Month: February 2023

Burkina Faso: Livestock salt licks made from local ingredients

AgribusinessTV February 28, 2023 2742 No Comments

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Abdel Latif OUÉDRAOGO stopped his studies when he was in secondary school to learn how to make livestock salt licks. In 2018, he started his company, AFABLE, which offers salt licks made from local ingredients for breeders. Four years later, Abdel Latif was able to install new premises with modern equipment imported f

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Burkina Faso : Infant cereals with local flavours

AgribusinessTV February 21, 2023 2576 No Comments

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Placide BAMOGO is the founder of a company called Arostel Trade. She is involved in the production of infant cereals made from local ingredients. She ventured into this activity following a personal experience, whereby her child was suffering from malnutrition and she had to learn how to prepare infant cereals for a co

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Benin: Fulfilling his dream of becoming a farmer

AgribusinessTV February 14, 2023 4196 No Comments

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In 2017, after obtaining his first cycle studies certificate (BEPC), Olivier DISSEH encouraged his father to enrol him in a technical school to be trained in agriculture, which is his passion. He obtained his Diploma of Agricultural and Tropical Studies (DEAT) in 2021, and set up his field to put his training into prac

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Burkina Faso: A carpenter specialised in poultry cages

AgribusinessTV February 7, 2023 3319 No Comments

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After primary school, Hugues MINOUNGOU went to pursue professional training in carpentry. Following his eight-year apprenticeship, he started his own business by manufacturing furniture like others were doing. But the sales were low and he struggled to make a living. Through some online research, he discovered that in

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