Displaced women and Gourga residents farm a hectare together
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Sidwaya
In Gourga, Burkina Faso, displaced women and local residents are jointly cultivating a vegetable-growing area of about one hectare, where onions, tomatoes and cabbages are among the crops. Set up with support from Burkina Faso’s Ministry of Family and Solidarity and the United Nations Population Fund, the field aims to support their autonomy and social cohesion, according to Sidwaya.
Internally displaced women and residents of Gourga are cultivating a vegetable-growing area of about one hectare together in Burkina Faso’s Yaadga region, Sidwaya reports. They grow onions, tomatoes and cabbages, among other produce.
The Minister for Family and Solidarity, Lieutenant Colonel Passowendé Pélagie Kaboré, visited the site during a belated celebration of International Rural Women’s Day, held on 20 October 2026. Set up by the ministry with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the field aims to support women’s resilience and peaceful coexistence between displaced people and the host community.
Kaboré described access to land, water and agricultural inputs as a way for rural women to feed their families and strengthen social cohesion. She called on the women working the land to make the site a showcase for food sovereignty, according to Sidwaya.
The visit is part of a series of initiatives targeting women in Burkina Faso. On 20 October, the government handed equipment worth 16 million CFA francs to 14 women’s groups, according to the announcement of the equipment handover.
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