The Interprofessional Committee for the Onion Sector of ^{Burkina (CIFOB) officially announced December 1, 2025 the award} guaranteed minimum of the onion. The Committee brought together all the actors of the value chain.

The guaranteed minimum onion price is set at 165 CFA francs per kilogram. This amount is the result of a national workshop of consultation held on November 19 and 20, 2025. This decision marks a step forward important in the organization and security of the sector, essential for producers as well as for traders and consumers.

The advocacy involved three major areas: the sale of onions by the kilogram, the standardization of units of measurement and the establishment of a guaranteed minimum price to the producer.

To achieve this goal, numerous multi-stakeholder meetings were organized. They made it possible to exchange with the actors on the need to further structure the sector and to strengthen storage and distribution devices, in particular through counters and preservation stores.

The guaranteed minimum price of 165 CFA francs on Kilogram is now established as a threshold below which onions cannot no longer be purchased from the producer. According to the Secretary General of CIFOB, René Soalla, this measure is part of a process of justice and equity aimed at to ensure stable and decent remuneration for all actors. She is resting on an in-depth analysis of the market and on listening to all the components of the sector: producers, traders, transporters and consumers.

For him, this minimum price is a tool essential for greater transparency and better regulation of market. It also represents a lever to encourage production. national, preserve farmers' incomes and create momentum sustainable within the sector.

In addition, the CIFOB also invites the competent authorities to accompany and support this advanced in order to guarantee a prosperous, structured and competitive.