Burkina Faso - Bagre Growth Pole Support Project

The Bagre Growth Pole Support Project (PAPCB) dates back to the 1970s with the first interventions of the Burkina State aimed at the economic development of areas free of onchocerciasis. The PAPCB will contribute to the government's strategy based on the growth pole approach and to the implementation of the Bagré growth pole project, which has been identified as a high priority by the authorities in charge of the country's political transition. It will contribute by extending the development to 2,194 ha (out of a total of 13,000 ha) and developing value chains with a view to modernising agriculture. The project will operate in a border area in Ghana and Togo, located about 250 km from the city of Ouagadougou. The five-year project is structured around three main components: (i) Development of agricultural infrastructure; (ii) Value chain development; and (iii) Project management. The main expected achievements are: the extension of the primary canal on the right bank over a length of 22 km, the construction of a buffer reservoir with a nominal water capacity of 114,000 m3, the development of an irrigated perimeter for small producers (924 ha); the rehabilitation of 1200 ha on the right bank, the construction of storage, processing and marketing infrastructures (storage warehouses, drying areas, and markets) as well as activities to develop value chains. The total cost of the project is UA 26 million.