Women’s association for compost and other agroecological practices in Burkina Faso
The highly weathered soils of West Africa’s semi-arid Sudanian and Sahelian agro-ecological regions suffer from naturally low levels of organic matter that have been further degraded by agricultural intensification and shifting cropping patterns. Additional organic matter, such as compost, is vital to improving the soil’s water-holding capacity and long-term fertility. In the late 1980s, Pag-La-Yiri (PLY), a Burkina Faso women’s organization, also known by its French name, l’Association des Femmes de Zabré, launched an extension campaign that trained over 8,000 women in compost production and use between 1987 and 2002. Crop yields subsequently doubled.
Year: 2015
Country/ies: Burkina Faso
Geographical coverage: Africa
Full text available at: http://afsafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Compost_Burkina_Faso.pdf
Content language: English
Author: Alliance for Foos Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA) - Oakland Institute
Type: Case study
Organization: Alliance for Foos Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA)