Across Burkina Faso, smallholder farmers and processors form the backbone of the country\u2019s agricultural economy, yet they often face persistent challenges: declining yields, soil degradation, limited access to finance, and weak organizational structures. Through strategic technical assistance partnerships with the Smallholder Safety Net Upscaling Programme (SSNUP), NERE CAPITAL has supported three key agribusinesses \u2014 Kokuma SA, SIATOL SA, and Savonnerie Parfumerie du Houet (SPH) \u2014 in strengthening their supply chains while improving the livelihoods of over 1,200 smallholder farmers and processors.<\/p>\n
These three projects, spanning the rice, soybean, and shea butter value chains, illustrate a shared vision: sustainable agricultural transformation built on training, structuring, technology, and market access.<\/p>\n
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<\/h3>\nKokuma SA, a rice processing company in Bagr\u00e9, partnered with SSNUP and NERE CAPITAL to reverse a worrying decline in paddy yields caused by poor production practices and soil degradation.<\/p>\n
With a total technical assistance budget of \u20ac61,670<\/strong> (80%<\/strong> funded by SSNUP), the project delivered:<\/p>\n Result:<\/strong> Increased rice yields and improved incomes for Kokuma\u2019s entire smallholder network.<\/em><\/p>\n In central Burkina Faso, SIATOL SA, a leading soybean processor supplying poultry feed and cooking oil markets, faced falling soybean output due to non-compliance with good agricultural practices and shrinking cultivated areas.<\/p>\n With a \u20ac56,406<\/strong> technical assistance budget (80%<\/strong> from SSNUP), the project achieved:<\/p>\n Result:<\/strong> Higher soybean yields and stronger, better-organized farmer cooperatives ready for long-term growth.<\/em><\/p>\n Savonnerie Parfumerie du Houet (SPH), a Bobo-Dioulasso-based producer of shea butter cosmetics and soap, works with a network of over 800<\/strong> women shea butter processors. These women faced challenges including inadequate equipment and limited financial management skills.<\/p>\n With a \u20ac41,466<\/strong> budget (80%<\/strong> SSNUP-funded), the project focused on:<\/p>\n Result:<\/strong> Increased incomes for SPH\u2019s network of women processors and more sustainable, circular production practices.<\/em><\/p>\n Though these three projects serve different value chains, they reflect a common approach championed by NERE CAPITAL and SSNUP:<\/p>\n Together, these initiatives have supported the growth of resilient agribusinesses while directly improving the incomes and livelihoods of thousands of smallholder families across Burkina Faso.<\/p>\n NERE CAPITAL remains committed to deploying technical assistance that drives measurable impact across the agricultural value chains it supports. These three success stories demonstrate how targeted investment in people, processes, and technology can transform entire supply chains \u2014 benefiting businesses, farmers, and rural communities alike.<\/p>\n You support a network of smallholder producers and want to learn more about N\u00e9r\u00e9 Capital\u2019s programs? Contact us at info@nerecapital.com<\/a><\/p>\n ADA: adaimpact.lu<\/a> Empowering Burkina Faso\u2019s Agricultural Value Chains: Three Success Stories in Sustainable Development Across Burkina Faso, smallholder farmers and processors form the backbone of the country\u2019s agricultural economy, yet they often face persistent challenges: declining yields, soil degradation, limited access to finance, and weak organizational structures. Through strategic technical assistance partnerships with the Smallholder Safety Net […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":10349,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10100","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/nerecapital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10100","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/nerecapital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/nerecapital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nerecapital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nerecapital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10100"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/nerecapital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10100\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10351,"href":"http:\/\/nerecapital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10100\/revisions\/10351"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nerecapital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/nerecapital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10100"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nerecapital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10100"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/nerecapital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10100"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
Soybean: Structuring Farmers for Sustainable Growth<\/h3>\n
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Shea Butter: Empowering Women Processors in Western Burkina Faso<\/h3>\n
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A Shared Model for Impact<\/h3>\n
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Looking Ahead<\/h3>\n
\nKokuma SA: kokumabf.com<\/a>
\nSIATOL SA: siatol.bf<\/a>
\nSPH: sph-burkina.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"