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Participatory diagnostic tools under the West African Irrigation Project (WAIPRO) by Gonsalves, Julian Francis

“…Water professionals such as irrigation engineers in Burkina Faso and Niger were trained on participatory diagnostic tools through the West African Irrigation Project (WAIPRO).…”
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Dimensionnement du reseuaux d'irrigation gravitaires: Le debit d'equipement by Sally, Hilmy, Keita, A.

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Trypano tolerant cattle by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Two Baoule calves, a male and a female, have been born to a surrogate Zebu cow in Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso. They are the first results of an embryo transfer carried out by CRTA (the Centre for Research on Animal Trypanosomiasis). …”
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Improving quality of dried mangoes by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Drying mangoes in a way that keeps their flavour and texture is no easy task, but this is what researchers have done at the Inter-State School of Engineers and Rural Equipment (EIER) of Burkina Faso. When mangoes are treated with sulphur by burning...…”
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Workshop on STI and rural radio services: a real priority not just a need by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Workshop on STI and rural radio services. rural broadcasters from 18 ACP countries in the capital city of Burkina Faso from May 15 to 18 1989…”
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Burkina government hands over control of UCOBAM to its members by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…The Burkina Faso government handed UCOBAM (the Burkina Union of Agricutural and Market Garden Cooperatives), a federation of cooperatives, back to its members in September 1991. …”
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Participatory training for real! by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…François Benao of Léo, Burkina Faso, follows up a letter from Sirad Seied Yesut in Spore 83 about 'how CTA should democratise (excuse my choice of word!) …”
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More businesslike approach in telecentres by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…In the second half of the 1990s, multi-purpose community telecentres (MCTs) were established with heavy investments in many countries, including Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Guyana, Kenya, Mali, South Africa, Suriname and Uganda. …”
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Theatre and role play by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Theatre is a good way to help awareness-building, since it can encourage a process of reflection, reaction and action (see Spore 78). In Soulou, Burkina Faso, theatre is used as a technique to resolve issues of land allocation to landless...…”
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Nothing gets wasted by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…A new fuel for cooking and heating, which at FCFA 50/kg is cheaper than firewood, is coming onto the market in Burkina Faso. Briquettes of compressed agricultural waste (straw and cotton stems) are shaped into cylinders 7cm in diameter; they are...…”
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Zaï and the half-moon by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Two techniques zaï (an ancestral method of the Mossi in Burkina Faso, mentioned in Spore 87, page 15) and half-moon (which is very current in Cape Verde) are well-known measures against soil degradation in arid and semi-arid zones. …”
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Success with traditional water conservation techniques by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…A silent revolution is taking place on Burkina Faso's Central Plateau. Thousands of planting pockets or zai, stone lines, permeable stone dams and straw mulch are transforming crop production as farmers see the benefits of using traditional farming...…”
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Preventing onions from frying in the heat by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…In the scorching heat of east and central Burkina Faso, specialist constructed stores are being used to keep onions fresh formuch longer than ever before. …”
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Beer, couscous or porridge? by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Biochemist Mamadou Dicko from the University of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, can tell from the polyphenol (antioxidant) and enzyme content in sorghum what it can best be used for. …”
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Thumbs up for new millet by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…A new variety of millet developed by Burkina Faso s agricultural research institute, l Institut national pour l étude et la recherche agronomique (INERA), is proving a big hit with farmers in the central southern region of the country. ..…”
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The lettuce that cleans water! by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Jean-Pierre Bayala, in Burkina Faso, has found a simple, effective and beneficial way to clean waste water from local handicraft workshops using the water lettuce (Pistia stratiotes). …”
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The West African Centre for Economic and Social Studies by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…The West African Centre for Economic and Social Studies (Le Centre d'Etudes Economiques et Sociales de l'Afrique de l' Ouest, CESAO) is an international association based in Burkina Faso. Its mandate is to promote participatory and sustainable...…”
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New tine to save time by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…A new cultivating tine will enable farmers in Burkina Faso to cultivate their lands before the rains break, and therefore to plant their millet much earlier. …”
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Spatial modeling the impact of livestock grazing, fire management and wood cutting on the structure of savana woodland vegetation by Zida, D.

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Paroles brousse by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Avec 'Nouvelles Paroles de Brousse', le GRAAP (Groupe de Recherche et d'Appui pour l'Autopromotion Paysanne) nous fait rencontrer les villageois du Burkina Faso. Avec eux, le lecteur partage les expériences de lutte contre la désertification, de...…”
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