Effects of Communication for Better Vegetable Production in Burkina Faso: Case of the Agricultural Plain of Mogtedo in the Province of Ganzourgou in the Central Plateau Region



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Submitted Mar 2, 2023
Published Sep 19, 2023
10.24018/ejfood.2023.5.5.656

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Vegetable production is the main activity directly linked to the impounding of the dam, its storage, its sustainable conservation for different uses. The article aims to be a support and reinforcement framework for aspects of communication and behavior change for the sustainable development of our off-season production in rural areas. Thus, communication can constitute strategies in the mobilization of water resources for a better consideration of the management of hydraulic works for a better market gardening production in the commune of Mogtédo and Zam. Is communication a tool for better vegetable production? In this study the main objective is to analyze the effects of communication for better market gardening production around the agricultural plain of Mogtédo in the province of Ganzourgou in the Central Plateau region. To do this, quantitative and qualitative methods were used for the collection, processing and analysis of data using appropriate tools.

Keywords: Communication strategies Market gardening Mogtédo-Zam Water resources

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