FAO Digital Media Hub - Children resting under the shade of a tree in the Kaarpala District in Ouagadougou. Kaarpala is one of the poorest districts in Ouagadougou and has been severely affected by the rising food prices.

Children playing soccer as a donkey lingers in the Kaarpala District in Ouagadougou. Kaarpala is one of the poorest districts in Ouagadougou and has been severely affected by the rising prices of food

BURKINA FASO 2008. Scene of one of the poorest areas of Ouagadougou in the Kaarpaala District.

BURKINA FASO 2008. Women buying fruit in a downtown market in Ouagadougou.

BURKINA FASO 2008. A woman selling leafy vegetables in the downtown market place in Ouagadougou.

BURKINA FASO 2008. A famer, pictured outside his home with his seeds he has received from an FAO seed and fertiliser distribution point in the village of Kibilo Tougu, on the outskirts of Ouagadougou.

BURKINA FASO 2008. A woman selling fish in a downtown market in Ouagadougou.

BURKINA FASO 2008. Bean varieties on sale at a roadside market place in Ouagadougou.

BURKINA FASO 2008. Interior view of the offices at the FAO Representation Bureau in Ouagadougou.

BURKINA FASO 2008. Rice and oil being sold at a market stall in Zogona's Market in downtown Ouagadougou.

BURKINA FASO 2008. Local children in the village of Kibilo Tougu eating bowls of rice.

BURKINA FASO 2008. A man selling maize at a roadside market in Ouagadougou.

BURKINA FASO 2008. Cereal traders at Ouagadougou's Sakayaare Market.

BURKINA FASO 2008. Local inhabitants of the village of Tougo in the district of Gourcy loading bricks onto a cart for transport.

BURKINA FASO 2008. Interior view of the offices at the FAO Representation in Ouagadougou.

BURKINA FASO 2008. A handful of cowpea seeds at the FAO seed and fertiliser distribution point in the village of Kibilo Tougu, just outside of Ouagadougou.

BURKINA FASO 2008. A restaurant owner in the village of Tougo preparing rice for clients.

BURKINA FASO 2008. Oil and rice on sale at Zogona's Market in downtown Ouagadougou.

BURKINA FASO 2008. FAO distribution of seeds and fertilizers in the village of Kibilo Tougu, just outside of Ouagadougou.

BURKINA FASO 2008. Seed and fertilizer is loaded onto trucks for a FAO distribution point in the village of Tougo.

BURKINA FASO 2008. Villagers at a FAO seed and fertilizer distribution point in the village of Kibilo Tougu, outside of Ouagadougou.

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Children resting under the shade of a tree in the Kaarpala District in Ouagadougou. Kaarpala is one of the poorest districts in Ouagadougou and has been severely affected by the rising food prices.

FAO Initiative on Soaring Food Prices (ISFP) - GCP/GLO/216/SPA. The overarching objective of the project is to rapidly boost production in the most affected countries in order to increase food availability and accessibility to alleviate the effects of soaring food prices on targeted poor and vulnerable groups.

Emergency Agricultural Assistance to Vulnerable Populations Affected by Climatic Risks and Food Insecurity (subset of regional project WA-08/A01, Rapid Response Fund to assist farmers affected by natural and human-made disasters) - OSRO/BKF/802/CHA. The specific objective is to grant the targeted beneficiaries an equitable access to the improved seeds varieties and other agricultural inputs in order to allow a minimal agricultural production and to reduce their dependence on food assistance.

06/27/2008

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