P4P Burkina Faso Country Profile

1. BURKINA FASO Purchase for Progress
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(RELIEF WEB) MAIN GOAL
Through Purchase for Progress (P4P), WFP in Burkina Faso is offer-
ing smallholder farmers an additional opportunity to sell their pro-
duce. The agency will buy sorghum, maize and beans—the main food
crops in the country—directly from smallholder farmers’ organisations
to distribute through its food assistance programmes in the country.
PROJECT OVERVIEW
Over a five-year period, WFP will progressively increase the number of
targeted farmers’ organisations to a total of eight, benefiting 31,000
farmers. It will purchase food commodities through a combination of
direct and forward contracting, while also offering training and capac-
QUICK FACTS
ity-building to guarantee WFP quality standards. Competitive prac-
tices will be considered later in the project when capacitates of the
No. of farmers
31,000 (over 5 years) farmers’ organisations have been strengthened.
No. of farmers’ organizations WFP’s work depends on a close cooperation with a wide range of enti-
6 (2009-2010) ties including the Ministry of Agriculture, IFDC, Intermon-Oxfam,
Planned food purchases FAO, World Bank and the Inter-professional Committee on Cereal
16,000 metric tons (over 5 years) Marketing.
Main commodities
Sorghum, pulses and maize
BACKGROUND
Main activities
In Burkina Faso, smallholder farmers account for 70 percent of the
Direct and forward contracting for agriculture sector which generates 40 percent of the total GDP, pro-
procurement of cereals and pulses, vides revenues to 86 percent of the population.
training and capacity develop-
ment; competitive processes to be
introduced later
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US$1.4 million for 2 years - funded by
the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
For more information
wfp.p4p@wfp.org
Last update: January 2010