Organizations involved in Organic Agriculture in Burkina Faso
ASSOCIATION POUR LA RECHERCHE ET LA FORMATION EN AGRO-ECOLOGIE
The
Association pour la Recherche et la Formation en Agro-écologie was
founded in 1995 to contribute to the socio-economic development of
Burkina Faso. ARFA promotes agro-ecological practices and its strategic
intervention is based on the conception and implementation of
participatory projects and programs.
Contact: Mathieu Savadogo, arfa@fasonet.bf www.ong-arfa.org
Association Songtaab-Yalgré (ASY)
Contact person: Mme Ouedraogo Marceline Email of the contact person: karibio200@yahoo.fr Permanent email: songtab@fasonet.bf Postal address: 01 BP 6696 Ouagadougou 01 Phone: +226 50 34 19 74 Fax: +226 50 34 19 74 Web: www.songtaaba.net Year of Foundation: 1998 Mission:
To help women improve their management skills
To think about potential ways and means to liberate the creative energy of women by helping them to focus on income-generating activities in order to facilitate their insertion into modern channels of the economy.
To create, develop and organize funding mechanisms, that are both accessible and adapted to the needs of the women
To help women share experiences, objectives and inspiring ideas for their autonomy and self-promotion
To encourage women to develop their entrepreneurial spirit
To contribute to the improvement of the education and knowledge of modern production, marketing and management techniques.
To help women improve their living conditions
Type of Organization: NGO Scope of the Organization: National Organic Agriculture related main activities:
General promotion of organic agriculture
International marketing and trade on organic agriculture
Local market development
Education and training on organic agriculture
Extension on organic agriculture
Consumer awareness of organic products
Combating desertification
Food processing
Collection from wild
Burkinature Sarl
Contact person: Claude Bovey Email of the contact person: bunat@cenatrin.bf Permanent email: burkinature@fasonet.bf Postal address: 06 BP 9101 Ouagadougou 06 Phone: +226 50 43 07 52 Fax: +226 50 43 07 52 Web.N/A Year of Foundation: 1999 Mission:
Organization and certification of small producers, export of organic and fair-trade agricultural products
Type of Organization: Private Company Scope of the Organization: National Organic Agriculture related main activities:
Food Security
International marketing and trade on organic agriculture
Education and training on organic agriculture
Certification
Rural development/Poverty Alleviation
Extension on organic agriculture
Food processing
Centre Ecologique Albert Schweitzer - Burkina Faso
