Burkina Faso

Africa

Burkina Faso is a largely semi-arid landlocked country in the Sahel, with a population of around 20.3 million people. Almost 29 per cent of working people are employed in agriculture. About 90 per cent of cattle production systems are pastoral and agro-pastoral. It is a young country - around 20 per cent of Burkinabes are between 15- and 24-years old.

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Travelling to find water during the drought in Ethiopia’s East Shoa Zone, 2016. Credit: UNICEF Ethiopia/2016/Ayene

Technical report 5th December 2024

Bearing the burden: Climate change-attributable losses and damages in the Sahel and Greater Horn of Africa

This report provides new data about the current and potential future losses and damages from climate-attributable weather events in the Sahel and Horn of Africa, with a specific focus on the agriculture and livestock sectors.

Researchers interview Wakilé Allah pastoralists from Tigre, in the commune of Binde - Image by Issa Sawadogo / SPARC

Technical report 26th June 2024

Characterising collective tenure security in pastoral systems in Burkina Faso

This report reviews land tenure for pastoralism and its governance in southern Burkina Faso, and outlines steps that can be taken to safeguard pastoralists’ tenure.

Out to pasture - Herders guide their cattle back to the pasture, Zorro village, Bukina Faso - Image by by Ollivier Girard CIFOR -CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED

Technical report 31st March 2024

Understanding and characterising collective tenure and tenure security in pastoral systems: Kenya, Sudan and Burkina Faso

This consolidated study explores pastoral collective tenure and degrees of tenure security in pastoral systems in Kenya, Sudan and Burkina Faso.

Aishetu Mahmoudu Hama, 23, in a school classroom in Makalondi, Tilaberri Region, Niger - Image by Kelley Lynch / GPE - CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED

7th December 2023

A Rural Green Transition in the G5 Sahel

This policy brief outlines clear actions that Ministers in the G5 Sahel, aid partners, funders and researchers can take to drive a rural green transition and create jobs for youth in the region.

A farmer in Menz, Ethiopia gets help from her 10 year old daughter in keeping her sheep.

20th November 2023

The role of development finance institutions in addressing food security in vulnerable contexts

The challenges of food security and economic development in fragile contexts have become urgent. This report asks what more can be done to address food security in such contexts using private sector solutions.