Burkina Faso Food Pictures, Images and Stock Photos

The agricultural system of Burkina Faso is traditional and not too advanced. The country is very poor and the climate too arid to allow a sufficient yield of crops. In this image, taken on the occasion of a reportage made in December 2017, we see a man watering a vegetable garden belonging to an agricultural cooperative located a few kilometers from the capital, Ouagadougou. The reportage was commissioned to me by an NGO that has been carrying out food education projects in the sub-Saharan country for some years.

Sanga, Mali - September 29, 2008: Unidentified women from village in Dogon country on september 29, 2008, Sanga, Mali

African woman's hand holding a punch of millet. Under there is a big bowl full of those cereals.

The cultivation and processing of shea nuts occupies an important place in the agricultural system of Burkina Faso. In the sub-Saharan country, shea nuts are harvested and subsequently processed to extract the butter, which is exported around the world. In this image, part of a larger reportage made in December 2017, we see a woman intent on carrying a container full of shea nuts which will then be stored in the warehouse of an agricultural cooperative in Ouagadougou that will be in charge of obtaining the butter. Once packaged in special containers, they will be offered for sale.

Africa, West Africa, Burkina Faso, Tenkodogo. Freshly harvested chillies are spread out on the ground to dry in the sun.

Women kneading dough in order to cook tô, the national dish of Burkina Faso.

An African woman is preparing homemade donuts in a market in Yako Burkina Faso. There is a pan of dough cooking and the hand is scooping out recently cooked donuts.

Pantains, typical ingredients of Burkina Faso cuisine

The cultivation and processing of shea nuts occupies an important place in the agricultural system of Burkina Faso. In the sub-Saharan country, shea nuts are harvested and subsequently processed to extract the butter, which is exported around the world. In this image, part of a larger reportage made in December 2017, we see an elderly woman sitting on the ground intent on selecting a container full of shea nuts which will then be stored in the warehouse of an agricultural cooperative in Ouagadougou that will take care of obtaining butter. Once packaged in special containers, they will be offered for sale.

A Burkinabe woman is preparing fresh vegetables in an outdoor market. She is cooking vegetable soup.

rice and peanut butter, dish in Burkina Faso

cobs hung out to dry in village in Burkina Faso

Cereals crushing with a wooden mortar and pestle (Burkina Faso).

Bandiagara, Mali - October 2, 2008: Unidentified woman carrying firewood on head in bandiagara in the Mopti region in Mali on october 2, 2008, Bandiagara, Mali

Casks of millet beer, Burkina Faso

Merchants have set up the stands in a farmers market on the main thoroughfare of Yako, Burkina Faso. Fresh fruits and vegetables are set up along the dirt road.

Parmigiana di melenzane, traditional neapolitan dish of italian kitchen

Butchery in market near Bobo-Dioulasso Burkina Faso

Cooking the millet beer, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso

An african woman grinding cereals millet into flour using traditional grindstones, Burkina Faso.

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. December 2017. Agricultural activity in Burkina Faso is practiced by a large part of the population. However, the arid climate, extreme heat and drought make this activity difficult. In this photo we see two women of an agricultural cooperative intent on washing some tools

Barbecue

Still life of Argan oil and fruit and shea butter with nuts on a wooden table with flowers

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. December 10, 2017. Harvesting and production of shea butter

Still life of Argan oil and fruit and shea butter with nuts on a wooden table with flowers

The cultivation and processing of shea nuts occupies an important place in the agricultural system of Burkina Faso. In the sub-Saharan country, shea nuts are harvested and subsequently processed to extract the butter, which is exported around the world. In this image, part of a larger reportage made in December 2017, you can see a woman intent on selecting the shea nuts that will subsequently be stored in the warehouse of an agricultural cooperative in Ouagadougou that will take care of obtaining the butter. Once packaged in containers, these will be offered for sale.

Still life of Argan oil and fruit and shea butter with nuts

Burkina Faso is one of the poorest countries in the world. Its location south of the Sahara desert is the main cause of its arid climate and heavily affects the life of its inhabitants. The daily life of its inhabitants, especially those who live far from the capital Ouagadougou, is difficult and is based on a poor economy supported by the contribution of international NGOs. In this image taken in December 2017 and made during a photographic reportage commissioned by an Italian NGO that deals with food education, we see a woman who extracts water from a well. The well, built thanks to the international cooperation operating in the country, represents an important element for local agriculture, because it ensures the possibility of irrigating land that is always very arid. The framed woman is a member of an agricultural cooperative made up only of women.

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Agricultural activity in Burkina Faso, a country in sub-Saharan Africa, is mostly conducted with traditional methods. Women are mainly involved in this activity, in many cases belonging to agricultural cooperatives that have the support of European and North American NGOs. In this image, which is part of a larger reportage made in Burkina Faso in December 2017, we see a group of women intent on working a land, located on the outskirts of Ouagadougou, which will later be used for the sowing of vegetables and vegetables. As you can see, the women are bent over and are busy working the land, which in Burkina Faso is very dry due to a particularly arid climate.

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, December 2017. In this image, two women are seen aboard a motorcycle as they travel along one of the main streets of Ouagadougou.

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. December 15, 2017. In this image we see a farmer who is working a field for the production of vegetables in a village near the capital

Still life of Argan oil and fruit and shea butter with nuts on a wooden table with flowers

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. December 2017. Burkina Faso is a very poor country and its economy is mainly based on agriculture. Due to the arid climate, food production is scarce and difficult. In this photo you can see some farmers working in their field

Traditional granaries made of woods and straw in an african village in Burkina Faso. They are on stilts to protect the crops against animals.

gardeners work in a garden during the dry season in burkina

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, December 2017. In this image you can see a woman who is part of an agricultural cooperative near Ouagadougou in a break from work in the field.

Some Burkina Faso farmers are sowing and harvesting vegetables from a cultivated field

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. December 13, 2017. In this image you can see a farmer who collects a bundle of wood to light the fire

"Kawara, Burkina Faso - November 23, 2011: A woman, squatting, explains to a group of tourists (outside the picture) how to make shea butter. Here, the crushing step is shown. The woman crushes, on a stone, a thick paste, created from shea nuts, to get a pulp more liquid."

Koumana, Burkina Faso - January 2, 2008: Children work in the harvest and storage of cotton to send to the factory which deal in Burkina Faso.

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. December 15, 2017. Agricultural activities near the capital

Seasonal flooding of village gardens along the Nimbaru River northern Yatenga Burkina Faso

Outskirts of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, December 2017. Around the capital of the sub-Saharan state there are hundreds of small agricultural villages, whose population is mostly employed in the agricultural sector. Women and men, in fact, spend a good part of their day in the fields, where fruit and vegetables are grown that are used for local needs. In this image, part of a large photographic documentary, we see the inhabitants of a small village, which is 5 kilometers from Ouagadougou, carrying out some of the most common daily activities that mark people's lives: working in the fields, walking, washing crockery, ride a bike, sit in a circle talking.

Cotton flowers in a field in Africa Burkina Faso

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. December 12, 2017. A farmer is working in a cultivated field near the state capital

Koumana, Burkina Faso - January 2, 2008: Children work in the harvest and storage of cotton to send to the factory which deal in Burkina Faso

Deforestation and Desertification during the Great Sahelian Drought of the mid-1970s in northern Burkina Faso the Sahel West Africa showing where herders cut down trees and shrubs in attempts to feed dying cattle for lack of forage

Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, December 2017. In this image, some people can be seen drawing water from a well to irrigate the field where they are working.

african hand harvesting millet on a field in burkina faso

Cooking doughnuts over a wood fire in Africa

Still life of Argan oil and fruit and shea butter with nuts on a wooden table with flowers

Outskirts of Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, December 2017. Around the capital of the sub-Saharan state there are hundreds of small agricultural villages, whose population is mostly employed in the agricultural sector. Women and men, in fact, spend a good part of their day in the fields, where fruit and vegetables are grown that are used for local needs. In this image, part of a large photographic documentary, we see the inhabitants of a small village, which is 5 kilometers from Ouagadougou, carrying out some of the most common daily activities that mark people's lives: working in the fields, walking, washing crockery, ride a bike, sit in a circle talking.