Inoussa, 38, father of five children, works hard to grow onions, maize, beans, tomatoes and peppers on his small farm in the rural village of Liouligou, Burkina Faso.<\/p>\n
He begins work in the fields every morning at 6am, breaking only when the sun gets too hot to continue.<\/p>\n
Just a few years ago though, Inoussa\u2019s hard work often didn\u2019t pay off. Like most smallholder farmers in Burkina Faso, he used to lose up to 40% of his harvest to pest, sun or disease, as he didn\u2019t have a place to store his produce properly.<\/p>\n
However, the building of a storage house and the help of simple tools and knowledge have truly turned things around for Inoussa, boosting his production and income beyond his expectations.<\/p>\n
Thanks to the storage house built during the project – which benefits 27 other farmers in the area – Inoussa can now keep his onions longer and wait until the market price is high to sell them.<\/p>\n
Watch Inoussa’s interview:<\/strong><\/p>\n