Description
Edouard AKAKPO-LADO is an electro-mechanical engineer from Togo. He invents machines for agricultural transformation.
From a very young age, Edouard liked to create. He used to make small objects such as plastic aeroplanes with materials he bought from his savings. After secondary school, he joined the University to study Physics.
But he was disappointed as he soon realised that it was just theory there. So, he left University and followed an electro-mechanic training course to pursue his dream of inventing and creating.
Today, Edouard already has some machines that he has created for agricultural cooperatives in urban and rural areas, so as to simplify people’s lives.
Discovery: A motorbike transformed into a farm equipment
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
Discovery: A machine to shred agricultural by-products
At the recently concluded National Forum for Research and Technological Innovation (FRSIT), which took place from 24 – 28 October 2023 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, many innovations were presented to the public. One specifically caught our eye, a machine
Burkina Faso: Young school leavers in agriculture
The Bapla Rural Promotion Centre in Burkina Faso offers agricultural training to young people who have left school. Former trainees such as Zéphirin KAMBIRÉ and Viviane KAMBIRÉ have acquired essential skills and knowledge to improve their farming practices