Renewables readiness assessment: Burkina Faso
The renewables readiness assessment (RRA) for Burkina Faso identifies several drivers for the country to accelerate its energy transition. The renewable energy sector of Burkina Faso is considered to be
Burkina Faso
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Multiple uses of small reservoirs in crop-livestock agro-ecosystems of the Volta river basin with an emphasis on livestock management
This working paper was based on the study on multiple uses of small reservoirs in the Volta River Basin of Burkina Faso. The study was conducted in communities using five small reservoirs in Yatenga Province.
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Water in drylands: adapting to scarcity through integrated management
This study presents some lessons from a selection of IUCN interventions in dryland areas that have adapted to a greater or lesser extent to the conditions of drylands, notably focusing on water management
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Sahel countries in race against time to regreen Africa's spreading desert
ROME (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The areas surrounding the Sahara desert which decades ago were covered with forests, crops and grasslands, can be restored - a significant chunk of them by 2030 - agriculture
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Strengthening agricultural water e ciency and productivity on the African and global level
This assessment targets agricultural water extension agents and technical experts, providing them with clear indications on how to improve water harvesting (WH) capacity for agricultural production in
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Ivory Coast evicts thousands of cocoa farmers to save forests
Before the morning mists had broken over Ivory Coast's Mont Peko National Park, thousands of newly homeless cocoa farmers and their families began to stir, fetching water and lighting cooking fires outside
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West Africa: NASA's New Mission- Improving Food Security in West Africa
Dakar — NASA has launched a hub in Niger that will use space-based observations to improve food security A drive by NASA to stream climate data to West African nations using its earth-observing satellites
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AfDB to Unveil Key Study On Rural Water and Sanitation During the 6th Africa Water Week
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania — The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the African Water Facility (AWF) will be participating in the 6th Africa Water Week (AWW-6), holding from 18-22 July 2016 at the Julius
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Comparison of artesunate–mefloquine and artemether–lumefantrine fixed-dose combinations for treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in children younger than 5 years in sub-Saharan Africa: a randomised, multicentre, phase 4 trial
<p>WHO recommends combinations of an artemisinin derivative plus an antimalarial drug of longer half-life as treatment options for uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum infection. In Africa, artemether–lumefantrine
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Burkina Faso Abandons GM Cotton
Burkina Faso is phasing out genetically modified cotton. It says it produces a poor quality crop which fetches low prices. This hasn't stop other African states from using genetic technology, or trying
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European parliament slams G7 food project in Africa
For a large majority of Euro-MPs, the G7’s decision to base its programme for food security in Africa on intensive agriculture is a mistake. The European parliament took its first official stance on the