On the sidelines of the “Cotton Competition in Nanou”, Balés area, on Saturday Might 11, 2024, L’Specific du Faso gave its microphone to Bonossokoum Gislain Arsène Somda, Director Normal of SOFITEX and to Nikiébo N’Kambi, the President Nationwide Union of Cotton Producers in Burkina (UNPCB). Message to producers, preparation of the marketing campaign, enter costs and buy worth of cotton, entry, state help. These are the matters they coated.
Bonossokom Gislain Arsène Somda, DG SOFITEX
“We’re ready for assist from the federal government to speak the enter worth and buy worth of cotton to producers. “
“The marketing campaign is making ready effectively as a result of representatives have already expressed their wants. They’re ordered to be put in from September 2023. We held credit score committees on the finish and we’ve already selected the areas and we’re at present submitting the feedback . We’ve got the mandatory donations for the marketing campaign for the expressed wants and we are going to work in order that those that weren’t in a position to specific their wants, as a result of troublesome safety scenario within the nation, can achieve this. As a result of right this moment the scenario is returning to regular. Areas that develop cotton that have been unable to provide final yr will probably be in a position to take action because of the power of the FDS and our courageous VDP. Villages have been resettled and safety returned to these villages. We even went to some cities to gather their entry necessities for the upcoming marketing campaign.
So the marketing campaign is making ready effectively. Our solely expectation now’s the message from our authorities to the cotton producers. This message is often proven by means of subsidies, the help that the State supplies to cut back the worth of inputs a bit of. It’s this assist that we’re ready for to speak the enter worth and buy worth of cotton to producers. As quickly as we’ve this data from the federal government, the extent of help that the federal government goes to supply, rapidly the following day we are able to talk the enter worth to producers. “
A message to skeptics
“The chance is improbable. It truly is the lesson by instance, the message by instance. It’s doable what we get right here in Nanou, making a bit of greater than 1,300 t / ha. And that’s a median yield, proof that we’ve producers which are effectively above 1,300 t/ha. What we are able to inform producers is to rigorously comply with the suggestions that SOFITEX technicians advise them: sow on the proper date, use the inputs as acceptable, and along with good water, often all the things goes again to regular as we skilled right here (in Nanou).
Their secret is to begin with to make use of natural fertilizers that are broadly used right here; the resistance in opposition to promoting in; work based on the technicians’ suggestions and comply with their recommendation.”
Nikiébo N’Kambi, president of the UNPCB
“I’m assured that the federal government will do one thing for representatives”
“To start with, I thank the representatives. And add, when it is onerous, simply the onerous to maneuver ahead. I congratulate the individuals of Nanou. When the costs (insert: editor’s observe) have been introduced final yr, we questioned how producers have been going to manage? However the skilled producer has his personal strategies. The strategies that these at Nanou have developed have even made them produce 1,300 t/ha. It isn’t small, that’s to be congratulated.
Then, I ask different colleagues who’re dragging down our product, who’re unprofessional, to repeat the instance of Nanou representatives. It’s troublesome, there isn’t a scarcity of issues, however when there are issues you additionally must know easy methods to mix your private strategies to get by means of them. If we inform a thousand individuals to run, it is those with actual means who will get there. Cross nation operating is completely different from dash operating. So when there are issues, make your individual plans and you’ll get by means of it.
In any other case with these enter costs introduced final yr, we did not know producers have been going to have fun. That is the particular factor that makes us completely happy and conjures up everybody. Because of this cotton feeds his man. If cotton feeds its man, why not popularize the strategies with others in order that they’ll feed their merchandise. My message is to inform everybody that other than chemical fertilizers, natural fertilizers are important right this moment as a result of our land is poor. Right here (in Nanou), every family has as much as three compost pits. They make their very own natural fertilizers to strengthen the soil. That is to congratulate him, I ask all our cotton farmers to repeat Nanou’s instance.
Additionally, I inform everybody to not be afraid. Whatever the father’s issues, he isn’t going to let his little one drown. I’m assured that, regardless of the difficulties, the federal government will do one thing for the representatives. They have to behave with confidence, and with the help of the federal government, we are going to produce cotton and we are going to produce grain for meals self-sufficiency.”
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Aly Konate
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