On 2nd and 3rd July 2018, Ouagadougou hosted a regional workshop on financing the agricultural and rural sector in West Africa under the aegis of the Network of Farmers’ Organizations and Producers of West Africa (ROPPA). An event covered by Agribusiness TV,

In Burkina Faso, Aïcha Traoré wants to replace plastic bags with paper bags. Aïcha saw how the use of plastic bags was becoming harmful to the environment. And she wanted to do something about it. Without any training, she learnt by herself to make paper ba

Fatou SARR is a graduate in computer network. She produces and transforms organic aloe vera into cosmetics and food supplements. Fatou inherited the passion for agriculture from her father. She started with the cultivation of chilli, green beans, melons and st

Aziz Sènan AGOSSOU is a graduate in animal production. In 2014, he ventured in to the production of exotic breeds of rabbits. At a young age, Aziz watched his older brother perform experiments, especially on rabbits. Later, after university, Aziz decided to s

Daniele N’DA is a vegetable producer in Benin. She tells us about what happened after her video was featured on Agribusiness TV!

François Premier Yameogo, a renowned International fashion designer, launched a semi-industrial cotton processing unit in Burkina Faso. The story of François with cotton dates back to the 80’s when the former President of Burkina Faso, Thomas Sankara, was

Gaëlle KENFACK is a telecommunications engineer. After spending almost 10 years in Germany, she returned to Cameroon and created Kenza Market which distributes local agricultural products. The idea of Kenza Market came from Gaëlle’s experience in Germany.

Boubacar Dansoko is a graduate in business economics. Since 2012, he co-manages ENTRAEL, a farming company founded by his father. His father being the director of a state farm, Boubacar grew up around agriculture. And after his studies, he followed the steps o

Esther DIENDÉRÉ, a microbiologist, transforms wild fruits from Burkina Faso into juices of the brand “Glou”. Mrs. Diendéré got the idea to start an agro-processing enterprise at the time when she was teaching in high school. She started with a capital

Two years after the launch of Agribusiness TV, we went back to interview the entrepreneurs who were featured. Flavien Kouatcha shares his experience with Agribusiness TV.

According to Awa Caba, the CEO of Sooretul, thanks to Agribusiness TV, start-ups are able to expand their network and have partners at national and international levels.

After University, some youths took over an abandoned coffee plantation. Mamadou Bhoye BAH was still at University when this idea came to him. Along with his friends, they created a cooperative, and ventured into potato production. Later, they grew cowpea, maiz