burkina Faso Country Platform

Réseau MARP contact person & CP coordinator:
Augustin Ouedraogo (wendpayanguede@gmail.com)

Proli-SAM project has started! / Le projet Proli-SAM a démarré !

The German Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Regional Identity (BMLEH), through the Federal Office for Agriculture and Food (BLE), has approved the Proli-SAM project (Strengthening Multi-Stakeholder Platforms for Local Innovation and Sustainable Agroecological Markets in the Sahel). The project supports Prolinnova partners in Burkina Faso and Senegal, in collaboration with the South Westphalia University …

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Prolinnova–Burkina Faso’s 3rd annual report on FaReNe project – Phase 3

Prolinnova–Burkina Faso shares its third annual report in the third phase of the FaReNe project (June 2022–May 2025), which was finally completed in August 2025 after a three‑month no‑cost extension. The project is funded by McKnight Foundation for the Prolinnova Country Platforms in Mali and Burkina Faso. The report is available here.

Prolinnova Burkina Faso publishes PID report for Proli-GEAFaSa project Phase 2

Prolinnova Burkina Faso, through the Réseau MARP NGO, is implementing the project “Promoting Local Innovation in Water Management in Family Farming in the Sahel” (Proli-GEAFaSa). The second phase of this project, running from July 2023 to June 2026, has conducted and documented farmer-led joint research for 5 selected local innovations in agricultural water management. The …

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Prolinnova Burkina Faso publishes the catalogue of local innovations in agricultural water management for the Proli-GEAFaSa project- phase 2.

Prolinnova Burkina Faso, through the Réseau MARP NGO, is implementing the project “Promoting Local Innovation in Water Management in Family Farming in the Sahel” (Proli-GEAFaSa). The second phase of this project, running from July 2023 to June 2026, has already documented twenty local innovations in agricultural water management. The catalogue of these innovations is available …

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Prolinnova articles in June 2025 issue of Appropriate Technology

Two articles from the Prolinnova network were published in the June 2025 issue of the Appropriate Technology magazine: Beating drought in the Sahel by supporting water-conserving farmer innovations – by Kouete Paul Jimmy, Djibril Thiam, Augustin Ouedraogo, Assane Gueye, Hamade Sigue & Chesha Wettasinha Getting farmer-led joint innovation processes mainstreamed: lessons from Kenya and Ghana …

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Annual report 2023 from West & Central Africa

The Prolinnova subregional platform in West & Central Africa (WCA) comprises multistakeholder Country Platforms (CPs) in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ghana, Senegal and Mali. Most activities were implemented by these CPs under five externally funded projects, with the support of Misereor (Germany) and McKnight Foundation (USA). In the 2023 annual report from WCA, the Subregional …

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Prolinnova–Burkina Faso rapport annuel / annual report 2023

La Plateforme Pays (PP) au Burkina Faso a développé au cours de l’année 2023 plusieurs activités surtout dans le domaine de la gestion de projets participatifs, la concertation régulière et la participation à des rencontres sous régionaux et internationaux. Trois principaux projets de recherche action sur l’innovation locale et développement participatif d’innovation ont été mis …

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Visit from Misereor Germany to Proli-GEAFaSa project

In early March 2024, Ms Sabine Dorlöchter-Sulser from Misereor (Germany) visited Prolinnova–Senegal and was welcomed by the team in AgriBio Service, the NGO that coordinates the Misereor-funded Proli-GEAFaSa project “Promoting local innovation in water management by family farmers in the Sahel” on behalf of the Country Platforms in Senegal and Burkina Faso. Sabine and the …

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