Léo – Statutory members of the Provincial Consultation Framework (CCP) of Sissili met in an ordinary session on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, to review local development activities.
According to Burkina Information Agency, chaired by the secretary general of the province, Baowindsida Bingo, allowed members to gain an overview of the activities of the Association for the Protection of the Environment and Rural Development (APEDR). The association presented its “Improved Three-Stone Hearth” project, which aims to reduce wood consumption in rural households through more efficient technology.
APEDR President Sayouba Bonkoungou explained that the project aims to disseminate improved three-stone stove technology to 30,000 households in nine municipalities in the Passoré province to mitigate the effects of climate change and reduce rural poverty. Bonkoungou stated that for 2024, APEDR intends to cover 10 villages in the commune of Léo, develop beekeeping in 10 villages, and establish processing units for non-wood forest products in 20 villages. “We have already reached five villages in the commune of Léo, training women on the construction and use of improved three-stone stoves,” he said.
The head doctor of the Léo health district, Dr. Aboubacary Abdou, presented the food and nutritional situation in the province, highlighting malnutrition as a public health issue despite various interventions. The Sissili province ranks second nationally in terms of malnutrition. “However, screening and treatment activities are effective in all health facilities in the district,” he noted. Dr. Abdou attributed the rise in malnutrition cases partly to the influx of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in recent years.
Alassane Sawadogo, head of the Sissili provincial plant production department, provided an overview of the 2023-2024 dry agricultural campaign. He reported that 670 hectares were sown in market gardening, corn, and rice, yielding an average of 9730 kg/ha across all crops. “The total production is estimated at nearly 235,950 tonnes,” Sawadogo stated. Despite satisfactory results, he noted challenges such as drying water points and high costs of equipment and inputs. “The construction of new water points and the maintenance of existing ones could boost market gardening production in the province,” he assured.
Participants also received an overview of the security situation in the province from Provincial Director of the National Police (DPPN) of Sissili, Lassané Nabollé.