In recent years, Burkina Faso has made considerable progress in reducing poverty, improving food security, and combating malnutrition. However, food insecurity persists, affecting 19 percent of households. The main underlying factors are structural poverty, insufficient agricultural production, environmental degradation, climate-related shocks, gender inequality, and insecurity.

This strategic country plan will support the Government’s priorities, as outlined in its National Economic and Social Development Plan 2016–2020 and its sectoral policies, as well as in the United Nations Development Assistance Framework 2018–2020. Developed in consultation with the Government and key partners, including donors, civil society, and the private sector, the strategic country plan builds on the 2017 strategic review of the Zero Hunger initiative and the findings of WFP program evaluations.