Land tenure status and agricultural practices: case study of Toessin and Bonogo, Burkina Faso

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Résumé

Land is a vital resource and productive asset in agriculture. In Burkina Faso, several ways access to
land. This study analyzes the land status in the agricultural production context in Burknia Faso. Using surveys
and area measurement techniques, primary data collection carried out among 250 households in two villages.
The measurement of the selected households’ farmland was performed using Global Position System. The results
showed that inheritance, gifts and loans were the major forms of access to land for agriculture. In Toessin village,
32% of households cultivates their own and borrowed lands separately. In contrast, in Bonogo village, 64% and
21% of households cultivate respectively on their own lands and borrowed land. Furthermore, in Toessin, 41%
of households have cultivated plots of less than 2 hectares, 22% have fields whose size is between 2 and 4
hectares and 6% have plots of 4 to 6 hectares. In Bonogo, 47% of households have cultivated plots of less than
2 hectares, 16% have fields whose surface area is between 2 and 4 hectares and 2% have plots of 4 to 6 hectares.
On the other hand, 20% and 2% of households surveyed have lent cultivable field of dimensions respectively
less than 2 hectares and between 2 and 4 hectares. It is necessary, to consider the effect of population pressure
and government intervention on the individualization of land access.

Mots-clés

Agricultural Land, Burkina Faso, Households, Inheritance, Borrowed lands