Ministère de l'Agriculture, des Ressources Animales et Halieutiques du Burkina Faso (Ministère des Ressources Animales et Halieutiques)

The Ministry for Animal Resources and Fisheries (MRAH) is responsible for the livestock sector, with the following functions: (i) traditional livestock  support activities through training and extension for producers; (ii) development of pastoral areas, promotion of feed-processing industries, and support to fodder production, to spur intensive animal  production; (iii) strengthening of animal health infrastructure and services; (iv) improvement of quality  control of animal products; (v) support of the processing industries of livestock by-products: food  products, hides and skins, and manure of animal origin; and (vi) identification of stable and  remunerative markets for livestock products.