Ouagadougou: The You-Bougsaka public primary school, under the Basic Education District (CEB) of Titao II, has cultivated two hectares of maize and cowpeas as part of the government initiative "The School feeds its schoolchildren", in order to contribute to the supply of its school canteen.

According to Burkina Information Agency, the plowing and sowing work was officially launched on July 11, 2026. This initiative, currently in its second phase, aims to strengthen the food sovereignty of local school canteens while introducing students to agricultural practices through a curriculum that marries theory with practical experience.

In You-Bougsaka, a village resettled about a year ago, the project was made possible thanks to the collaboration between teachers, parents, the school council, and the agricultural technical services. According to the school's director, Hamadoum Goro, this achievement is the result of solidarity from the entire educational community. "This project came about thanks to the solidarity between the school council office and the parents of students. With the improvement of the security situation, the parents who remained on site decided to support the school in improving the school canteen," he said.

Mr. Goro also praised the strong mobilization of the village community, noting that everyone rallied behind the chairman of the school board to support all the actions of the institution. The two hectares were sown mainly with maize and cowpeas with the support of the agricultural technical services, which provided training for the parents of students and supplied seeds as well as agricultural equipment.

For parent Harouna Gamsonr, the reopening of the school has given hope to the villagers. 'We can only support the school, which means everything to us. Its reopening reassures us even more. We are determined to support all actions undertaken for its development,' he stated. This initiative is part of the national movement to strengthen the food self-sufficiency of schools through the promotion of local agricultural production.