Here in "Songtaab-Yalgré cotton Shea nuts & butter association" our workers are our strength.

 Agriculture is the main economic activity.

About 80 per cent of the population lives on

subsistence agriculture. It contributes more

than one-third of GDP, employs about 80 per

cent of the labour force, and is the main s

ource of income for rural communities. Burkina

Faso’s mineral resources include deposits

of gold and manganese, but these remain

underexploited. The industrial se

ctor, contributing about 20

per cent of GDP, comprises

mainly textiles, artisan manufacture, and small-scale agricultural processing.

Traditionally, the main export crops are live

stock and cotton. These

are referred to as

men’s cash crops, although women provide mo

st of the labour. Women are primarily

responsible for growing subsistence crops such

as millet, maize and rice, and also for

collecting shea nuts for export.