Enhancing Entrepreneurial Capacities within Agri‑Food Value Chains in Ouagadougou

About this project

The initiative promotes sustainable and inclusive economic development in the urban and peri urban areas of Ouagadougou and the Grand Ouaga by strengthening local agri food value chains, with a particular focus on young people, women, persons with disabilities, internally displaced people and other vulnerable groups. Its objective is to enhance the competitiveness of micro, small and medium enterprises engaged in food production, processing and marketing, while fostering decent employment, entrepreneurship, resilience and responsible consumption practices. The intervention is structured around three complementary components. The first component focuses on building the technical and managerial capacities of local enterprises through training programmes, personalised coaching, financial education, digital marketing tools and the introduction of agroecological practices aimed at soil regeneration, sustainable water management and reduced use of chemical inputs, with a strong emphasis on the economic empowerment of women and youth. The second component supports innovation and enterprise development through structured incubation and pre incubation pathways. Selected businesses receive mentoring, specialised technical assistance, access to co working and processing spaces established through previous initiatives, and tailored financial mechanisms to facilitate initial investments and business consolidation, promoting youth entrepreneurship and sustainable economic inclusion. The t…

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 2Zero Hunger
• 8Decent Work and Economic Growth
• 11Sustainable Cities and Communities
• 12Responsible Consumption and Production
• 13Climate Action

Published by

AICS - Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development · Government

Countries

Burkina Faso

Sectors

LivestockSmall and medium-sized enterprises (SME) developmentNon-agricultural alternative development

Focus

Gender equality · Also contributesDisability inclusion · Also contributesEnvironment · Also contributesClimate adaptation · Also contributesDesertification · Also contributes

Funded by

AICS - Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development

Implemented by

AICS - Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development

Accountable

AICS - Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development

Published by AICS - Italian Agency for Cooperation and Development to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 9 Apr 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XM-DAC-6-4-013496-01-0.

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