Kadiguai SAWADOGO is a gardening enthusiast. Her gardening adventure began in 2000, during her first post in Bani, in the Séno province of Burkina Faso. At that time, she was living in accommodation reserved for teachers. Fuelled by the desire to turn her dream into reality, and supported by her pupils, she created a

The month of Ramadan is a sacred period for the Muslim community, which sees its eating habits transformed. These habits give rise to a number of small activities that play a vital role in the local economy. On boulevard Thomas SANKARA, every evening, a number of women bustle around their pans and stalls selling wafers

Bernard BATIONO was born in Reo. A town in the Centre-West region, about 115 km from Ouagadougou, renowned for its lush greenery. This native of Reo has been gardening at home for 30 years. It’s a passion that grew out of the environment in which he was born. He developed an unconditional love for treesRead More

Originally from Benin, Marlene KINDJI has made it her mission to promote the culinary skills of her region through “Badèmé Natural Foods”. Marlene KINDJI spent most of her time on her mother’s farm. There, she witnessed the many post-harvest losses due to poor sales and lack of processing facilities

The Sondré-East pastoral zone is located in the province of Zoundwéogo, in the Centre-South region of Burkina Faso. Covering an area of more than 14,000 hectares, this pastoral zone had no land title, despite the decree creating it in February 2000. In December 2023, the MODHEM+/ DDC project, financed by the Swiss Co

Originally from Benin, Monique BIOKOU is a passionate entrepreneur who made her dream come true in 2017, when she created her rice brand “Moonri”. Her journey has not been without its pitfalls. Monique BIOKOU has had to overcome many difficulties, including financial ones. Driven by an unconditional love fo

Trained as a teacher, Djéneba PILABRÉ gave up everything to devote herself to her entrepreneurial project: fish farming. This project, long nurtured in collaboration with her father, took on a special dimension after his death. Djéneba decided to perpetuate his memory by carrying out this project. Today, Djéneba PI

“I started at home, in a wire-mesh pen”. That’s how Halamoussan TABOUÉ/TAMINI took her first steps in poultry farming. With courage and passion, she transformed her henhouse into a prosperous exploration: the “Kounadia” farm. In 2019, thanks to the Support Programme for the Promotion of A

The aim of the Agropastoral and Fisheries Offensive is to produce 100,000 tonnes of fish by 2025. Since 2023, floating cages have been installed on five dams to achieve this objective and meet fish consumption needs. This initiative is benefits several sections of Burkina Faso society, such as Jacob NAGOUANDE, an inter

Mathias BARRO grew up alongside his mother in the processing industry. So, it was natural that he wanted to follow in her footsteps by launching his own business. In 2019, Mathias BARRO set up “Merveille Production du Kénédougou”, a company specialising in cassava processing. The company offers a wide ran

Trained as a teacher, Djéneba PILABRÉ gave up everything to devote herself to her entrepreneurial project: fish farming. This project, long nurtured in collaboration with her father, took on a special dimension after his death. Djéneba decided to perpetuate his memory by carrying out this project. Today, Djéneba PI

The aim of the Agropastoral and Fisheries Offensive is to produce 100,000 tonnes of fish by 2025. Since 2023, floating cages have been installed on five dams to achieve this objective and meet fish consumption needs. This initiative is benefits several sections of Burkina Faso society, such as Jacob NAGOUANDE, an inter

Mathias BARRO grew up alongside his mother in the processing industry. So, it was natural that he wanted to follow in her footsteps by launching his own business. In 2019, Mathias BARRO set up “Merveille Production du Kénédougou”, a company specialising in cassava processing. The company offers a wide ran

As an onion producer, Assami SINO does more than just grow them. Aware of the profitability of his product, he has also started marketing it. His ambition? To develop his business. To achieve this goal, Assami SINO received support from the Support Programme for the Promotion of Agricultural Entrepreneurship, Phase 2 (

Patrick COMPAORÉ is a financier by profession who has always had a passion for livestock farming, particularly pig farming. In 2023, he decided to turn this passion into reality by creating “Ferme Lucie”. Located around fifty kilometres from Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso, “Ferme Lucie” offers a w

Bruno SIMPORÉ, who comes from a family of pig sellers, naturally followed in his parents’ footsteps by taking up this profession. For the past 20 years, his morning ritual has remained unchanged: he goes out into the villages to buy pigs. He resells some of them, and reserves the rest to make oven-baked pork. Th

Issaka ZIDA has been a passionate vegetable gardener from an early age. The son of a farmer, he always wanted to follow in his father’s footsteps: work the land to feed himself. On his two-hectare plot of land, Issaka ZIDA grows onions, cabbage, tomatoes, eggplants, sorrel and many other vegetables. When he start

Béranger KAFANDO began his entrepreneurial career at high school, selling phone top-up cards. After graduating with a Bachelor’s degree, he decided to go into breeding, and more specifically chick production. This is how his company “ELKAF Élevage” came into being. Béranger KAFANDO attaches great i

Siata TRAORÉ heads the “Lagm-taaba” cooperative, which has over a hundred members. For more than seven years, this cooperative has been processing ginger into juice, powder, pastilles, etc. Siata TRAORÉ’s beginnings were marked by many challenges. Thanks to her courage and determination, she was abl

After the death of his parents, Joseph OUÉDRAOGO was forced to leave school, as he had no one to take care of him. He turned to livestock farming, a skill passed down from his father. Joseph OUÉDRAOGO began his entrepreneurial adventure with two sheep. One thing led to another and he managed to buy aRead More