A forum called the “Faso Economic and Agricultural Forum” will be held from 16 to 18 December 2022 in Bobo Dioulasso. Organized by the Ben-Gurion International Institute, this conference plans to bring together nearly 500 young people to think about and share ideas for creating viable, profitable and bankable business projects to revitalize the agrosylvo-pastoral sector that creates growth and jobs.

Agriculture is an asset in providing concrete and sustainable responses to national economic recovery and food self-sufficiency, especially in the country context. In fact, this sector employs nearly 90% of the active population and is responsible for nearly 40% in the formation of GDP. The Ben-Gurion International Institute has thus initiated a forum called: “Faso Economic and Agricultural Forum”. The discussions during this conference will focus on the theme: “Achieving food self-sufficiency and participating in socioeconomic resilience despite insecurity: issues, challenges, place and responsibility of Burkinabe youth”.

The first edition of the Economic and Agricultural Forum of Faso aims to be patriotic and popular, according to the founder of the Gourion Institute, Issoufou Amaria Salia. It aims to create a framework for thinking about actions and projects in order to make a significant contribution to achieving food self-sufficiency.