The Burkinabè government adopted Wednesday in the Council of Ministers, a support plan for vulnerable people in the amount of 215 billion FCFA, 70% of which has already been mobilized.
“On behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal and Fisheries Resources, the Council adopted the Response and Support Plan for Populations Vulnerable to Food Insecurity and Malnutrition for the year 2023.
"The plan aims to improve access to drinking water, agricultural inputs and production equipment, but also to improve feed for livestock," said the minister in charge of agriculture. , Denis OUEDRAOGO.
This plan, with a total cost of 215 billion FCFA, of which 70% has already been mobilized to date, has introduced innovations compared to its initial configuration which accorded an important place to assistance.
For Minister Dénis OUEDRAOGO, the government has given guidelines so that part of these resources devoted to assistance can be used to support production in order to improve the resilience of the people concerned and with a view to achieving the objectives. of production for the 2023 wet campaign.
Source: Burkina Information Agency