Burkina Faso - Livestock Development Project
Riboud, Michelle | Hong Tan | Revenga, Ana
This is a project completion report of the Livestock Development Project in Burkina Faso. The project was the Bank's first livestock-related investment in Burkina. At the time of preparation, agriculture was the most important economic activity, employing between 80-90 percent of the population. Within this sector, livestock represents an important resource, providing approximately 10 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and 50 percent of recorded exports. The great majority of the national herd is owned and managed by Fulani pastoralists. There is little integration of livestock into the farming systems and little use of modern production techniques. Traditional production rates are low, due to disease, poor pasture and herd management, low and erratic rainfall, and poor genetic potential. The aim of the project was to assist some 300,000 traditional cattle producers through a program of group ranch development, improved livestock marketing facilities, meat processing, and veterinary services.
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