The Provincial Union of Simplified PENGDWENDE Cooperative Societies of Bam Breeders (U-SCOOP/PEB) organized on Tuesday, in partnership with the USAID/Yidgiri project, a guided tour of a fodder field in Mogdin, in the commune of Kongoussi. Many producers participated in the visit with the aim of improving their activity.
In total, 30 producers, including 5 already trained in fodder production, took part in the visit to the 0.5 ha field of Roukiéta Sankara.
Six fodder varieties were produced this year: misari millet, panicum CV C1, brachiaria, soybean, sorghum and mucuna.
Misari millet showed the lowest yield, varying between 3 and 4.8 t/ha.
For the president of the Union, Issa Sankara, it is thanks to USAID/Yidgiri that the Bam producers have launched into fodder production.
According to him, this option allows producers to achieve a double gain: harvesting the grains and having fodder for the animals.
‘The project has helped us in several areas. In addition to the training we received, we were provided
with fodder processing machines and agricultural equipment. On behalf of all members of the Union, I thank the USAID/Yidgiri project,’ he said.
Breeder Cyril Sawadogo said he was impressed by what he saw in Mogdin. According to him, the six varieties are of very good quality for fattening animals.
“I learned a lot during this visit. Next year, I will reserve a space for fodder production,” he said.
Roukiéta Sankara, for her part, thanked the USAID/Yidgiri project for the support she received.
Holder of a baccalaureate and a graduate of the National Livestock School of Burkina Faso, she got into fattening thanks to the support of the USAID/Yidgiri project.
The manager of the “small ruminants” value chain at the USAID/Yidgiri project, based in Kaya, Emmanuel Zackaria Sanou, indicated that the objective of the guided tour was achieved, because the project trained five female producers.
Today, one of them has become a reference in fodder production within the Union.
It should be noted that during this phas
e of the project, Yidgiri aims to improve the productivity of small ruminants by at least 50%.
Source: Burkina Information Agency