Burkina Faso: Launch of fish feed production facilities – a step towards fisheries self-sufficiency
Burkina Faso has taken a new step in its quest for food sovereignty. Under the leadership of Captain Ibrahim Traoré, President of Faso, the Prime Minister, Rimtalba Jean Emmanuel Ouédraogo, officially launched the first industrial fish feed production units of Faso Guulgo this Friday, March 13, 2026, in Bobo-Dioulasso. This strategic infrastructure is set to sustainably transform national fish farming.
This initiative is part of the dynamic of the agro-pastoral and fisheries offensive undertaken by the authorities.
The Head of State has made the agricultural and fisheries sectors essential levers for achieving three major objectives: food sovereignty, job creation, and economic growth. Every investment in this area is another step towards food independence.
A second industrial unit is already planned for Bagré, proof that the government does not intend to stop halfway.
The ambition is clear: to structure a fish farming sector capable of meeting national demand and drastically reducing fish imports, which weigh on the trade balance.
Behind these infrastructures lie thousands of potential jobs. Feed production, fish farming, processing, marketing an entire value chain is set to take shape and offer prospects for Burkinabe youth. The national fisheries industry is entering a new era.
With these fish feed production units, Burkina Faso is providing itself with the means to control an essential link in the fish farming chain.
Until now dependent on imported feed, the country can now rely on its own production to feed its fish… and to feed its children.
Olivier TOE
