The Regional Coordination Unit (UCR) of Sikasso of the FIER II Project, accompanied by its regional partners held the 31 March 2026 in the conference room of the Regional Council, its first Regional Concertation Committee (CRC).
This meeting chaired by the second vice-president of the Regional Council was an opportunity to draw up a concrete assessment of the project's 2025 achievements and draw up ambitious prospects for 2026.
Rural youth at the heart of the action
From the initial findings, it should be noted that:
- 621 young people were trained in business management and financial education, of which 282 were men and 339 women,
- 376 young people have received training on techniques beef, sheep and poultry,
- 178 young people have benefited from diversified agricultural training in market gardening, agri-food processing and marketing.
- 614 Business plans have been validated by the Regional Selection Committee including 479 AGR and 133 MER projects.
There are also satisfactory results such as the establishment of institutional partnerships, the identification of production areas and the conduct of some studies (identification of the economic sectors carrying out the activities and identification of production areas by sectors) in the region.
An ambitious target for 2026
With an overall budget of 2 012 822 50 FCFA for PTBA 2026the project will training and financing 1,100 young people of which 40 % In addition, the Commission has set up a network of training centres for women. The meeting involved some 20 institutional representatives and civil society organizations. It also made it possible to make recommendations relevant to the successful implementation of the activities. These recommendations include:
- Require the establishment of the youth funding scheme (memorandum with the SFD partners);
- Diligent funding for young people already trained and awaiting funding;
- Develop strategies for implementing activities in areas of insecurity;
- Accelerate the mobilization of the financial GAP (40%).
