Tag: Producers

Burkina Faso: Making soils fertile for farmers

AgribusinessTV October 1, 2024 1188 No Comments

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Many farmers in Burkina Faso are finding it difficult to achieve good yields because of soil degradation. Concerned about this problem, Aimé KABORÉ wanted to provide a solution by transforming waste into biofertilisers. After working in agricultural research and development, in 2020, he decided to devote himself enti

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Niger: Solar dryers to reduce post-harvest losses

AgribusinessTV September 17, 2024 1197 No Comments

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Djibrilla SEYNI SOULEY is a metal builder who wants to revolutionise Niger’s agricultural sector by combating post-harvest losses. He has developed a system for drying food quickly and healthily. Powered by a solar panel, the Sahel solar dryer has a large drying capacity, with a surface area of just 10 square met

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Reducing these poison residues on our plates

AgribusinessTV August 13, 2024 1322 No Comments

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If there’s one thing farmers dread, it’s seeing their productions spoil because they can’t sell it in time. This is the case for many producers in Burkina Faso, who suffer post-harvest losses due to the abusive use of chemical products. Aware that the future lies in healthy production methods, more an

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Burkina Faso: A defender of local products

AgribusinessTV June 11, 2024 1722 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: Autonomous thanks to ginger

AgribusinessTV June 21, 2023 1493 No Comments

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Samiratou ZONGO is an agricultural engineer by training. She is currently doing a Masters in integrated crop protection. In 2019, she wanted to be financially independent and start something. Thanks to an idea from her aunt, she decided to get involved in the processing and marketing of ginger and turmeric, by setting

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Burkina Faso: Optimising production with plasticulture

AgribusinessTV June 15, 2023 1857 No Comments

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Jean Baptiste GUIRÉ has a degree in Geography. His passion for agriculture led him to trainings in Senegal and Benin. It was there that he discovered plasticulture, a technique that increases yields with less labour. He decided to experiment this technique with several agricultural varieties at his farm, “La Mé

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Burkina Faso: A farmer passionate about technology

AgribusinessTV June 6, 2023 1770 No Comments

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A financial engineer by profession, Josias KÉRÉ has a passion for agriculture and technology. He was interested to try hydroponics production for better management of water and produce more in a smaller space. This led him to a training in France, after which he returned to Burkina Faso to start his company, Agri Min

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Burkina Faso: Guided visits of farmer field schools to strengthen the skills of producers

AgribusinessTV April 18, 2023 2494 No Comments

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Farmers in the village of Lounga received training under SNV’s Pro-ARIDES project. They learned sowing techniques to better exploit their fields. In this infomercial, find out how the training went and what the participants said about it. AgribusinessTV #BurkinaFaso #Training #Agriculture

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