Burkina Faso’s Farmers Successful in Reclaiming Land, Study Says

Burkina Faso farmers have reclaimed land once thought too infertile to use for agriculture, as nations elsewhere struggle with land degradation, the Overseas Development Institute said.

Farmers in the West African nation have reclaimed as many as 300,000 hectares (742,000 acres) for crop planting through sustainable farming methods, the London-based policy group said in a study published yesterday.