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Home » 10.000 Orti in Africa » ADFS Community Garden, Sampema

ADFS Community Garden, Sampema

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Burkina Faso

Centre Est

The Sampema women association garden is a community garden. It is located in Sampema village on the west coast and on a marshy soil.
Sampema is about 20 kms from Zabré.
A little background: after a meeting with migrants from Burkina Faso to Italy about the need for Slow Food gardens in their region, specifically in Boulgou, in the eastern-central part of the country where they were from, one of the African gardens project coordinators visited the Boulgou facilities concerned. After prospecting, exchanging/counselling, and observing the available manpower, 8 facilities were selected, one of which being the Sampema Women’s Development association.
Garden produce consists of: parsley, sorrel, gombo, aubergine “borombouri”, etc.
The products grown are only used for family consumption.
The association uses natural methods like organic manure, ashes, neem and goat waste to fertilise the soil and combat pests.
The association had arranged an area next to the village drilling site for their garden, which they surrounded with brambles and spiny plants. When material support and means to make a well arrived from Slow Food, they arranged a new area where they could dig wells and close them with grilles. The wells are almost finished and the women expect to move in order to continue and step up their production in the new site, which is not far from the old one.
The women are proud of their garden and quite like the good sauces they make from organic produce.

Area
Sampema, rural township in Zabré, Boulgou province, east-central region

Coordinator
Téné Boussim

Slow Food in Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso is characterized by a rich cultural diversity, with over 60 different ethnic groups and languages. Half of this landlocked West African country has an arid, Sahelian climate. Desertification and drought are some of its most serious problems, but there are many initiatives working towards integrated local development. As far back as 1987, President Thomas Sankara proposed reforming agriculture through the application of agroecological techniques in order to guarantee food sovereignty and the country’s independence. “Let’s produce in Africa, manufacture in Africa, and consume in Africa,” he famously said. “Let’s produce what we need and consume what we produce instead of importing goods.” The Slow Food network has had a presence here since 2004. Many agroecological school and community food gardens have been developed in different regions. The gardens have made it possible to develop the network and to start the important tasks of mapping traditional foods and dishes, identifying Presidia and supporting the food communities in the promotion of their unique, high-quality products. The first West African Terra Madre gathering was organized in Ouagadougou in February 2017, allowing the local network to join together and share their experiences with traditional foods, gastronomy and knowledge. This laid the foundations for the creation of an even stronger network, which now includes communities, associations and local authorities. Currently the network is focusing on involving cooks and chefs and identifying restaurants serving local food that is good, clean and fair.

Garden Informations

Type:Community Garden
Surface in m2:180
People involved:52
Slow Food Convivium:Zabré Convivium
Coordinator:Noélie Ouandaogo
Sibling with:Fondazioni for Africa Burkina Faso

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