Association de Gestion des Ressources Naturelles et de la Faune de la Comoé-Léraba

AGEREF Comoé-Léraba (Association de Gestion des Ressources Naturelles et de la Faune de la Comoé-Léraba) is a non-profit association based in Banfora, Burkina Faso. It was officially recognized on 5 January 2001 under receipt no. 2001-002/MATD/PCMO/HC, and on 25 October 2001 it became the first association to be granted a management concession contract (no. 2001-01-737/MEE/SG/DGEF) for natural resource and wildlife management in the Comoé-Léraba region. The association operates under Burkina Faso's law no. 10/92/ADP of 15 December 1992 on freedom of association. AGEREF Comoé-Léraba is involved in the sustainable management of natural resources and wildlife, and it also produces and markets agricultural products. Its shea butter won first prize at the 2014 Regional Agro-Sylvo-Pastoral and Artisanal Fair of the Cascades, and its honey won first prize at Burkina Faso's 2013 National Farmers' Day. The association has received several distinctions, including the Medal of Honour of Local Authorities in 2024, the Knight of the Order of Merit for Rural Development in 2012, and was a finalist for the UNDP Equator Initiative prize in 2012. It was also a laureate of the Africa Forum 2013, 100 Innovations for Sustainable Development. The organization is headquartered in Banfora and can be contacted via email at mfkarama@yahoo.fr or by phone at (+226) 70 26 06 94 / 20 91 19 01. Its official website is https://agerefcl.org/. AGEREF Comoé-Léraba collaborates with organizations such as the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the Association Faune et Développement au Burkina (AFAUDEB).

AGEREF Comoé-Léraba was established as a non-profit association under Burkina Faso's law no. 10/92/ADP of 15 December 1992 on freedom of association. It received official recognition through receipt no. 2001-002/MATD/PCMO/HC on 5 January 2001. On 25 October 2001, by concession contract no. 2001-01-737/MEE/SG/DGEF, it became the first association to be granted a management concession for natural resources and wildlife in the Comoé-Léraba region. Since then, the association has been involved in the sustainable management of natural resources and wildlife, while also developing agricultural value chains. Its shea butter and honey have won regional and national awards, and the association has received multiple distinctions for its work in rural development and conservation.

• Officially recognized by receipt no. 2001-002/MATD/PCMO/HC

• Became the first association to be granted a management concession contract (no. 2001-01-737/MEE/SG/DGEF)

• Knight of the Order of Merit for Rural Development of Burkina Faso

• Finalist of the UNDP Equator Initiative prize

• Laureate of the Africa Forum 2013, 100 Innovations for Sustainable Development

• First prize for honey at the National Farmers' Day of Burkina Faso

• First prize for shea butter at the Regional Agro-Sylvo-Pastoral and Artisanal Fair of the Cascades

• Medal of Honour of Local Authorities

Non-profit association for sustainable natural resource and wildlife management, also producing award-winning agricultural products.

• Shea butter

  Awarded first prize at the 2014 Regional Agro-Sylvo-Pastoral and Artisanal Fair of the Cascades.

• Honey

  Awarded first prize at the 2013 National Farmers' Day of Burkina Faso.

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