This former labourer is helping Africa feed itself
Burkina Faso is one of the world's hungriest countries. This man wants to change that.
When Abdoulaye Sawadogo lost his job as a manuel worker after 13 years, he received a payoff of a little over $500.He used the money to set up a seeds business, which now supplies and advises growers across his native Burkina Faso and several neighbouring countries.
The work is much needed: more than 10 percent of Burkina Faso's 23 million population are facing extreme hunger according to the United Nations. While much of the problem results from instability and conflict, improving efficiency in areas where farmers can grow is part of the solution.
But Sawadogo's ambitions go much further. He hopes to contribute to a world where Africa is a net supplier of food and calls on the international community to recognise and support the continent's transformation.
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