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  • Municipal Cells of AMSP-Burkina: Local Governance and Learning Platform

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    This document presents the creation of municipal cells by AMSP-Burkina as local platforms bringing together farmers, processors, and value chain actors. These cells enhance coordination, peer learning, and collective action in rural areas, improving access to innovations, seed distribution, and capacity building. The initiative strengthens local governance, supports agricultural experimentation, and fosters collaboration with research…

  • From Invisible Diversity to Targeted Interventions: A Gendered Participatory Diagnostic for Climate Resilience in Niger

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    This project develops a participatory and gender-sensitive diagnostic tool (DATAR) to document and analyze intraspecific agrobiodiversity (local crop varieties and animal breeds) in Niger and Bolivia. It highlights the importance of farmer-managed diversity for climate adaptation, reveals hidden gendered knowledge (especially among women), and produces standardized, comparable data to inform targeted agroecological interventions and seed…

  • Community-Based Private Units (UPC) for Agroecological Pest Management

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    This document describes Community-Based Private Units (UPC) in Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso as a social innovation that enables local production and dissemination of biological pest control solutions. These units produce parasitoids (Habrobracon hebetor) and neem-based biopesticides to combat major crop pests, significantly improving yields, reducing chemical pesticide use, and enhancing farmer incomes and environmental…

  • Biological control of millet head miner using Habrobracon hebetor in the Sahel

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    This document presents an agroecological innovation using the native parasitoid Habrobracon hebetor to control the millet head miner (Heliocheilus albipunctella), a major pest causing up to 100% yield losses in the Sahel. The approach involves releasing parasitoids in fields via bags or boxes, reducing pest populations while limiting chemical pesticide use. Implemented across Niger, Mali,…

  • Traditional snack ‘Mugudugu’ to combat child malnutrition

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    This innovation develops a nutrient-rich traditional infant food made from local cereals, legumes, and non-timber forest products like baobab, néré, and moringa. It significantly improves protein, energy, and micronutrient intake for children aged 6 months to 5 years while remaining affordable and locally producible. Combining traditional knowledge with scientific research, it supports rural nutrition and…

  • Improved Clay Jar for Safe Cowpea Storage

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    This innovation enhances traditional clay jars and silos to reduce post-harvest losses of cowpea while preserving nutritional quality and food safety. Tested with farmers in Burkina Faso, it significantly reduced grain losses by 40%, maintained stable protein levels, and kept aflatoxin contamination extremely low. The approach combines indigenous knowledge with simple scientific techniques using local,…

  • Village Agroecological Committee (CAE) Implementation

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    This document describes an endogenous approach to scaling agroecology in Burkina Faso through the creation of village-level agroecological committees. These committees strengthen local leadership, promote sustainable agricultural practices, and address the lack of extension services. The approach includes participatory diagnosis, organizational design, structuring, and continuous capacity building to ensure long-term sustainability and local ownership. Organisation: INERA;…

  • Endogenous Data Collection Network (RECD)

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    A community-based monitoring and evaluation system where trained local farmers use smartphones and digital tools (KoboCollect, KoboToolbox) to collect agronomic, nutritional, and socio-economic data in insecure or hard-to-reach areas. The initiative enhances data reliability, local autonomy, and resilience while enabling real-time scientific tracking of agroecological practices. Organisation: Consortium Groundswell International (GI), ANSD, AMSP, INERA Author: INERA /…

  • Urgent Need to Regulate the Organic Fertilizer Market in Burkina Faso

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    This policy brief presents findings from a field study conducted in Ouagadougou on the market for organic fertilizers and bioinputs. It highlights major issues such as poor product quality, discrepancies between declared and actual nutrient content, weak regulatory enforcement, and low adoption rates among farmers. The document proposes policy actions including stronger quality control, regulatory…

  • Integrating GIS and Collaborative Databases to Boost Circular Economy in Ouagadougou

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    This document presents a study (2022–2024) on optimizing organic waste recycling in Ouagadougou באמצעות GIS and collaborative databases. It identifies organic waste sources, proposes ideal locations for recycling units, and promotes circular economy initiatives such as Bokashi fertilizer production. The project also emphasizes youth and women entrepreneurship, improved waste management logistics, and digital monitoring platforms.…