Search Results - "Burkina Faso"

Stories of Change (data-driven narratives of drivers of change in nutritional outcomes), in Burkina Faso by CGIAR Research Program on Agriculture for Nutrition and Health

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Insecurity and COVID-19 in Burkina Faso: Opportunities and Risks for Women in the Shea Value Chain by Tapsoba, A., Wardell, D.A., Zida, M., Elias, M.

“…COVID-19 and insecurity are two scourges that are currently obstructing economic and social well-being in Burkina Faso. They hinder the conduct of agro-sylvo-pastoral activities in this Sahelian country. …”
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Food composition table of selected local tree species in Burkina Faso. Version 1 by Vinceti, Barbara, Fallas Conejo, Diego Alberto, Odongo, Nicanor Obiero, Termote, Céline

“…The compilation of food composition data presented here focuses on 97 foods from 37 tree species from Burkina Faso, largely indigenous, with few exceptions, and undomesticated. …”
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Gendered effects of migration on social organization and smallholder production in Oubritenga Province, Burkina Faso by Langill, Jennifer Catherine, Elias, Marlène, Vinceti, Barbara, Traoré, Alain, Traoré, Daouda

“…In our study, we aim to understand migration trends and their impacts on the organization of farming households and their production systems in Oubritenga Province, in the Central Plateau of Burkina Faso. To do so, we draw on case study data acquired using mixed-methods in 12 villages in Oubritenga Province. …”
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Detection and quantification of pesticide residues in tomatoes sold in urban markets of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso by Dione, Michel M., Djouaka, R., Mbokou, S.F., Ilboudo, Guy S., Ouedraogo, A.A., Dinede, Getachew, Roesel, Kristina, Grace, Delia, Knight-Jones, Theodore J.D.

“…Introduction: “What people worry about, and what makes them sick and kills them, are not the same” is maxim for risk communication experts. In Burkina Faso, pesticides are used by vegetable producers to improve productivity. …”
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Resilience of food system actors to armed conflicts: empirical insights from Burkina Faso by Maitre d’Hôtel, Elodie, Béné, Christophe, Pelloquin, Raphaël, Badaoui, Outman, Gharba, Faroukou, Sankima, Jocelyne

“…In this article we analyse the resilience of food systems’ actors exposed to violent conflicts, using primary data collected in the Yagha province of Burkina Faso. The different resilience strategies adopted by actors of the local food systems when faced with recurrent attacks and high level of insecurity are analysed. …”
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Serological evidence and factors associated with Crimean–Congo haemorrhagic fever in sheep in Burkina Faso by Dahourou, L.D., Akio, S., Savadogo, M., Yougbaré, B., Ouoba, L.B., Tapsoba, A.S.R., Zerbo, L.H., Ilboudo, Abdoul K., Abga, R.L., Traoré, A., Dione, Michel M., Alambédji, R.B.

“…<b>Conclusions</b> The study revealed that sheep in Burkina Faso experienced contacts with CCHFV and suggests the importance of implementing control action in the country.…”
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Prevalence of Salmonella in fresh produce tomatoes sold in open market in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso by Bognini, H., Kagambèga, A., Tiendrebeogo, W.P.B., Sawadogo, A., Barro, N., Knight-Jones, Theodore J.D., Dione, Michel M.

“…Tomato is a widely consumed vegetable in Burkina Faso and throughout the world. However, when handled improperly, it can serve as a vector of pathogen transmission to human if ingested raw or through cross-contamination with cooked food. …”
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Stories of change in nutrition in Burkina Faso 1992–2018: a macro-level perspective by Turowska, Zuzanna, Buttarelli, Emilie, Sombie, Issa, Nisbett, Nicholas, van den Bold, Mara, Becquey, Elodie

“…As under-five stunting declined substantially in Burkina Faso, from a peak at 45% in 1998/99 to 25% in 2018, we analyzed through a stories of change approach the actors, ideas, initiatives, policies and capacities which enabled wide-scale nutrition progress. …”
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Stories of change in nutrition in Burkina Faso 1992–2018: A micro-level perspective by Becquey, Elodie, Sombié, Issa, Touré, Mariama, Turowska, Zuzanna, Buttarelli, Emilie, Nisbett, Nicholas

“…As under-five stunting declined substantially in Burkina Faso, we analyzed its nutrition story at the micro-level. …”
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Coherence for nutrition: Insights from nutrition-relevant policies and programs in Burkina Faso and Nigeria by Billings, Lucy, Pradeilles, Rebecca, Gillespie, Stuart, Vanderkooy, Anna, Diatta, Dieynab, Touré, Mariama, Diatta, Ampa Dogui, Verstraeten, Roosmarijn

“…Eight programmes explicitly referenced at least one nutrition-relevant with a total of 16 linked policy/programme pairs (13 pairs for Burkina Faso and 3 for Nigeria) across health, nutrition, agriculture, and social focus areas. …”
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Modernization of family farms improves the sustainability of food security for farm households in Burkina Faso by Bougma, Moussa, Kaboré, Sidbewendé Théodore, Becquey, Elodie

“…Family farms are poorly modernized in Burkina Faso despite their predominance in the country’s agriculture and their major contribution to national food production. …”
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Helen Keller International's Enhanced-Homestead Food Production Program in Burkina Faso (EHFP) by Olney, Deanna K., Dillon, Andrew

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A&T Burkina Faso Maternal Nutrition Baseline Survey 2019: Households - Pregnant Women by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…Alive & Thrive (A&T) is an initiative that supports the scaling up of nutrition interventions to save lives, prevent illnesses, and contribute to healthy growth and development through improved maternal nutrition, breastfeeding and complementary feeding practices. In Burkina Faso, A&T developed and tested an intensive package of maternal nutrition interventions to be integrated into existing ANC services delivered through government health facilities. …”
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A&T Burkina Faso Maternal Nutrition Endline Survey 2021: Recently Delivered Women by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…Alive & Thrive (A&T) is an initiative that supports the scaling up of nutrition interventions to save lives, prevent illnesses, and contribute to healthy growth and development through improved maternal nutrition and infant and young child feeding practices. In Burkina Faso, A&T developed and tested an intensive package of maternal nutrition interventions to be integrated into existing ANC services delivered through government health facilities. …”
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Medium scale farms for agricultural transformation and poverty reduction: Evidence from Burkina Faso by Tankari, Mahamadou Roufahi, Glatzel, Katrin, Demmler, Kathrin M.

“…The study revealed that the concentration of medium scale farms in a province of Burkina Faso shifts farm household system of production from food crops to cash cropping indicating that the medium scale farms may drive agricultural transformation in Burkina Faso. …”
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Poultry husbandry, water, sanitation, and hygiene practices and child anthropometry in rural Burkina Faso by Gelli, Aulo, Headey, Derek D., Becquey, Elodie, Ganaba, Rasmané, Huybregts, Lieven, Pedehombga, Abdoulaye, Santacroce, Marco, Verhoef, Hans

“…Low levels of poultry flock size and poultry consumption in Burkina Faso suggest there is scope to expand production and improve diets in children, including increasing chicken and egg consumption. …”
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Process evaluation improves delivery of a nutrition-sensitive agriculture programme in Burkina Faso by Nielsen, Jennifer, Olney, Deanna K., Ouédraogo, Marcellin, Pedehombga, Abdoulaye, Rouamba, Hippolyte, Yago-Wienne, Fanny

“…The International Food Policy Research Institute, with Helen Keller International, designed a comprehensive framework to evaluate the delivery, utilization, and impact of Helen Keller International's enhanced homestead food production programme in Burkina Faso. After 18 months of implementation, a process evaluation was conducted to examine programme impact pathways, using key informant and semistructured interviews with implementing agents and beneficiaries, and with residents of control communities. …”
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Burkina Faso CAADP bienniel review brief: Africa agriculture scorecard performance and lessons by Amadou, Sidibe, Abdoulaye, Rabo, Augustine, Soulama, Marc, Ouedraogo, Maurice, Taondyande, Yade, Mbaye

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Mother’s education and children’s nutrition outcomes in Burkina Faso: Is there a strong causal relationship? by Maiga, Eugenie

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