Unraveling the role of Farmers' Organizations in the promotion of agroecological techniques in Burkina Faso

Aboubakar Hayatou Iyabano. 2021. Unraveling the role of Farmers' Organizations in the promotion of agroecological techniques in Burkina Faso. In : Food systems for new realities - Agri4D 2021 Conference: Book of abstracts. SLU, SIAN. Uppsala : SLU, p. 37. Food Systems for New Realities - Agri4D 2021 conference, s.l., Suède, 28 Septembre 2021/30 Septembre 2021.

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Résumé : Agro-ecology has been recognized as a potential solution to solve actual challenges of agriculture production by offering multiple economic, social, and environmental benefits of agricultural systems. The concept is variously defined by scientific and political actors as a science, a movement, and a practice. The aim of agroecology is to develop agroecosystems with minimum dependence on synthetic inputs thereby increasing farmers' control over their productive resources. This development is mostly facilitated through the actions of intermediaries' bodies such as Farmers' Organizations in the context of developing countries. Thus the aim of this study is to unravel the role of Farmers' Organizations in the promotion of agroecological techniques in Burkina Faso. A multiple case study approach was used to understand the reason and the process of the Farmers' Organizations' promotion of agroecological techniques. The results from the case studies reveal that the Farmers' Organizations' promotion of agroecological techniques is mostly related to one of these three goals: enhancing the productivity of commercial crops; improving the resilience of subsistence farmers; and enhancing both the productivity of commercial crops and the resilience of subsistence farmers. Farmers' Organizations fulfill these goals by providing the necessary economic and technical support services to their farmers. The study concludes by suggesting areas for further research related to the detailed description of farmers' adoption of agroecological techniques in a country like Burkina Faso.

Mots-clés libres : Agroecology, Innovation intermediaries, Farmers organisations, Burkina Faso, Innovation brokers

Auteurs et affiliations

• Aboubakar Hayatou Iyabano, CIRAD-ES-UMR INNOVATION (FRA) ORCID: 0000-0003-2895-7560

Source : Cirad-Agritrop (https://agritrop.cirad.fr/610956/)

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