Burkina Faso [In West African agriculture and climate change: A comprehensive analysis]

Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa covering about 274,000 square kilometers. It is bordered by the Republic of Mali on the north and west; by Cote d’Ivoire on the Southwest; by Ghana, Togo, and Benin on the South; and by Niger on the east. The country has a dry tropical climate with two contrasting seasons. The rainy season generally lasts from May to October, but its duration decreases progressively from the southwest, amounting to only three months in the northern part of the country.PRIFPRI1; CRP7EPTDCGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS