1. Corps de la Paix Burkina Faso Food Security Conference December 2009

2. Overview  Food Security Training  Sesame Exports  Moringa Materials Development

3. Food Security Training(1) Context 85% Rural (13.4million) Sahel zone, capricious rains, droughts, floods GDP $577 per capita CPI 10.7% in 2008 HDI 177 of 182. Rice Prices 2002-2009: Map 1. Production by Region (2008) Prov**

4. Food Security Training (2) Peace Corps 1,500 PCVs since 1995 return Burkina has 90-125 PCVs in SED, HE, SE, and GEE. No AG/NRM program Strong relations Growth Post

5. Food Security Committee in PC Burkina But an extremely active Food Security Committee. 10 members 2 per sector, plus chairs. 2008 Activities –FSC Training –Materials Development –Annual Report –Tracking –Salesmanship

6. Food Security Trainings PCV developed Field Prep Trainings OPATS Funded $3,100 30 PCV sites at $30 a day per site, 3 days PCV Role – Marketing, – Logistics, –Administration PCV Report Out –Copies Available

7. Food Security Trainings Community determined topics: –Field Prep –Erosion Control –Demi-lunes, Zai holes –When to plant –etc.

8. Food Security Trainings Food Security Program Assistant Committee Transition Regional Partnerships ADF, CRS, WATH & ATP. Next Steps? Trainings in other areas of the subsistence AG: OPATS funded animal husbandry, cold season gardening and harvest training. AG Program?? (181 AG activities in FY09.)

9. Sesame

10. Start at the end: –2008/2009 sales $270,000 direct to the US –2009/2010 up to $2.3 million 6-10 containers a month for a year. –November rate is 200CFA a kilo in local market Bani –At the same period we were paying 275CFA –The end result is $350K-$400K more into the hands of Burkinabe sesame farmers

11. Sesame Why sesame? World demand up, marginal land, short growing season, planted in addition not in lieu, lined up a buyer, prior work experience. PC is in every part of the chain. Established a relationship with a US based hummus wholesaler, Dean Brocke, Inc. Partnered with an RPCV ‘middle man’ Located a S-42 Corridor Partnered with ADF for financing Five PCVs working closely with sesame

12. Materials Development Moringa Flip Books in 5 Local Languages Moringa Flip Chart ‘Stolen & Adapted’ Agricultural Manual ‘Stolen & Adapted’ Gardening Guides Calendar Reporting T-Shirts “Naba’s” Seeds

13. Flip Chart