According to the survey, the town of Gorom-Gorom in the Sahel region and the Barsalogho site for internally displaced persons in the Center-North region are the most affected, where children under five suffering from global acute malnutrition represent 18.4% and 16.1%, respectively. The figures exceed the 15% emergency threshold of the World Health Organization (WHO).

Malnutrition remains a public health problem in Burkina Faso. The 2019 National Nutrition Survey found that one in four children is chronically malnourished or stunted. To tackle this scourge, the government has embarked on a multisectoral approach to reduce chronic malnutrition in children under 5 years old.

During the 2018-2019 agricultural season, Burkina Faso recorded a production deficit. And according to the explanation of the Minister of Agriculture and Hydro-agricultural Development, Salifou Ouédraogo, the analysis of the country's food vulnerability indicated that several people from the Sahel regions,