After the death of their mother, who used to prepare babenda, a traditional dish from Burkina Faso, the Billa siblings took over the activity to (re)valorise the dish and cherish memories of their parents. The innovation that they brought is that they advertise online on Facebook and Whatsapp and their customers order

The production of forage crops is a field which is less exploited, but is very lucrative. In Burkina Faso, Hamadou BOUGOUMPIGA seized this opportunity by becoming a forage crop producer. “What I have to say to the younger generation is to encourage them and call them to look at the land as well. Maybe we are usin

“We want Africans to be healthy, we want malnutrition to be a thing of the past on the continent. This will be achieved when nutritious food across Africa is widely distributed,” says Lawrence Alaba AFERE, founder of SPRINGBPARD Nigeria. Springboard is a cooperative of Cocoa, Plantain and Rice smallholder f

“10 years ago, 15 years ago, if I was told it was possible, I was going to say it was a dream. Today it has become a reality. When man wants something, he can mark his future quite simply by taking action,” says Desiré Marie YAMEOGO. Desiré Marie YAMEOGO is the president of the NGO “WEND PUIRÉ̶

Kadi Clarisse OUEDRAOGO is a young woman and pig producer, who despite prejudices has managed to make a place for herself in the sector. “My ambitions are to expand the farm and also do crop production. You can see that I also use corn and some things that I can produce myself. I have seven hectares of land. In t

Rodolphe Zan forms a cooperative to help poultry farmers in Wayalgui to better organise themselves and take good care of their birds. This cooperative has received support from the iDEAL Burkina project through training on the use of ICTs, and allocation of computer equipment. “It was very beneficial because we w

“In fact, the problem wasn’t production. It was marketing, which was causing us difficulties,” says Sayouba Sawadogo, agripreneur of the iDEAL Burkina project. One of the difficulties encountered by agricultural entrepreneurs is the marketing of their produce. To overcome this problem, the iDEAL project gives

Valorising the Faso Danfani is encouraging our cotton producers. Moumouni COMPAORE is the CEO of ARTEX Industries, a company specialised in the design of ready-to-wear and tailor-made clothing with the Faso Danfani.  In 2009, he decided to devote himself to his passion, which is sewing. Thanks to his perseverance, h

Crop production is one of the main revenue-generating activities in Burkina Faso. Abdouramane SANOU is a young entrepreneur who took the opportunity made it his profession, which allows him to support his family. “My motivation is firstly the love of the work and then the drive. It’s a profitable activity which

Through her business, ECO PRES BF, Awa Sylla, beneficiary of iDEAL project in Burkina Faso, promotes local Burkinabe products. Specifically, the national rice. “It’s true that I started with a fashion business, selling used articles, usually called “goodbye France”. On the side, I had this shop and I was sp