Burkina Faso - Soum Province Livestock Development Project, Phase II

The present intervention concerns the second phase of the Soum Province Rural Development Project. It aims to improve food security and reduce poverty. The project will be implemented in an area with the appropriate natural conditions for such activities. The implementation will make it possible to restore sustainable livestock breeding adapted to the natural and economic environment of the area. The recommended improvements will result in higher production and incomes, the creation of new jobs and an improvement in the population’s living conditions. In that respect, the project will help to improve food security and reduce poverty. The principal project components are: A) development of production, B) development and management of natural resources, C) sensitization, extension and research & development, D) restructuring and strengthening of OPAs, E) support to marketing and to the supply of inputs, F) producers’ credit and G) project management.