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Agriculture in Burkina Faso has tremendous potential.[
citation needed]
Burkina Faso produced in 2018:
- 1.9 million tons of
sorghum;
- 1.7 million tons of
maize;
- 1.1 million tons of
millet;
- 630 thousand tons of
cowpea (3rd largest producer in the world, losing only to Niger and Nigeria);
- 490 thousand tons of
sugar cane;
- 482 thousand tons of
cotton;
- 329 thousand tons of
peanut;
- 253 thousand tons of
sesame seed (8th largest producer in the world);
- 240 thousand tons of
vegetable;
- 160 thousand tons of
rice;
- 103 thousand tons of
cashew nuts (12th largest producer in the world);
In addition to smaller productions of other agricultural products.
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References
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Country Studies.
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