The Bagraogo school garden is located in the school yard, on the north side, on soil that is a little sandy and marshy, suitable for gardening. It covers about 200 m2 of land. The town of Bagraogo is located in the Tanghin-Dassouri rural township, on the Ouagadougou-Koudougou axis, about 20 kms from Tanghin-Dassouri. Bagraogo is about 60 kms from Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso.
After visits, meetings and information exchanges and training about Slow Food’s vision, and especially concerning the Bagraogo school gardens created by the Bagaré Slow Food convivium, it became part of the project.
Bagraogo school has three classes, three teachers and 147 students between 6 and 15 years old.
The garden is mainly cultivated by the students from two of the elementary classes (CE1 and CE2, or 3rd and 4th grades) with the teachers’ support and accompanied by the school’s Students’ Parents Association (APE). The garden plays an important didactic role, with “open air” classes.
The products grown are quite varied: okra, “boulvanka”, “borombouri”, peanuts, sorrel, etc.
Natural soil fertilisation techniques such as “sandwich mounds” and organic manure are manufactured in the garden, and natural solutions such as neem and ash are used against pests.
Garden products are used in the kitchen and also sold in the village market; the revenues help cover school expenses.
Area
Bagraogo, Tanghin-Dassouri rural township, province of Kadigo, central region
Coordinator
Christine Damiba Compaore
