Year: 2026
Type: report
Abstract: T he crop production forecasts brief series by AKADEMIYA2063's Africa Agriculture Watch (AAgWa) aims to provide more accurate and timely data on harvests and yields for 11 major crops across nearly 50African countries.The timeliness, wide availability, and ease of access to this type of data will enable stakeholders across the value chain to plan and execute policy and business actions more efficiently.The data published in the briefs are generated through the Africa Crop Production (AfCP) model, an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based model applied to remotely sensed geo-biophysical data to produce estimates at pixel as well as administrative levels as early as the beginning of each growing season.In Brief 378, we provide forecasts on sorghum production in Burkina Faso.In 2026, sorghum production in Burkina Faso is projected to reach 1,954,083 metric tons (MT), indicating a 3% increase over 2025 production levels.The highest sorghum producers are expected to be Sanmatenga (Centre-Nord), Mouhoun (Boucle du Mouhoun), Gnagna (Est), Houet (Haut-Bassins), and Sanguié (Centre-Ouest), with production levels estimated at 110,000 MT, 99,987 MT, 98,752 MT, 90,699 MT, and 78,011 MT, respectively.In contrast, lower production values are observed in Noumbiel (Sud-Ouest), Loroum (Nord), Kompienga (Est), Oudalan (Sahel), and Léraba (Cascades), with production of 12,110 MT, 11,242 MT, 9,207 MT, 8,781 MT, and 3,868 MT, respectively.Compared to 2025, the most significant sorghum production increases in 2026 are expected in districts such as Houet (Haut-Bassins), Mouhoun (Boucle du Mouhoun), Ziro (Centre-Ouest), Sanguié (Centre-Ouest), and Tuy (Haut-Bassins), with differences of 6,637 MT, 4,697 MT, 4,659 MT, 4,375 MT, and 3,503 MT, respectively.These correspond to changes of 8%, 5%, 10%, 6%, and 9%.
DOI: 10.54067/acpf.378
Authors: Mansour Dia, Khadim Dia
Language: English
Subfield: Ecology
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
SDG: Zero hunger
Open Access status: gold
OpenAlex ID: W7220726367