Trade integration and NIU sustainability:  Burkina Faso has established a set of effective trade coordination mechanisms, including a National Trade Negotiation Committee, a Trade Facilitation Committee and a National Committee on the Africa Continental Free Trade Area Agreement. Two sectoral dialogue frameworks have also been established within the Trade Ministry.

Through the Post-SSP project, 228 officials (22% of women and 30% of young) have been trained on thematic such as logistics, regulation of interprofessional organizations in key sectors, preparation of regulatory texts, program budget, intelligent transport systems.

Build sustainable value chains and diversify exports: 

• Mango and cashew: The EIF's support to the commercialization of dried mangoes and processed cashew nuts has led to an increase in production volumes, improved technical capacities and access to new international markets. Throughout the project, a range of important equipment was provided to increase the productive capacity of mango drying plants. This included 3,025 crates with 60 stainless steel tables, 150 fire extinguishers, and 1,500 coats and scales. As well as this, 100 mango drying guides, 20 business plans, and the "YELEEN" management software were financed. By the end of the project (2018), over 4,000 new jobs had been created across the two sectors, as a result of the increase in the productive capacity and the establishment of new processing units in the mango sector. 

There has been an increase in exported mangoes from 5,000 tonnes before the project to approximately 10,000 tonnes in 2018. 

Producers have accessed 11 new international markets through the signing of 16 contracts, valued at USD 5.1 million. New export markets have included Canada, China, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, the United States of America and Vietnam.

• Sesame: The EIF has supported the increase in the productive capacity and export potential of the sesame sector. The incomes of producers have been improved, in addition to greater access to finance. The sesame project led to the elaboration of an action plan for the national sesame producer’s association. It also led to an improvement of the quality of sesame and an increase in exports. Increased productivity in the sectors supported has been indirectly achieved through improved marketing and processing capacities that had a knock-on effect on production. There has been a 300,000-tonne increase in sesame production. 
• Shea: The EIF supported the T2 PACFIK focusing on improving the productivity and competitivity of the shea value chain actors. The project supported capacity-building for 888 stakeholders, including 535 women (60%) and 302 young people (34%) on value chain practices, as well as 37 companies in acquiring and using packaging and labels for their products, in order to meet customer requirements. The project also provided 141 MSMEs with equipment, the development of the national development strategy for the shea industry (2022-2026). 11 storage warehouses were built and 3 were renovated for women's cooperatives, with training for the women in charge of their management. An e-commerce platform called "Faso produits" was developed for the promotion and sale of local products.

Thanks to the project, 79% of beneficiary organizations acknowledged having adopted new technologies. This has enabled beneficiary organizations to create temporary and permanent jobs, especially for women, reduce the drudgery of their work and guarantee product quality. The acquisition of a complete shea butter production line has enabled annual production capacity to be increased from 400 tonnes to over 1,000 tonnes.

Also, the regional project implemented by the Global Shea Alliance trained more than 6,000 women in Burkina Faso, including on best practices and soap production. Thanks to the project and its equipment and infrastructure, the Delwende cooperative saw its daily processing capacity of 3 bags of 80 kilograms of processed shea to 12 bags of 80 kilograms of processed shea per day.

Regional integration and trade facilitation: 

• AfCFTA: A regional project in partnership with the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, the Islamic Development Bank and the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation, is strengthening the capacity of Burkina Faso alongside four African LDCs to effectively engage in the African Continental Free Trade Area.
• Trade facilitation: The regional project implemented by UNCTAD focused on facilitating transit, transportation and exchanges in West Africa (Benin, Burkina Faso, Niger and Togo). The project fostered an enabling environment to simplify customs and border regulations between beneficiary countries along the Lome-Ouagadougou and Cotonou-Niamey corridor to improve their competitiveness. A study on the two corridors was developed to identify bottlenecks and recommendations for improvement and action to solve the identified challenges. The “Quadrilateral Declaration for the convergence of the legal framework for road transport, intermediation, transit and trade between Benin, Burkina Faso, Niger and Togo” was signed on May 25, 2023 in Niamey, Niger, by the Ministers of Commerce and the Ministers of Transport of four countries. This transit agreement has been developed to enable countries to simplify transit trade operations, cutting costs and time at the borders.