2017
DOI: 10.1002/ird.2158
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Horticultural Production in Burkina Faso: A Comprehensive Socio‐Economic Analysis

Abstract: This study assessed the horticultural sector of Burkina Faso thanks to a national database containing data collected by the agricultural statistical service. A socio-economic analysis shed light on some of the determinants of production. The data show that the sector is very much undercapitalized with little use of inputs or agricultural equipment. The vast majority of market gardeners use hand tools to produce small quantities of market garden produce. Women account for one quarter of plot managers and most p… Show more

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“…For millennia agricultural productivity in sub-Saharan Africa has suffered from bio-physical constraints such as soil acidity, nutrient depletion, degradation of agricultural land, and climate variability. After the severe droughts of the 1970s and 1980s, many farmers in Burkina Faso adopted horticultural production as a strategy to increase household (HH) resilience [5]. However, with the shift in agricultural land use from crops that do not rely on insect pollinators for fruit and seed development such as sorghum (Sorghum bicolor Moench), millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R.Br.)…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…For millennia agricultural productivity in sub-Saharan Africa has suffered from bio-physical constraints such as soil acidity, nutrient depletion, degradation of agricultural land, and climate variability. After the severe droughts of the 1970s and 1980s, many farmers in Burkina Faso adopted horticultural production as a strategy to increase household (HH) resilience [5]. However, with the shift in agricultural land use from crops that do not rely on insect pollinators for fruit and seed development such as sorghum (Sorghum bicolor Moench), millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R.Br.)…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%