Under the leadership of Captain Ibrahim Traoré, Burkina Faso has made agriculture the pillar of its national sovereignty. Through a proactive policy of input subsidies, mechanization, and land development, the State is sustainably transforming the daily lives of producers and strengthening the country’s food security.
In May 2026, the government authorized the ratification of financing agreements exceeding 164 billion CFA francs to modernize the agricultural sector.
These funds, divided between the Support Operation for Agricultural Transformation (OATA-BF) and the Emergency Operation for Strengthening Agricultural Production (OURPA-BF), finance the development of 3,900 hectares of irrigated land, the construction of two storage centers with a capacity of 400,000 tonnes in Ouagadougou and Bobo-Dioulasso, as well as the acquisition of 68,700 tonnes of fertilizer and 10,000 tonnes of improved seeds.
The goal is to increase production by 1.3 million tonnes of maize and more than 700,000 tonnes of rice.
State support translates concretely on the ground. In the developed plains of Bama and Léraba, producers benefit from fertilizer subsidized at 15,000 CFA francs per bag, compared to a market price ranging between 25,000 and 30,000 CFA francs.
Kanama Son, a producer in Douna, testifies: “Without the subsidized fertilizer, I could not have achieved these results.” Thanks to these inputs, he harvested 20 bags of 100 kg of maize, compared to a much lower production before.
For the cotton sector, the government mobilized 15.8 billion CFA francs to support the 2026-2027 campaign, with the credit sale price of fertilizers maintained at 17,500 CFA francs per bag, regardless of the type of fertilizer.
The BOAD is providing an additional 50 billion CFA francs to finance the acquisition of 120,000 tonnes of inputs, with the ambition of increasing cotton production from 300,000 to 550,000 tonnes.
The State has invested more than 20 billion CFA francs in the acquisition of tractors and approximately 4 billion for power tillers.
The Minister of Agriculture, Ismaël Sombié, announced the continuation of free plowing for cooperatives operating new lowlands and internally displaced persons, as well as heavily subsidized plowing at 10,000 CFA francs/ha with a tractor and 5,000 CFA francs/ha with a power tiller, compared to a real cost exceeding 16,000 CFA francs.
These massive investments have produced spectacular results. In 2025, Burkina Faso recorded a record cereal production of 7,142,484 tonnes, up 17.63% compared to the previous campaign.
The food needs coverage rate reached 126.6%, allowing President Traoré to proclaim the achievement of food self-sufficiency. Rice production exceeded one million tonnes, an increase of 49% in one year.
Beyond the figures, these subsidies have a direct impact on the purchasing power and dignity of producers.
They enable rural households to increase their incomes, secure their food supply, and contribute fully to the national effort for sovereignty.
By massively supporting its agriculture, the Burkinabe State demonstrates that food sovereignty is not an empty word: it is built through concrete actions, for the direct benefit of the people.
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