Agriculture in Burkina Faso
Agriculture in Burkina Faso has tremendous potential.[citation needed]
Burkina Faso produced in 2018:
- 1.9 million tons of sorghum;
- 1.7 million tons of maize;
- 1.1 million tons of millet;
- 630 thousand tons of cowpea (3rd largest producer in the world, losing only to Niger and Nigeria);
- 490 thousand tons of sugar cane;
- 482 thousand tons of cotton;
- 329 thousand tons of peanut;
- 253 thousand tons of sesame seed (8th largest producer in the world);
- 240 thousand tons of vegetable;
- 160 thousand tons of rice;
- 103 thousand tons of cashew nuts (12th largest producer in the world);
In addition to smaller productions of other agricultural products.[1]
References
- ^ Burkina Faso production in 2018, by FAO
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