In Salogo, a rural commune in the region of Plateau Central in Burkina Faso, agro-sylvo-pastoral activities occupy more than 90% of the population who derive most of their income from them. Yet, many households are plagued by poverty and food insecurity. Takin

Siaka SANON is the son of a cereal seller. He took over his mother’s business and transformed it into a corn processing unit where semolina, flour, gritz and bran for animals are produced. Siaka saw that the consumer trend is changing and that the consum

One year after its official launch, Kevin DOAMBA’s pyramid for soilless culture has improved and is proving to be successful with populations. Kevin has been solicited by several people who want to acquire his structure for soilless culture of crops. Tho

From being a shepherd in Bobo-Dioulasso, then apprentice butcher in Ouahigouya, Boukari Diallo is today at the head of a successful company that employs around twenty people. Boukari was an apprentice butcher at the big market of Ouahigouya in Burkina Faso. On

Bouba Gamsonré was a victim of schizophrenia 15 years ago when he was in Cote d’Ivoire. Suddenly he became violent with himself and started wandering around the city. He was living on the street, and he no longer had contact with family and society. While b

Yanny Dembélé is a farmer and lost his eyesight three years ago when he was 67 years old. Since then, he became completely inactive. His family supported him in this difficult phase, but he was completely dependent on others and was discouraged. Thanks to th

After contracting measles at the age of 10, Irénée Traoré had lost sight. His life changed drastically and he could no ore play with his classmates, or walk around. In 2018, with the support of OCADES and CBM through the Project of Support for the Developme

Ousmane Nacoulma had an ear disease called otitis when he was two years old. His parents tried to treat him with traditional medicine, but it was not successful. They then turned to modern medicine. Despite the treatment, Ousmane had difficulty hearing and thi

After an injury, Mamouna Ouedraogo had to have her left foot amputated. Her husband abandoned her and her three children, and she found herself completely dependent on her parents. Due to inactivity, she was having bad thoughts all day long, and life was not e

Using insects to prevent the millet head miner caterpillar, one of the main pests of millet in the Sahel. This is the experience of researchers and farmers in Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali.

Young people from different backgrounds and from different countries met to be skilled in sustainable agriculture.

Over the past three decades, West African and Sahel countries have seen their populations double. Almost half live in cities. As a result, food crises are becoming increasingly complex and multifaceted. Situations aggravated by the growing influence of global