The rice sector is a major contributor to food security in Burkina Faso. This is why the West Africa Trade & Investment Hub (Trade Hub), funded by USAID, granted $1 million to the Neema Agricole du Faso seed company (NAFASO), to strengthen the production of this staple crop

While white rice consumption has increased by 15 percent per year among new regular rice consumers in West Africa, local white rice production does not meet the needs of the population in the region. The grant and the private sector partnership with NAFASO will help boost rice production in Burkina Faso, a key effort to improve food security in the country. The grant will facilitate the mechanized production of rice and the availability of agricultural inputs such as seeds