Mrs. Bagnan Katiga is an organic cotton producer. She is 37 years old and a mother of six children. She has one child in high school, three children in primary school and two preschool-aged children. “Cotton production is men’s business,” she said. This opinion is shared by most women in …
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Cérémonie de visite commentée de la ferme semencière biologique de Koumbo et de remise symbolique de matériels et de financement Le 10 Novembre 2016, le Catholic Relief Services – US Conference of Catholic Bishops (CRS) et L’Union Nationale des Producteurs de Coton du Burkina (UNPCB) ont organisé une cérémonie de …
Read More »Guided tour of the organic seed farm in Koumbo and donation ceremony
On November 10, 2016, Catholic Relief Services – U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (CRS) and the National Union of Cotton Producers of Burkina (UNPCB) organized a guided tour of the Koumbo / Leo organic seed farm, together with a ceremony to donate materials and funding to producers and implementing partners …
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PROMISING START The Revenue through Cotton Livelihoods Trade and Equity (RECOLTE) project was based on a central premise: guaranteeing a market would act as an incentive for vulnerable, smallholder farmers in Burkina Faso to double the production of certified organic and Fairtrade cotton by 2018. In addition to production activities, …
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