Toéssin, Rollo Explained

Official Name:Toéssin, Bam
Pushpin Map:Burkina Faso
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Mapsize:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Burkina Faso
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Burkina Faso
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Bam Province
Subdivision Type3:Department
Subdivision Name3:Rollo Department
Population As Of:2005
Population Total:1703
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:GMT 0
Utc Offset:+0
Coordinates:13.5667°N -40°W

Toéssin, Bam is a village in the Rollo Department of Bam Province in northern Burkina Faso. It has a population of 1703, primarily of the Yarse ethnic group (who are assimilated with the Mossi).[1]

The village was known for community efforts to build soil and water conservation initiatives in the 1990s, supported by the German PATECORE project, and hosted development workers and researchers.[2] Most of the central fields around the village had stone lines (diguettes) built by the villagers, designed to slow runoff from heavy rains and allowing it to infiltrate into the soil. It also has a primary school, and groundwater is pumped from a deep tube well.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.inforoute-communale.gov.bf/list_vill/centre_nord.htm Burkinabé government inforoute communale
  2. Batterbury, S.P.J. 1998. Local environmental management, land degradation and the ‘Gestion des Terroirs’ approach in West Africa; policies and pitfalls. Journal of International Development 10: 871‑898. http://simonbatterbury.net/pubs/batterburyjid2004.pdf