The next day, sitting under a mango tree, we are witnessing the meeting of another Solidarity Group, consisting of eleven men and three women this time. They will need a loan to buy cereals, not Kellogg's Corn Flakes, but 75 small bags of red millet, white millet, peanuts and corn, this will cost 10,000 FCFA* a bag It may then be sold between 13,500 FCFA and 20,000 CFA francs in April…
At the moment in Burkina Faso, while we are waiting for harvest and because it’s Ramadan, the price of cereals is shooting up by as much as 20% in Ouagadougou, and rice has become a luxury for most… This is also where these speculative games lead…
7km away from Moukassa, in another small village, under a shea tree this time, we meet the Solidarity Group Tikwende. All there is to eat here at the moment is a bowl of porridge in the evening, fortunately there are some leaves and edible roots to grind and add to the meager rations. In the morning, the left-overs go to the youngest ones, the oldest make do with a bowl of dolo and 'each
In the Mouhoun region, people do not have enough food. The first crops of the season, peanuts and corn, were good, the rains have been regular since August and the availability of edible leaves helps local people to feed themselves during the lean period.
But sustainable solutions are difficult to find and the problem recurs every year, of course, we can encourage the processing of cereals for added value… Can all the initiatives like the sale of cereals at a su
The sun goes down, four small shepherds in a line are returning from the fields, the first one carrying her little sister on her the back while pulling a goat, the last one can’t be more than three year old, and he is dragging behind him a stubborn little kid.
** Dolo, local millet beer
* Eur 1 = 656 FCFA