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Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa whose economy is heavily dependent on the primary sector. Cotton production traditionally represented the country's economic engine, but the sector has been in some decline in recent years.
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Land Area
27,360,000 ha
GDP/Capita
2,179.8 USD
Total population
22,100,700
Urban population
29.4 %
Land-related indicators browse all
Agricultural land
44.2 %
Perceived tenure security
54.5 %
Women owning land
4.1 %

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Call for applications: Africa consultancy roster
04 January 2024
Photo ID 557871 UN Photo/Tobin Jones (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 DEED) Are you passionate about upholding Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IP&LC) rights and supporting the protection of forests and biodiversity and the governance of IPLC land and forests in the African continent?   Do you have…
Pastoral Land Rights
Uncovering Land Governance Challenges in 9 African Countries: NELGA’s Overview of Pastoralism and Small-Scale Farming
30 January 2023
NELGA has put out nine country profiles about South Sudan, South Africa, Nigeria, Niger, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Tunisia, Egypt, and Mauritania. These profiles give information about pastoralism and small-scale agriculture in these countries. Through research on the current state of land governance…
Herder-farmer conflict in the Sahel needs a new description: why ‘eco-violence’ fits
13 July 2022
The Sahel – a 5,000km long strip of the African continent stretching from the Atlantic coast to the Red Sea – has become the most neglected and conflict-ridden part of the planet. Millions of people have been displaced in the region. Mass murders and property destruction occur almost daily.…

Burkina Faso

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Royal University of Agriculture

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Royal University of Agriculture
0
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Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, African Studies Centre Leiden, Other organizations (Projects Database)
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency

General

CO-MOZAMBIQUE
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, Other organizations (Projects Database)
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency

General

LAND-at-scale Burkina Faso Scaling up Land Governance for Food Security
LAND-at-scale Burkina Faso Scaling up Land Governance for Food Security
2000000
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands

General

Oasis Landscape Sustainable Management project
3318468.387
Project duration:
Euro
United Nations Development Programme, Other organizations (Projects Database)
Global Environment Facility

Objectives

Support the integrated development of oasis landscapes in targeted governorates in Tunisia in order to contribute to achieving Land Degradation Neutrality while benefiting livelihoods and globally significant biodiversity

Other

Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.

CO-SP-Worker Right in ASEAN Agri-food
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, Other organizations (Projects Database)
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency

General

CO-508412
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, Other organizations (Projects Database)
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency

General


Strategic Partnership Caritas Austria 07/2021-06/2026, Food Security and Gender Equality in Burkina Faso, Mal
2600000
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Austrian Development Agency, Other organizations (Projects Database)

General

The programme objective is to achieve gender equality and empower women while improving food security in the West African countries of Burkina Faso (Centre-North region), Mali (Kayes region) and Senegal (Tambacounda and Kaolack regions).

Support to Land and Mining Management Strengthening Project
126220127.9
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Other organizations (Projects Database)

General

The Project Development Objective is to improve national land and mining administration services, register land rights in selected municipalities and foster inclusive benefits sharing from the mining sector

LAND-at-scale partners
LAND-at-scale Knowledge Management for Equitable and Sustainable Land Governance: Supporting the LAND-at-scale
2800000
Project duration:
to
Euro
Royal Tropical Institute, LANDac, International Land Coalition, Land Portal Foundation, Utrecht University, Wageningen University & Research, University of Leiden, Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation at the University of Twente, Global Land Tool Network, CGIAR, Other organizations (Projects Database)
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
Knowledge management and learning are at the heart of the LAND-at-scale programme, therefore the knowledge management partners and implementing partners are actively collecting and disseminating lessons learned across the globe.
Counterpart 507240 Agencia de Desenvolvi
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands

General

0
Donors:
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency
CO-MOZAMBIQUE

Euro

Euro
ISO 4217 code
EUR
Currency Symbol
€
Royal University of Agriculture
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, African Studies Centre Leiden, Other organizations (Projects Database)
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency

General

CO-MOZAMBIQUE
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, Other organizations (Projects Database)
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency

General

LAND-at-scale Burkina Faso Scaling up Land Governance for Food Security
LAND-at-scale Burkina Faso Scaling up Land Governance for Food Security
2000000
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands

General

Oasis Landscape Sustainable Management project
3318468.387
Project duration:
Euro
United Nations Development Programme, Other organizations (Projects Database)
Global Environment Facility

Objectives

Support the integrated development of oasis landscapes in targeted governorates in Tunisia in order to contribute to achieving Land Degradation Neutrality while benefiting livelihoods and globally significant biodiversity

Other

Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.

CO-SP-Worker Right in ASEAN Agri-food
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, Other organizations (Projects Database)
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency

General

CO-508412
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, Other organizations (Projects Database)
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency

General


Strategic Partnership Caritas Austria 07/2021-06/2026, Food Security and Gender Equality in Burkina Faso, Mal
2600000
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Austrian Development Agency, Other organizations (Projects Database)

General

The programme objective is to achieve gender equality and empower women while improving food security in the West African countries of Burkina Faso (Centre-North region), Mali (Kayes region) and Senegal (Tambacounda and Kaolack regions).

Support to Land and Mining Management Strengthening Project
126220127.9
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Other organizations (Projects Database)

General

The Project Development Objective is to improve national land and mining administration services, register land rights in selected municipalities and foster inclusive benefits sharing from the mining sector

LAND-at-scale partners
LAND-at-scale Knowledge Management for Equitable and Sustainable Land Governance: Supporting the LAND-at-scale
2800000
Project duration:
to
Euro
Royal Tropical Institute, LANDac, International Land Coalition, Land Portal Foundation, Utrecht University, Wageningen University & Research, University of Leiden, Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation at the University of Twente, Global Land Tool Network, CGIAR, Other organizations (Projects Database)
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
Knowledge management and learning are at the heart of the LAND-at-scale programme, therefore the knowledge management partners and implementing partners are actively collecting and disseminating lessons learned across the globe.
Counterpart 507240 Agencia de Desenvolvi
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands

General

0
Donors:
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency
LAND-at-scale Burkina Faso Scaling up Land Governance for Food Security
LAND-at-scale Burkina Faso Scaling up Land Governance for Food Security

Euro

Euro
ISO 4217 code
EUR
Currency Symbol
€
Royal University of Agriculture
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, African Studies Centre Leiden, Other organizations (Projects Database)
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency

General

CO-MOZAMBIQUE
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, Other organizations (Projects Database)
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency

General

LAND-at-scale Burkina Faso Scaling up Land Governance for Food Security
LAND-at-scale Burkina Faso Scaling up Land Governance for Food Security
2000000
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands

General

Oasis Landscape Sustainable Management project
3318468.387
Project duration:
Euro
United Nations Development Programme, Other organizations (Projects Database)
Global Environment Facility

Objectives

Support the integrated development of oasis landscapes in targeted governorates in Tunisia in order to contribute to achieving Land Degradation Neutrality while benefiting livelihoods and globally significant biodiversity

Other

Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.

CO-SP-Worker Right in ASEAN Agri-food
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, Other organizations (Projects Database)
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency

General

CO-508412
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, Other organizations (Projects Database)
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency

General


Strategic Partnership Caritas Austria 07/2021-06/2026, Food Security and Gender Equality in Burkina Faso, Mal
2600000
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Austrian Development Agency, Other organizations (Projects Database)

General

The programme objective is to achieve gender equality and empower women while improving food security in the West African countries of Burkina Faso (Centre-North region), Mali (Kayes region) and Senegal (Tambacounda and Kaolack regions).

Support to Land and Mining Management Strengthening Project
126220127.9
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Other organizations (Projects Database)

General

The Project Development Objective is to improve national land and mining administration services, register land rights in selected municipalities and foster inclusive benefits sharing from the mining sector

LAND-at-scale partners
LAND-at-scale Knowledge Management for Equitable and Sustainable Land Governance: Supporting the LAND-at-scale
2800000
Project duration:
to
Euro
Royal Tropical Institute, LANDac, International Land Coalition, Land Portal Foundation, Utrecht University, Wageningen University & Research, University of Leiden, Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation at the University of Twente, Global Land Tool Network, CGIAR, Other organizations (Projects Database)
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
Knowledge management and learning are at the heart of the LAND-at-scale programme, therefore the knowledge management partners and implementing partners are actively collecting and disseminating lessons learned across the globe.
Counterpart 507240 Agencia de Desenvolvi
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands

General

2000000
Donors:
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
Oasis Landscape Sustainable Management project

Euro

Euro
ISO 4217 code
EUR
Currency Symbol
€
Royal University of Agriculture
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, African Studies Centre Leiden, Other organizations (Projects Database)
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency

General

CO-MOZAMBIQUE
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, Other organizations (Projects Database)
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency

General

LAND-at-scale Burkina Faso Scaling up Land Governance for Food Security
LAND-at-scale Burkina Faso Scaling up Land Governance for Food Security
2000000
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands

General

Oasis Landscape Sustainable Management project
3318468.387
Project duration:
Euro
United Nations Development Programme, Other organizations (Projects Database)
Global Environment Facility

Objectives

Support the integrated development of oasis landscapes in targeted governorates in Tunisia in order to contribute to achieving Land Degradation Neutrality while benefiting livelihoods and globally significant biodiversity

Other

Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.

CO-SP-Worker Right in ASEAN Agri-food
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, Other organizations (Projects Database)
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency

General

CO-508412
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, Other organizations (Projects Database)
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency

General


Strategic Partnership Caritas Austria 07/2021-06/2026, Food Security and Gender Equality in Burkina Faso, Mal
2600000
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Austrian Development Agency, Other organizations (Projects Database)

General

The programme objective is to achieve gender equality and empower women while improving food security in the West African countries of Burkina Faso (Centre-North region), Mali (Kayes region) and Senegal (Tambacounda and Kaolack regions).

Support to Land and Mining Management Strengthening Project
126220127.9
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Other organizations (Projects Database)

General

The Project Development Objective is to improve national land and mining administration services, register land rights in selected municipalities and foster inclusive benefits sharing from the mining sector

LAND-at-scale partners
LAND-at-scale Knowledge Management for Equitable and Sustainable Land Governance: Supporting the LAND-at-scale
2800000
Project duration:
to
Euro
Royal Tropical Institute, LANDac, International Land Coalition, Land Portal Foundation, Utrecht University, Wageningen University & Research, University of Leiden, Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation at the University of Twente, Global Land Tool Network, CGIAR, Other organizations (Projects Database)
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
Knowledge management and learning are at the heart of the LAND-at-scale programme, therefore the knowledge management partners and implementing partners are actively collecting and disseminating lessons learned across the globe.
Counterpart 507240 Agencia de Desenvolvi
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands

General

3318468.387
Donors:
Global Environment Facility
CO-SP-Worker Right in ASEAN Agri-food

Euro

Euro
ISO 4217 code
EUR
Currency Symbol
€
Royal University of Agriculture
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, African Studies Centre Leiden, Other organizations (Projects Database)
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency

General

CO-MOZAMBIQUE
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, Other organizations (Projects Database)
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency

General

LAND-at-scale Burkina Faso Scaling up Land Governance for Food Security
LAND-at-scale Burkina Faso Scaling up Land Governance for Food Security
2000000
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands

General

Oasis Landscape Sustainable Management project
3318468.387
Project duration:
Euro
United Nations Development Programme, Other organizations (Projects Database)
Global Environment Facility

Objectives

Support the integrated development of oasis landscapes in targeted governorates in Tunisia in order to contribute to achieving Land Degradation Neutrality while benefiting livelihoods and globally significant biodiversity

Other

Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.

CO-SP-Worker Right in ASEAN Agri-food
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, Other organizations (Projects Database)
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency

General

CO-508412
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, Other organizations (Projects Database)
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency

General


Strategic Partnership Caritas Austria 07/2021-06/2026, Food Security and Gender Equality in Burkina Faso, Mal
2600000
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Austrian Development Agency, Other organizations (Projects Database)

General

The programme objective is to achieve gender equality and empower women while improving food security in the West African countries of Burkina Faso (Centre-North region), Mali (Kayes region) and Senegal (Tambacounda and Kaolack regions).

Support to Land and Mining Management Strengthening Project
126220127.9
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Other organizations (Projects Database)

General

The Project Development Objective is to improve national land and mining administration services, register land rights in selected municipalities and foster inclusive benefits sharing from the mining sector

LAND-at-scale partners
LAND-at-scale Knowledge Management for Equitable and Sustainable Land Governance: Supporting the LAND-at-scale
2800000
Project duration:
to
Euro
Royal Tropical Institute, LANDac, International Land Coalition, Land Portal Foundation, Utrecht University, Wageningen University & Research, University of Leiden, Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation at the University of Twente, Global Land Tool Network, CGIAR, Other organizations (Projects Database)
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
Knowledge management and learning are at the heart of the LAND-at-scale programme, therefore the knowledge management partners and implementing partners are actively collecting and disseminating lessons learned across the globe.
Counterpart 507240 Agencia de Desenvolvi
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands

General

0
Donors:
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency
CO-508412

Euro

Euro
ISO 4217 code
EUR
Currency Symbol
€
Royal University of Agriculture
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, African Studies Centre Leiden, Other organizations (Projects Database)
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency

General

CO-MOZAMBIQUE
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, Other organizations (Projects Database)
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency

General

LAND-at-scale Burkina Faso Scaling up Land Governance for Food Security
LAND-at-scale Burkina Faso Scaling up Land Governance for Food Security
2000000
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands

General

Oasis Landscape Sustainable Management project
3318468.387
Project duration:
Euro
United Nations Development Programme, Other organizations (Projects Database)
Global Environment Facility

Objectives

Support the integrated development of oasis landscapes in targeted governorates in Tunisia in order to contribute to achieving Land Degradation Neutrality while benefiting livelihoods and globally significant biodiversity

Other

Note: Disbursement data provided is cumulative and covers disbursement made by the project Agency.

CO-SP-Worker Right in ASEAN Agri-food
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, Other organizations (Projects Database)
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency

General

CO-508412
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, Other organizations (Projects Database)
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency

General


Strategic Partnership Caritas Austria 07/2021-06/2026, Food Security and Gender Equality in Burkina Faso, Mal
2600000
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Austrian Development Agency, Other organizations (Projects Database)

General

The programme objective is to achieve gender equality and empower women while improving food security in the West African countries of Burkina Faso (Centre-North region), Mali (Kayes region) and Senegal (Tambacounda and Kaolack regions).

Support to Land and Mining Management Strengthening Project
126220127.9
Project duration:
to
Euro
Other organizations (Projects Database)
Other organizations (Projects Database)

General

The Project Development Objective is to improve national land and mining administration services, register land rights in selected municipalities and foster inclusive benefits sharing from the mining sector

LAND-at-scale partners
LAND-at-scale Knowledge Management for Equitable and Sustainable Land Governance: Supporting the LAND-at-scale
2800000
Project duration:
to
Euro
Royal Tropical Institute, LANDac, International Land Coalition, Land Portal Foundation, Utrecht University, Wageningen University & Research, University of Leiden, Faculty of Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation at the University of Twente, Global Land Tool Network, CGIAR, Other organizations (Projects Database)
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
Knowledge management and learning are at the heart of the LAND-at-scale programme, therefore the knowledge management partners and implementing partners are actively collecting and disseminating lessons learned across the globe.
Counterpart 507240 Agencia de Desenvolvi
0
Project duration:
to
Euro
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands

General

0
Donors:
Netherlands Enterprise & Development Agency
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Burkina Faso has a long tradition of artisanal gold panning, which began even before colonization, at least since the 15th century.

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Mudanças climáticas, conflitos e deslocamentos no Sahel
07 December 2023
Em um  TED Talk  de 2009 com mais de 35 milhões de visualizações, a romancista nigeriana Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie fala sobre o perigo de uma única história e as simplificações que ela promove. Suas observações são muito pertinentes no caso do Sahel. Histórias isoladas e persistentes na mídia e na…
Prindex - Perceptions of tenure security
Webinar: An introduction to Prindex, 28 November
Around the world, insecure property rights prevent families from feeling confident about the future, businesses from investing, and communities from becoming more productive. Hundreds of millions of us lack property security. This makes the world poorer, less free, and less just. There is a growing…