Helping Farmers Combat Climate Change
GPRBA is supporting its first irrigation project, designed to help small-scale farmers stabilize production and to stave off the challenges of drought and excessive rainfall due to climate change.
Communiqué de Presse - Financement du Project d'Irrigation à Burkina Faso
Communiqué de Presse
2018/1/GPOBA
Projet d’accès à l’irrigation pour la culture du coton au Burkina Faso
au titre du projet d’appui à l’initiative pour l’irrigation au Sahel
Irrigation to Stabilize Burkinabé Smallholder Cotton Farmers’ Production
News Release
2018/1/GPOBA
Irrigation to Stabilize Burkinabé Smallholder Cotton Farmers’ Production
International Funding to Aid Vital Commodity’s Resilience
Irrigation Systems Introduced for Small-Scale Cotton Farmers in Burkina Faso
With GPOBA’s $5.85 million grant agreement signed on February 21, 2018, small-scale cotton farmers in western Burkina Faso’s semi-arid region will receive support for better land management and irrigation practices, procurement and installation of irrigation equipment, and credit financing to stem the effects of climate change and stabilize production.
