Nahouri: The scarcity of rainfall is causing serious concern among farmers in the rural commune of Imasgo, in the Boulkiemd province. AIB's field observations this Tuesday morning. With the agricultural season at a crucial stage, insufficient and irregular rainfall threatens crop development and raises fears of a drastic drop in yields.

According to Burkina Information Agency, Brahima Serm, head of the Imasgo Agricultural Technical Support Zone (ZAT), stated that the recent rainfall in the area has been particularly infrequent. "We received the second-to-last rainfall on August 15th, and the most recent was on September 12th, 2026," he explained.

The impact of this situation on crops is undeniable. Corn is the crop most affected by this water deficit. On the other hand, millet, sorghum, and some other varieties show better tolerance to this dry period, the technician explains.

On the producers' side, anxiety is gradually giving way to desolation. Wendkouni Zoma says he lost all hope by the end of August. "My field is completely ruined. Yet I invested several bags of fertilizer in it, on an area of one and a half hectares," he laments bitterly.

Between the village of Pinou and Imasgo, Patrice Zongo, a seasoned farmer, cultivates more than four hectares. Despite repeated reseeding, his crops struggle to survive prolonged pockets of drought. Faced with this alarming situation, producers have only one hope left: a rapid and regular return of rainfall to save what can still be saved of this agricultural season.