Burkina Faso Country Strategic Opportunities Programme 2019-2024

This country strategic opportunities programme (COSOP) covers the period 2019-2024. It is aligned with the National Food and Nutrition Security Policy for the period 2018-2027, which is intended to guarantee equitable access to a healthy balanced diet and contribute to poverty reduction, social peace and sustainable rural development, as well as the United Nations Integrated Strategy for the Sahel.

The COSOP builds on the country strategy and programme evaluation conducted by the Independent Office of Evaluation of IFAD in 2018.

The overall goal of the COSOP 2019-2024 is to sustainably increase income and employment opportunities and the resilience of rural populations, especially women and youth, to food and nutrition insecurity and climate change.

It revolves around two strategic objectives (SOs):

• SO1: Strengthen the resilience of vulnerable rural populations to food and nutrition insecurity and climate change.
• SO2: Improve the performance of key agricultural value chains that create employment and wealth for rural populations and respect the principles of sustainable natural resource management.