In 2018, while she was still a student in agro-food industry, Zalissa OUEDRAOGO became pregnant. During this challenging period, Zalissa started her own business by creating “Maria Trans”, a company specialised in the processing of fruits and vegetables into natural juices, jams, fruit salads and granules.

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

Gérard SANOU is a journalist who has become a farmer. He produces cassava in association with other crops. Today, he is happy with this reconversion, because he contributes to the development of the agricultural sector in Burkina Faso.

Given the high rotting rate of onions, Lassanè OUEDRAOGO has designed an ecological hut to conserve them better. This hut is built partly with local materials and has the capacity to preserve onions for 13 months with only 1.8% of rot. This invention is very practical for producers who will now be able to avoid Read More

Poor soil quality is a challenge for some farmers who are often forced to give up. In this story, meet Issiaka ZOUBGA, a producer who transformed a rocky land into an orchard even though he had been advised not to cultivate it. He demonstrated that these types of soils are difficult to work on, butRead More

Fish farmers often face difficulties related to the maintenance of their fish ponds or aquariums. A complex task that must be done regularly to keep the fish healthy. The solution proposed by Eugène ROUAMBA is a solar aquarium that can clean itself. This invention is very practical and economical.

Lê-Ci Stanislas BAMBARA is the founder of a pastry shop specialised in promoting local flavour in his creations. He offers his customers cakes made from ingredients such as moringa, néré, hibiscus and local rice. “The Americans have their “pancakes”, the French have their “Paris-Brest”.

The milk sector in Burkina Faso plays an important role in the economy but unfortunately it faces competition from imported milk powders. In this video, actors of the sector give an overview of the organization.

Burkina Faso produces a large quantity of mangoes which unfortunately end up being spoiled and wasted due to lack of customers. Traders face difficulties related to the conservation, because these fruits are stored in poor conditions. In this story, we go to meet the traders of a fruit market in Bobo-Dioulasso who expl

Aristide KIENDREBEOGO is the founder of a company specialised in the processing of local rice. Accountant by training, Aristide worked in this field for some years before venturing into entrepreneurship in 2016. His company, “Fidelia Wend kuni”, is evolving well and is positioned among the leaders in the ma