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Gold mine

The gold mine in Tamiougou just south of Kongoussi. Due to the lack of work young people are turning increasingly to gold mining in Burkina Faso. Over 80%%%% of the population derives its income from agriculture. But over the last 5 years, due to poor rainfall, crop yields have declined. The search for gold is the new attraction for young people around the country, Burkina Faso.

Photo by Ollivier Girard/CIFOR

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Africa, dry, tenure systems, economics, mine, income, gold, CIFOR, verticals, household expenditure, dryland, Tamiougou, mining, socioeconomics, climate change, Burkina Faso, household income, Namentenga, Centre-Nord, BF.

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