Producing & Selling Local Fruit Juices; Also: Millet for Porridge & Cakes

Tene

Hounde, Burkina Faso

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Tene

Member since

January 2015

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23 installments • 65%

About Me

My name is Bonkoungou Tene. I am a teacher by profession since 2010. Previously, I was president of the association of young out-of-school girls, an association that aims to sensitize parents to enroll the girls in school.
Currently, I take care of my fruit processing unit. I set up a unit that processes mainly local fruits and also those from elsewhere. I transform the fruit in granules for instant fruit juice. These granules are ready for consumption. You need only to add water to them to obtain juice. We also produce granules of millet to be used in porridge, cakes. Support from you will allow me to increase my capacity.

My Business

The fruits that I use the most are: tamarind, creepers, bissap, ginger, lemon, pineapple, baobab fruit, mangoes ... Also, it often mix different fruits together as cocktails, for example pineapple and lemon or tamarind and ginger
Currently I am working on the the production of shea granules. I already sell dried shea fruit as well as the juice, that is appreciated. If our customers like shea granules, by next year I plan to add them to our production. The idea came from a friend who produced bissap granules. She showed me how she did it and I applied the knowledge I have gained to other fruits. Thus, we add value to these fruits and we increase their shelf life, since most of them are quickly perishable.

Loan Proposal

The fruits that I use the most are: tamarind, lianas, the hibiscus, ginger, lemon, pineapple, monkey bread, mangoes ... Also, it often happens to me mixing between these fruits for cocktails. I eg pineapple lemon, tamarind ginger ... Currently I experience the production of shea granules. I sell shea already dried and the juice that is appreciated. If our customers like shea granules, next year I plan to add them to our production. The idea came from a friend who was bissap pellets. She showed me how they were made and I spread the knowledge I have gained to other fruits. We value and these fruits and we increase their life as most are quickly perishable. The loan of 182,000 francs will be very crucial and decisive to improve my living conditions.

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About Me

Je suis Bonkoungou Tene. Je suis enseignante de formation depuis 2010. Auparavant, j’étais présidente d’association des jeunes filles non scolarisée qui est association qui sensibilisait les parents afin d’inscrire les jeunes filles. Actuellement, je m’occupe de mon unité de transformation de fruits. J’ai mise en place une unité de transformation des fruits locaux essentiellement et ceux d’ailleurs. Je transforme ces fruits en granulés pour des jus instantanés. Ces granulés sont prêts pour la consommation. Il suffit de les diluer complètement dans la quantité d’eau prévue et on obtient le jus. Nous faisons également des granulés de mil pour la bouillie, des gâteaux. Un appui de votre part me permettra d’augmenter ma capacité.

My Business

Les fruits que j’utilise le plus sont : le tamarin, les lianes, le bissap, le gingembre, le citron, l’ananas, le pain de singe, les mangues… Aussi, il m’arrive très souvent de faire le mélange entre ces différents fruits pour obtenir des cocktails. Je fais par exemple de l’ananas au citron, le tamarin au gingembre… Actuellement j’expérimente la production de granulés de karité. Je vends le karité séché déjà ainsi que le jus qui est apprécié. Si nos clients apprécient les granulés de karité, dès l’an prochain j’envisage les ajouter à notre production. L’idée m’est venue d’une amie qui faisait les granulés de bissap. Elle m’a montré comment on en faisait et j’ai étendu ces connaissances que j’ai acquises à d’autres fruits. Nous valorisons ainsi ces fruits et nous augmentons leur durée de vie car la plupart sont vite périssables.