IFAD has signed a $59.75 million loan agreement with Burkina Faso for the six-year ORIAM-SA project, targeting 60,000 rural people across three regions with climate-resilient agricultural infrastructure, value chain support, and inclusion measures for women and youth.
The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has signed a $59.75 million loan agreement with the Government of Burkina Faso to finance the Strengthening Agricultural and Rural Infrastructure for Food Sovereignty Project (ORIAM-SA), according to official disclosures. The six-year project (2026–2031) will operate in two phases across three regions: Djôrô and Guiriko in the first phase, and Tannounyan in the second phase. Total project cost is $157 million, with additional contributions from the government and project participants.
The project targets 60,000 rural people including women, youth, persons with disabilities, and internally displaced persons.
This development matters because agriculture employs over 80% of Burkina Faso’s population, yet the sector suffers from low productivity, limited competitiveness, and insufficient market integration exacerbated by climate and security pressures. Over half the rural population lives in poverty, and food insecurity affects approximately 12% of the population.
ORIAM-SA combines climate-resilient infrastructure with capacity building, social inclusion, and policy alignment to increase agricultural productivity and generate marketable surpluses in rice, cassava, maize, vegetables, poultry, and pork value chains. The project ensures 50% of participants are women and 50% from youth-led rural microenterprises and cooperatives. Industries impacted include smallholder agriculture, rural infrastructure construction, and food processing.
Regional stakeholders include farming communities in Southwest, Hauts-Bassins, and Cascades regions.
For investors and development partners, the project aligns with Burkina Faso’s Lijeeguoli Initiative for food self-sufficiency and builds on lessons from prior IFAD operations, emphasizing integrated infrastructure, land tenure security, and inclusive rural finance.
IFAD is a UN specialized agency and international financial institution headquartered in Rome, focused on eradicating rural poverty and improving food security.
The Government of Burkina Faso is the national authority of the West African nation, responsible for implementing development programs and policies.
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