Potato cropping systems in Burkina Faso.

With more than 25% of national production, the commune of Ouahigouya, in the northern region of Burkina Faso, is the leading potato producer. Thus, this research has set itself the objective of analyzing the know-how of family farmers in the production of potatoes in Yatenga. To achieve this objective, the systemic approach combining quantitative and qualitative data was adopted. It made it possible to analyze potato production systems from the angle of production techniques and factors and the organization of production work. It results from the investigations made that the potato production techniques are mastered by 75.20% of the respondents and the adhesion of the farmers to the cultivation of the potato concerns 89.70% of the farmers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]