Tag: mango

Burkina Faso: A bee lover

AgribusinessTV September 10, 2024 1145 No Comments

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Fascinated by bees from an early age, thanks to his English teacher, Abbé Fidèle KINDA made beekeeping his vocation. Today, Abbé Fidèle KINDA runs “API Relwendé”, a cooperative involved in the production and processing of honey. The cooperative has more than 600 hives with a production capacity of betw

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

AgribusinessTV July 2, 2024 1455 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: Turning a rocky land into an orchard

AgribusinessTV May 17, 2022 2686 No Comments

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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

Burkina Faso: Mango, an under-exploited resource

AgribusinessTV April 29, 2022 2646 No Comments

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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

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Senegal: Remarkable transition of a football player

AgribusinessTV February 13, 2018 9702 No Comments

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Ferdinand COLY is a former International Football player from Senegal. After 16 years of professional career, he embraced agriculture. At the end of his career as a footballer, Ferdinand was team manager and coordinator of the national team of Senegal for three years. Then he ventured into agriculture, which is one of

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