Tag: Crops

Mali: Agriculture 4.0

AgribusinessTV November 5, 2024 1434 No Comments

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As the head of “Global Business Technologie”, a company specialising in telecommunications, applications and software development, Boubacar SANGHO initially developed a solution for internal use. However, he quickly realised that this innovation could benefit a wider audience, particularly farmers. Named &#

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Niger: Remote irrigation to reduce water wastage

AgribusinessTV October 22, 2024 1395 No Comments

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Water management is a major issue in Africa. There are regions where water is becoming increasingly scarce and springs are tending to run dry. All this complicates the work of farmers. To remedy this problem, Abdou MAMAN-KANÉ created Tech Innov and developed a remote irrigation system. This innovation enables farmers

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Burkina Faso: Drought-resistant sorghum varieties

AgribusinessTV August 3, 2023 1912 No Comments

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Faced with climatic challenges such as irregular rainy seasons and droughts, the Institute for the Environment and Agricultural Research (INERA) has developed improved varieties adapted to this difficult context. Recently, new varieties of improved sorghum seed have been registered, including “Soumbatimi”,

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Discovery: Focus on wheat varieties in Burkina Faso

AgribusinessTV July 20, 2023 1820 No Comments

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Dr. Zara NIKIÈMA is a Geneticist at INERA in Bobo-Dioulasso. In this video, she presents two improved wheat seed varieties, which are the “Kanz” and “Achtar”. These wheat varieties require soil rich in mineral matter, nitrogen and organic matter. An optimum yield of 10 tonnes per hectare requir

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