Blaise ZONGO left his job to venture into poultry production. To establish a marketing channel for the chickens he produces, he initiated a grill house with a specialty in garlic-grilled chicken. Presently, his grilled chicken is highly acclaimed by customers,

Eugène ROUAMBA is a Burkinabè innovator and inventor. His latest innovation is a petro-solar tunnel dryer. It dries fruits and vegetables healthily and efficiently while optimising on energy. The advantage of this solution lies in its local conception. Hence

In Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, the company, “Entreprise TRAORÉ et Fils”, specialises in the processing of cereals, tubers and non-wood products. The manager, Yaya TRAORÉ, shares his experience in juice production, particularly the famous maize

“Timi Multi Services” is a company that offers pre-plucked chickens, as well as fish and seafood for consumption. The founder, Korotimi SANON/ZOANGA, decided to set up the business because she noticed that as the festive season approached, people w

In Pô, Burkina Faso, Radio Goulou encourages the use of organic fertilisers through its programmes on agriculture. Boukary TIETIEMBOU, a farmer and listener to this community radio station, is convinced of the benefits of organic fertilisers. In this video, f

Latifatou SAWADOGO holds a degree in transport and logistics. When she graduated, she was struggling to find a job, and it was during her search for jobs that the idea of setting up her own business was born. Set up in 2019, “Ma bouillie préférée̶

Eliézer YALGUIA, founder of “SIWIÉ INDUSTRY”, is a young medical student with a passion for pastry-making. After his A-levels, he went to his uncle’s restaurant to manage the internet connection, where he became interested in pastry-making.

The rice-growing plain of Karfiguéla has been transformed thanks to the “Water, Key to Sustainable Development” (ECDD) project. Once desperate because of climate change and inefficient farming practices, this region is thriving again. The ECDD pro

At Pô, in the Centre-South region of Burkina Faso, women process shea kernels. This activity enables them to generate income. Grouped together in a cooperative, they collect the shea kernels, process them into butter and soap and commercialise them. Thanks to

In Pô, in the Centre-South region of Burkina Faso, the “Wessonou” cooperative processes cassava into attiéké (couscous) to combat hunger. Adana ZOURÉ, the President, shares her story and the cooperative’s successes. Thanks to the union of

Daniel ABONGTÉ is the founder of “Terre Africaine”, a company specialised in soybean production and processing. After dropping out of school, Daniel overcame obstacles to become a successful entrepreneur. In his factory, he processes 10 tonnes of

Cultivating the soil with traditional power tillers involves walking behind the machine by hand, a problem that farmers are seeking to solve in order to increase the efficiency of their operations. Ousmane KABORÉ, founder of the “Société de Recherche