VOLTA NOIRE AG.

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The main objectives of this Volta Noire Agricultural Development Project for Upper Volta are to: i) raise domestic food production, and ii) increase cotton exports and improve the quality of rural life. Specifically it aims to: (a) encourage improved manual cultural techniques among traditional farmers; (b) promote the integration of livestock and agriculture, and the use of organic fertilizer and animal traction; (c) promote and monitor measures which may lead to cheaper alternative chemical fertilizers; (d) encourage the use of inputs including selected seeds to allow further production increases by more advanced farmers; and (e) foster further development of village groups, and test a small literacy program for some of these groups.