Land-Use Management and Rural Development Strategies

By Ousmane Nébié

Since the 1970s, Burkina Faso has undertaken reforms aimed at improving production and management techniques and structures-essential factors for promoting the rural economy. These reforms involve the design of multifaceted projects, such as the agricultural use of peri-urban lands through activities that meet urban food needs (market gardening, rice cultivation, dairy production, and pig and poultry farming); the development of marginal lands for agriculture, primarily for pastoral purposes: the transition of transhumant livestock herding to a sedentary system; agricultural development in valleys, based on the dual objective of increasing productivity and alleviating demographic pressure on overexploited areas; finally, the decentralization or transfer of resources to local authorities, intended to foster a sense of ownership of the development initiative while improving local governance. Researchers, professionals, and development institutions will gain firsthand insight into some aspects of the ongoing evolution.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 6630116062
• ISBN13: 9786630116069
• Release Date: June 2026
• Publisher: Our Knowledge Publishing
• Length: 108 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"