Tag: agriculture

Benin: Edible snails, a booming business

AgribusinessTV November 22, 2022 1835 No Comments

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In Benin, several youths are involved in the production and processing of snails. This sector is profitable because the by-products of the snail such as the meat, slime, shell and viscera are sold. Roukayath LAURIANO, a dressmaker in the commune of Abonmey-Calavi, is a snail farmer. Her production, destined for consump

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Burkina Faso: Youth, woman and seed producer

AgribusinessTV November 9, 2022 1253 No Comments

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Together with her father, Franceline NOBA launched the Company and Promoter of Modern Agricultural Products (EPAM) in 2012. EPAM is involved in the production and marketing of vegetable and cereal seeds. The company also conduct trainings with individuals, projects and programmes. As General Manager of the company, Fra

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Discovering Saponé: A society rich in history

AgribusinessTV October 14, 2022 1229 No Comments

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In this second issue of our “Rural Life” series, we invite you to discover Saponé, a rural commune located in the Centre-South region of Burkina Faso. This rural commune is famous for the “Saponé hat”, which is labelled to protect this emblematic craft object, whose production has been passed

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Burkina Faso: Local rice, increasingly popular with consumers

AgribusinessTV October 11, 2022 1306 No Comments

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In previous years, imported rice was prioritised over rice produced and processed in Burkina Faso. Consumers felt that local rice did not meet their expectations. They even pointed out that it had a lot of impurities. To meet the needs of consumers, the actors involved in this sector have had to redouble their efforts

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Burkina Faso: The perseverance of a great farmer

AgribusinessTV September 27, 2022 1271 No Comments

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A farmer in Gaoua, Noël KAMBOU has been suffering from lymphatic filariasis for more than 25 years. This disease is a real burden, which hinders his agricultural activities. “When I fall and my foot hurts, I can lie down for twenty days without leaving my room. So I can no longer farm,” says Noël. Before<

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Burkina Faso: Soaring fertilizer prices, these endogenous solutions to exploit

AgribusinessTV September 9, 2022 1431 No Comments

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This year, Burkinabe farmers are facing an increase in the price of mineral fertilizer. Depending on the city, the price of a 50-kilo bag varies between 34,000 and 37,500 FCFA , whereas in previous years the price was set between 15,000 and 17,500 FCFA. In terms of alternatives to the scarcity and inaccessibility of mi

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Burkina Faso: Conserving onions to reduce losses

AgribusinessTV July 19, 2022 1431 No Comments

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In the past, many onion producers would store their onions, so as to sell them over a longer period and make a profit. During this phase, many of them saw their production reduced because the onion rotted. This caused a lot of losses. They were not able to obtain the cost of production by sellingRead More

Benin: Organic fertilizers to boost production

AgribusinessTV July 13, 2022 375 No Comments

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In order to prove that organic agriculture is productive and ia able to feed us in a healthy way, Bienvenu ADJE started the production of organic fertilizers through his company “ABC Grower”. These fertilizers are produced from the leaves of invasive plants. They contain mineral elements in different quanti

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Burkina Faso: Tylay, an approach to enhance the human potential of farmers

AgribusinessTV July 1, 2022 1449 No Comments

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In Burkina Faso, precisely in the province of Sissili, farmers had begun to lose hope in the potential of their activity. They had difficulty producing not only to satisfy their food needs, but also for sale. In this locality, the arrival of the “Tylay” approach has helped to restore confidence to farmers a

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Documentary: Burkinabè organic cotton facing the challenge of transformation

AgribusinessTV June 10, 2022 1473 No Comments

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The cotton produced in Burkina Faso respects the environmental and sanitary protocols. This gives it the label of ecological cotton or organic cotton. With nearly 11,000 producers, 12,000 tons of cotton are produced per year. But only 2% of this production is processed locally. Faced with the lack of valorisation of th

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