Kenya: ‘Mama mbogas’ and the path to recovery (New Humanitarian)
Saidi Mburi’s shop sales are a good barometer of the economic health of Kibera, Nairobi’s largest informal settlement, and they […]
Eswatini: Understanding the benefits of local wetland encourages community to protect it (IPS)
Sibonisiwe Hlanze lives just a few metres from Lawuba Wetland, which covers 21 hectares in Eswatini’s Shiselweni Region. She’s proud […]
Senegal: The bumpy road of a young female entrepreneur who started a beef jerky business
Each time Alimatou Zadya Diagne craved beef jerky, she was obliged to order it from Niger. She loves the snack. […]
Burkina Faso: Government measures impact agrifood businesses
It’s a morning in late April and workers, most of them women, have left the factory. But there is none […]
Senegal: Female entrepreneur makes improved storage containers with plastic waste
When N’déye Marie Aïda Ndiéguène became a civil engineer, she dreamt of tangible solutions. This dream became a reality in […]
Senegal: From milk to yogurt to success
For nearly 20 years, 71-year-old Seydou Baldé has been producing yogurt known as “lait caillé”—an excellent source of calcium and […]
Senegal: Young entrepreneurs support each other by sharing experiences
Thirty-year-old Marième Ndiaye Cissé owns a restaurant in Matam, a town 600 kilometres from Dakar in an isolated part of […]
Farming as a business
Many business skills can help farmers to grow and expand their operations. Budgeting, recordkeeping, risk management, marketing, and other business […]
Senegal: Family dairy developing yoghurt distribution network in Kolda
Rain or shine, 70-year-old Seydou Baldé has been making the same “lait caillé,” the local name for yogurt, since 2003. […]
Malawi: Shared decision-making boosts family farming income
It’s about 11 o’clock in the morning and Diffat Chinyama and his wife Lunia are returning home from planting beans […]