Tag: entrepreneurship

Burkina Faso: Leaving an unpaid internship to become an entrepreneur

AgribusinessTV August 20, 2024 1124 No Comments

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Many young graduates are concerned about their employability. For many, it’s the reality of a succession of internships with no prospect of employment. Rihanata NANA has also experienced this frustration. But she was not discouraged by the situation. On the contrary, she saw it as an entrepreneurial opportunity.

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Burkina Faso: From microfinance to pig farming

AgribusinessTV August 6, 2024 1167 No Comments

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Since his childhood, Sylvère KORBEOGO has had a great passion for livestock farming. Despite 20 years in the world of finance, he has never really lost sight of this true vocation. Sylvère KORBEOGO’s entrepreneurial adventure began in 2015 with his first farm, which struggled to develop due to his lack of knowl

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Burkina Faso: Shea butter for beautiful skin

AgribusinessTV July 30, 2024 1205 No Comments

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Habiba TRAORÉ/GAMBO has long suffered from the harmful effects of chemical cosmetic products, which have damaged her skin and face. Aware of the risks involved, she decided to turn to a more natural alternative: shea butter. Habiba TRAORÉ/GAMBO decided to go into the field of natural cosmetics. Armed with this convic

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Burkina Faso: A winning mentality

AgribusinessTV July 16, 2024 1226 No Comments

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Abdoulaye ILBOUDO’s adventure in fish farming began after a number of misadventures with poor quality fish bought at a local market. Determined to put an end to this situation and to fight against poor quality imported fish, he decided to get training in fish farming. Armed with his knowledge, he then set up the

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Burkina Faso: The entrepreneurial spirit handed down from mother to daughter

AgribusinessTV July 2, 2024 1336 No Comments

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Balguissa KIENDREBÉOGO’s passion for entrepreneurship began when she was a child, inspired by her mother, who was herself a producer of natural fruit juices. Guided by this dream, Balguissa KIENDREBÉOGO decided, after obtaining her bachelor’s degree, to deepen her knowledge in agri-food. This is how ̶

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Burkina Faso: Saving local products from post-harvest losses

AgribusinessTV June 25, 2024 1357 No Comments

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Boureima TERI is a fervent defender of local products. His greatest pride is the ability he and his peers have to process products from local agriculture. His company, “Terizo Agro”, specialises in processing and marketing local products such as fruit nectars, fruit juices, syrups, jams, granules and more.

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Burkina Faso: Financial self-sufficiency thanks to rabbits

AgribusinessTV June 18, 2024 1313 No Comments

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It is with full of hope that Omar LINGANI, after obtaining his Bachelor’s degree enrolled at the university. However, doubts about his future arose when he noticed the impressive number of students. He then had the idea of starting a poultry farming business. His company, “Lingani’s Elevage”, sp

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Burkina Faso: A defender of local products

AgribusinessTV June 11, 2024 1491 No Comments

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With her degree in agri-food processing in hand, Monique YARA decided to set up her own business, “Gilmoni”. The company specialises in the processing and marketing of pre-cooked and non-pre-cooked fonio, maize flour, groundnut paste, spices, attiéké and more. The particularity of this company is that all

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Burkina Faso: Sweets enthusiast

AgribusinessTV April 23, 2024 1610 No Comments

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Aminata Kontiebo set up her own business, “Tasty Gourmandises”, after the company she worked for closed down. Her company offers a wide range of confectionery made mainly from local products, such as peanut caramel, toasted grated coconut, biscuits, “teedo” (baobab fruit biscuit) and toffee. Self-taught

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Burkina Faso : Mechanising peanut processing

AgribusinessTV March 26, 2024 1772 No Comments

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Sylvain CONGO is a born entrepreneur. From selling water to running a fast food restaurant, he now runs a peanut production and processing business. He has understood that the processing of peanuts is not linked to gender. So he made it his business. His company, “Arapiko”, offers a wide range of peanut-bas

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