Burkina Faso Brief 2018 - The African Seed Access Index

This brief summarizes the key findings of the TASAI study conducted in 2018 to appraise the structure and economic performance of Burkina Faso’s seed sector. The study evaluates the enabling environment necessary to build a vibrant formal seed sector, focusing on four food crops important to food security in Burkina Faso – maize, rice, sorghum and cowpea – the cultivation of which covers about 66% of the country’s arable land. Cassava, though a vegetatively propagated crop, is included with a focus on its nutrition-enhanced characteristics. It is important to note that, while included in the study, not all TASAI indicators are applicable to cassava, as they are more suitable for seed-propagated crops. As such, the findings discussed in this brief in general apply to the four main focus crops. Where the findings apply to cassava, this is indicated.