USADF Country Portfolio

Overview: Country program established in 2008. USADF currently U.S. African Development Foundation Partner Organization: Cabinet manages a portfolio of 20 agricultural investments, and 1 youth-led Country Program Coordinator: Ms. Nathalie d'Ingénierie et de Conseil en enterprise. Total commitment is $2.75 million. Tinguery Développement d'Entreprises (ICDE) Rue 13-41 Baor-Ganga, Porte 356, Zone du Executive Director: Ms. Felicité Traoré Country Strategy: The program focuses on agricultural production Bois 01 BP 370 Ouagadougou 01 Tel: +226 70 29 19 98 and value-added processing to improve income for marginalized Tél. +226 50 36 30 03 Email: [email protected] communities and investments in youth-led enterprise. Email: [email protected]

Enterprise Duration Grant Size Description

Association pour le Bien-Être et le 2013-2017 $247,000 Sector: Agriculture (Sesame) Développement du Monde Rural Town/City: (Tinba) Summary: The project funds will be used to increase sales by constructing a storage unit, facilitate 2891-BFA transport by acquiring a truck for transport, increase their working capital and establish a revolving fund, and improve quality of products by conducting training in post-harvest techniques.

Coopérative de Production 2014-2018 $181,500 Sector: Agriculture (Onions) d’Oignon Town/City: Sourou Valley BADNEYA de Bosse/Di Summary: The project funds will be used to improve farmers' production through agricultural training, 3003-BFA and providing improved inputs (seeds and fertilizers), as well as production equipment on a timely basis.

Union Départementale des 2014-2018 $234,600 Sector: Agriculture (Onions) Groupements de Producteurs Town/City: Sanmatenga Province Maraîchers de Korsimoro Summary: The project funds will be used to obtain higher prices for its onions and to continue to improve (UDGPM-K) production levels. USADF funds will contribute storage facilities, revolving funds to provide access to 3040-BFA inputs, compost pits, and production equipment.

Association Wend Panga du 2014-2018 $211,700 Sector: Agriculture (Onion & Cabbage) Sanmatenga Town/City: Piaboré Dam 3210-BFA Summary: The project funds will be used to build storage facilities, purchase a truck, provide revolving funds for raw materials, install an irrigation system, and provide additional production equipment.

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Groupement Mixte des Producteurs 2015-2019 $164,454 Sector: Agriculture (Sesame) de Sesame Biologique (Song- Town/City: Taaba) Summary: The project funds will be used to allow the group to become more independent and take over 4015-BFA some of the roles of SERACOM. Funds will be used for constructing warehouses, agricultural equipment and training in seed production, sesame production, management and finance.

Association Professionnelle des 2015-2018 $233,127 Sector: Agriculture (Onions & Potatoes) Maraîchers du Yatenga (ASPMY) Town/City: Ouahigouya 4082-BFA Summary: The project funds will be used to construct storage facilities, acquire transport, purchase agricultural equipment, and establish a revolving fund for production inputs and marketing.

Union des Groupements Feminins 2015-2017 $99,561 Sector: Agriculture (Onions) du Secteur Sud 1 du Perimetre Town/City: Sourou Valley Irrigué de Di (Femmes de Di) Summary: The project funds will be used to purchase equipment, provide initial working capital and 4093-BFA training on production, pest control, financial management, cooperative governance, and marketing.

Union des Groupements de Jeunes 2015-2017 $66,464 Sector: Agriculture (Onions & Tomatoes) Faso Yeelen Sud 1 / Perimetre Town/City: Sourou Valley Amenagé de Di (Faso Yeelen) Summary: The project funds will be used to purchase equipment, provide initial working capital and 4095-BFA training on production, pest control, financial management, cooperative governance, and marketing.

Groupement des Maraichers de 2015-2017 $93,798 Sector: Agriculture (Potato & Onion) Sindo Town/City: Samoroguan 4166-BFA Summary: The project funds will be used to build storage facilities and composting pits, purchase irrigation equipment, draft animals, carts, and a motorbike, provide revolving funds for raw materials, and provide training in improved production practices, marketing, and management.

Groupement Mixte Neerwaya 2016-2020 $202,954 Sector: Agriculture (Sesame) 4294-BFA Town/City: Arbinda Summary: The project funds will be used to construct a warehouse, purchase equipment (draft animals and carts, motorbikes) and agricultural inputs, provide training in organic sesame production, pay for organic certification, and hire qualified staff.

Association pour le 2016-2019 $145,820 Sector: Agriculture (Cowpeas) Développement et La Solidarité Town/City: Vowogodo “Relwende” de Vowogodo Summary: The project funds will be used to construct a warehouse, purchase equipment (donkeys and 4333-BFA donkey carts, motorbikes), provide training in cowpea production and marketing, and hire qualified staff.

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Union Départementale des 2016-2018 $97,490 Sector: Agriculture (Maize, rice, onions and tomatoes) Groupements du Nouveau Town/City: Di Périmètre de Di Summary: The project funds will be provided to build the Union's capacities to deliver quality services to 4382-BFA its members, including the supply of inputs (quality seeds, fertilizers) and marketing/ sales services for the predominant crops (maize, rice, onions and tomatoes) produced by the members.

Union des Producteurs de Sésame, 2016-2018 $99,429 Sector: Agriculture (Sesame) Département de Tansila Town/City: Solenzo 4396-BFA Summary: The project funds will be used to purchase equipment, establish a revolving fund for agricultural inputs, and provide training in sesame production and organizational and financial management.

Union Régionale des Groupements 2016-2018 $99,405 Sector: Agriculture (Sesame) Féminins de Base Bale/ Mouhoun Town/City: Dedougou 4428-BFA Summary: The project funds will be used to purchase equipment, establish a revolving fund to purchase agricultural inputs, construct a storage facility, and provide training in production and management.

Union Provinciale des Producteurs 2017-2019 $95,998 Sector: Agriculture (Onions) d’Oignon des Balé (UPPO/B) Town/City: Boromo 4565-BFA Summary: The project funds will strengthen the managerial capacities of the union, train its members on best production practice, irrigation and security equipment, supply inputs (seeds, fertilizers) and organize marketing and sales.

Union Départementale des 2017-2019 $96,819 Sector: Agriculture (Onions) Producteurs d’Oignons de Kougny Town/City: Kougny 4618-BFA Summary: The project funds will build the Union's capacities to deliver quality services to members. The focus will be to strengthen its managerial capacities, to train members on best production practices, to improve irrigation infrastructure and land development, to facilitate the supply of inputs (seeds, fertilizers) and better perform on grouped marketing.

Etuveuses de Riz “Song Taaba” de 2017-2019 $96,877 Sector: Agriculture (Parboiled Rice) Niassan Town/City: Niassan 4639-BFA Summary: The project funds will be used to strengthen the group's managerial capacities, to train members on best practices in rice parboiling, marketing, group management and financial literacy, to purchase parboiling equipment and to renovate the group's storage facilities.

Association Laafi La Touma 2017-2020 $164,620 Sector: Agriculture (Cowpeas) 4618-BFA Town/City: Tikare Summary: The project funds will be used to acquire oxen, plows, donkeys, and carts, to expand working capital funds to purchase members' cowpeas for resale and to purchase agricultural inputs, to construct a warehouse to store cowpeas, to purchase a moto-tricycle to transport cowpeas to the central warehouse and to provide training on best production practices, literacy, and financial management.

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Union des Groupements de 2017-2019 $90,333 Sector: Agriculture (Cowpeas) Productrices de Niebe Rabank-N- Town/City: Kongoussi Manegda Summary: The project funds will be used to Increase the capacities of the sub-groups and the Union's 4661-BFA members to intensify the production of cowpeas and improve the revenues of women through the selling of production surpluses. Main actions include technical and management trainings, basic production equipment, soil fertility management, conservation and marketing capacities building.

Groupement Féminin Relwende du 2017-2019 $84,247 Sector: Agriculture (Vegetables) village de Dougré Town/City: Zimtenga 4667-BFA Summary: The project funds will help these women’s groups access water and expand fields including the acquisition of moto pumps for some sites, activities to control soils' degradation; the set up of a mechanism to better access fertilizers and above all some help to build organizational management and marketing capacity.

Union Départementale des 2017-2019 $93,442 Sector: Agriculture (Onions) Producteurs d’oignon Woroyire de Town/City: Bobo Dioulasso Dandé Summary: The project funds will be used to build the union's capacities to deliver good quality services 4700-BFA to its groups' members. The focus is to strengthen the organizational and managerial capacities of the union, to train members on best production practice, irrigation and security equipment, supply of inputs (seeds, fertilizers) and the organization of marketing/ sales

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Overview: USADF has funded a total of 1 youth-led enterprise project in Burkina Faso, with an active portfolio of 1 grant. Current youth-led enterprise investments total $10,000.

Enterprise Duration Grant Size Description

NOEL SOME 2017 $10,000 Value Chain: Agribusiness Agriss Summary: More than 80% of inhabitants in Burkina Faso are living in rural areas and rely on agriculture to generate income. Due to climate change, rains will become increasingly erratic, harvests will decline, and the poverty level will still rise. To confront these issues, Noel is improving livelihoods in rural populations by setting up ICT based services for agriculture extension and the market information’s system.

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