In Burkina Faso, millet has much more than just nutritional value. It embodies resilience and plays an essential role in many traditional practices.<br /><br />Specialists often recommend millet flour-based porridges to restore the health of malnourished children, demonstrating its vital role in the well-being of the very young.<br /><br />But millet's role doesn't stop there. It plays a central role in family meals and in some restaurants in Burkina Faso. At the "Chez MAM SANK" restaurant, promoter Mariam SANKARA concocts millet-based dishes such as "gnon" and "tô de petit mil", which are a big hit with customers.<br /><br />Traditionally, millet is associated with mystical attributes of protection and is present in virtually all spiritual events. "At funerals and other ceremonies, everything is submitted to the ancestors. And 'zoom-koom' (small millet juice) is used everywhere," says Konomba TRAORÉ, Burkina Faso's intangible heritage.<br /><br />Millet has the ability to grow even on arid land, making it an ideal solution for countries that need to boost their food self-sufficiency. In view of all these positive aspects, the United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed 2023 as the International Year of Millet.<br /><br />#AgribusinessTV #BurkinaFaso #Reportage #Millet #Africa #IYM2023
