PESA/ Faso Jege - Pisciculture pour l'Emplois et la Sécurité Alimentaire

About this project

The Fish Farming for Employment and Food Security Project (PESA) was designed and is being implemented by CORDAID’s Country Office in Burkina Faso over a period of six (6) years (2020–2026). The project covers the regions of Guiriko, Koulsés, Yaadga, and Goulmou. It was developed in response to the challenges of employment and food security, particularly for young people and women, in the aquaculture subsector, which offers significant strengths and opportunities. Indeed, the project arose from the observation that in Burkina Faso, domestic fish production accounts for only about 20% of the total fish supply. Fish consumption stands at 7.5 kg per person per year, compared with the global average of 20 kg per person per year, and continues to increase annually. This demonstrates the existence of a growing potential market throughout the value chain, driven by changing dietary habits that favor fish consumption and by population growth. The PESA project aims to facilitate the creation of 1,650 fish farming enterprises, generating at least 2,750 jobs and ultimately producing 600 tonnes of fish. The project seeks to develop entrepreneurial family-scale fish farming, collective fish farming, and integrated agro-aquaculture systems through the promotion of intensive production models that require limited investment and operating costs, both in rural and urban areas. Focused on fish farming for food and nutritional security, the PESA project seeks to contribute to the employability…

Published by

Cordaid · International NGO

Countries

Burkina Faso

Sectors

Agricultural developmentAgricultural financial services

Funded by

Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Burkina Faso

Implemented by

ICCO Cooperation

Accountable

ICCO Cooperation

Published by Cordaid to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 3 Sept 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: NL-KVK-41160054-11.0431.

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