Description
Axel NIKIEMA is a Master’s student in agronomy with a passion for gardening. It’s a passion he’s nurtured since childhood.
Axel NIKIEMA has a variety of plants in his garden, including fruit, aromatic and ornamental plants. He also has various types of palm tree, some worth up to 500,000 FCFA.
Axel NIKIEMA has a dream: to create an agronomic research centre to develop the agricultural sector in Burkina Faso and Africa.
Agri Actu: The Boulmiougou dam, silted up and devoid of fish
The Boulmiougou dam, located in the city of Ouagadougou, plays an important role in supplying water to one of the city’s largest vegetable producing sites. However, this dam is now threatened by progressive silting. The accumulation of sand and other was
Agri Food: “Babenda” with Awa KORBEOGO
“Babenda” is a traditional dish from Burkina Faso. Made from leaves, rice, groundnut powder and “soumbala”, it has become one of the country’s most emblematic dishes over the years. This blend of ingredients is simmered to produce
Agri Pub: Vegetable producing booming thanks to PAPEA-2 support
Germain TASSEMBEDO has been farming a 3.5-hectare field in Koubri (Burkina Faso) for 26 years, producing cabbage, chillies, maize and, more recently, wheat. As head of the Teeltaba cooperative, it was through a friend that he discovered the Support programme f