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 […]
Togo: Beekeeping to boost income and health
In Edouwoussi, a forest beekeeping co-operative relies on harmony between the bees’ well-being and forest conservation for its success. Here, […]
Kenya: Good irrigation results in good harvests for pastoralists switching to horticulture (The Daily Nation)
After losing nearly all his livestock to drought and bandits, John Nang’iro Ekalale switched to horticulture in 2016. Mr. Ekalale […]