Tag: value-addition

Benin: The fruity and spicy liquor

AgribusinessTV February 6, 2018 4507 No Comments

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Mabel ADEKAMBI, is a graduate in tourism. In 2015, she launched “King of Soto”, a liquor made from palm wine. Mabel’s entrepreneurial journey started in 2012 when she decided to make her own drinks for Christmas Eve, because shop-bought liquor was not within her budget. A year later, some friends came over to her

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Cote d’Ivoire: Fresh and natural fruit juice bar

AgribusinessTV January 31, 2018 1155 No Comments

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Cynthia Aïssy ADÉDIRAN, is a graduate in marketing and communications. She has a great passion for fruits and vegetables. As a big fan of soft drinks, Cynthia used to drink them a lot and barely consumed water. At some point in time she was faced with some health issues and with the help of a dietician,Read More

Benin: Odile, a passion for innovation

AgribusinessTV August 22, 2017 1140 No Comments

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Odile GNONWIN is a graduate in Public Administration and Law. She is innovating in the processing of chufa into many derivative products. After an internship in public administration, Odile realised that it was not the career she wanted. She therefore decided to get into entrepreneurship. At university, she used to buy

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A model of contract farming

AgribusinessTV June 23, 2017 2789 No Comments

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In Gaoua, in the South-West of Burkina Faso, Nahondomo PALENFO cultivates dozens of hectares of various crops. This year, he has also ventured into the transformation of rice and has put in place the very first mini rice mill of the region. This industrial unit has given hope to rice producers, who now have buyers Read More

Coconut chips in different flavours

AgribusinessTV April 14, 2017 1593 2 Comments

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Stéphane KOUAM, 35 years, is a graduate in Industrial Economy. In 2013, he founded a small enterprise that produces and markets coconut chips. Stéphane left his job to start his coconut chips business, but his first challenge was to find a blade that would allow him to slice the coconuts. Since he did not find Read More

Revealing the virtues of soybean

AgribusinessTV January 17, 2017 2934 No Comments

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Ayawo Yassé DJOSSOU is an agro pastoral technician. He transforms soybean into several products to valorise its virtues. During his studies, Ayawo was fascinated by the virtues of soybean. His curiosity pushed him to learn more about this legume and he started his business in it. Today his enterprise is processing soy

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Chily, mum’s recipe revisited

AgribusinessTV December 21, 2016 3139 No Comments

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Jacques Henri SIKA is inspired by a traditional family recipe. Four years ago, he has put on the market, a chilli with different seasonings. The mother of Jacques used to make chilli to offer to people as part of their custom. And Jacques saw a potential in commercialising it. He started the production, processing and<

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Cassava in all its forms

AgribusinessTV December 8, 2016 4895 No Comments

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In Central Africa, cassava is considered as one of the strategic crops because of its contribution to food and nutrition security, as well as job creation, especially for women and youth. But at the same time, there are still many challenges along the cassava value chain at the level of production, post-harvest managem

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Atoukpou Burger, the Ivorian sandwich

AgribusinessTV November 4, 2016 3221 No Comments

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Manhéni KOULÉON is a food recipe creator. Through his enterprise, “Speed Miam Service”, he adapts traditional dishes to modern cuisine. Manhéni is passionate about food and wanted to come up with a dish that is traditional, but has a modern twist to it. This is how he developed the “Atoukpou Burger”, a sand

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Coffee with African flavours

AgribusinessTV September 20, 2016 2439 No Comments

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Lamine BAKAYOKO holds a degree in agro-ecology. In 2010, he ventured into the coffee roasting business, which is declining in Cote d’Ivoire. Lamine had a business plan already when he was at school. But he soon realised that the project was too big and no one was willing to fund it. So, he changed everything Read More