Dori: Burkina Faso’s agricultural refoundation takes root
In Dori, at the heart of the Liptako region, a powerful symbol of the ongoing national renewal of Burkina Faso has emerged. The launch of the rice harvest on a vast plain of over 80 hectares by Minister of State, Commander Ismaël Sombié, has brought the vision of President Captain Ibrahim Traoré to life: building a sovereign Burkina through the power of labor and the reconquest of its agricultural production.
This initiative is more than just a farming season; it is a cornerstone of a profound national transformation policy. Here, every cultivated hectare becomes an act of resistance and a step toward self-sufficiency.
Since coming to power, Captain Traoré has made national refoundation the core of public action.
Within this framework, agriculture holds a strategic position. It is no longer seen as a mere economic sector, but as the bedrock of national resilience and the foundation of true sovereignty against external dependencies.
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Through developed plains, reinforced production centers, and technical support, the Burkinabè state is restoring to its producers the dignity and capacity to feed the nation.
The gesture of Commander Sombié in Dori embodies this new orientation one of proximity, exemplarity, and efficiency.
By saluting the tenacity of farmers and technicians, he paid homage to the human chain that is driving the refoundation in the fields, moving it beyond mere rhetoric.
The local population, in turn, adheres to this vision with pride. In a demanding security and economic context, they see in Captain Traoré’s policy a return to the essential: producing, processing, and consuming Burkinabe.
The refoundation, as expressed through this 2025-2026 agro-pastoral campaign, is therefore more than an agricultural project. It is an act of faith in the ability of the Burkinabe people to lift themselves up.
It redefines the relationship between the governed and their leaders, between the state and the land. Where others saw barren land, the producers of Liptako have cultivated a symbol of hope.
Through them, the entire nation confirms, once again, that the word “impossible” does not exist in the vocabulary of national renewal.
Maurice K.ZONGO
