21 June 2016, On the way from Djibo to Dori, Burkina Faso - Young farmers plough soft ground after the rain. FAO project GCP/INT/157/EC: Action Against Desertification is an initiative of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) to promote sustainable land management and restore drylands and degraded lands in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific, implemented by FAO and partners with funding from the European Union in the framework of the 10th European Development Fund (EDF).