"Des cultures différentes mais une même agriculture". De par leurs actions pour soutenir et permettre le développement de l'agriculture africaine au Maroc, au Sénégal, au Burkina Faso et au Bénin, Avril, Lesieur Cristal, la Fondation Avril et Agropol soutiennent l'initiative pour l'Adaptation de l'Agriculture Africaine (Initiative AAA). Découvrez ces actions dans notre infographie (en anglais)

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Different cultures,
same agriculture
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Avril, the industrial and financial actor in the oils and proteins sector, its subsidiary
Lesieur Cristal, leader in Morocco for table oils and soaps, Fondation Avril, recognized as a public
utility and deeply involved in developing agrifood sectors and family farming in Africa, and AGROPOL,
the interprofessional association responsible for international cooperation and development in
the oilseeds sector, all support the initiative for the Adaptation of African Agriculture.
Senegal
Structuring and funding the peanut
sector in Senegal
Description: AGROPOL has defined and initiated
programs to favor the involvement of Senegal
peasant organizations in the reform and revival of
the peanut sector. Organization in collaboration with
local administration, leveraging R&D resources to
determine best seed selection and farming practices
relative to local soil and water characteristics.
Specificity: Designed according to an upstream-
downstream model, these programs also include an
agri-industrial component, driven by Avril working
alongside local sectoral actors.
Impact: Reinforcement of interprofessional relations,
securing of the seed system, improvements to culti-
vation practices, maintenance of farming activities.
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Burkina Faso
Soybean – Structuring and funding
the sector in Burkina Faso
Description: Fondation Avril, working notably
in partnership with AGROPOL, has introduced a
participative development model designed to create
structural links between soybean producers and
processors. The aim is to ensure stable markets for
farmers and guarantee supplies of sufficient quality
and quantity for processors.
Specificity: A particular feature of this project is that
it involves the upstream-downstream organization of
an interprofessional body to ensure the development
and funding of the soybean sector.
Impact: Output increase from 20,000 tons to
100,000 tons in 3 years.
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Benin
ESSOR – Solidarity Enterprises for
Services to Rural Communities
Description: Since 2015, the cooperative society
SENS, with the support of Fondation Avril, has
been supporting companies of a new type: the
ESSORs (Entreprises Solidaires de Services aux
Ruraux/Solidarity Enterprises for Services to Rural
Communities), whose function is to establish links
between rural households and urban agrifood
companies to ensure their supply of raw materials.
Specificity: The ESSOR entrepreneur is concerned
about the future of his/her village and community,
and is committed to push forward the households he/
she goes along with.
Impact: A network of 41 solidarity enterprises that facil-
itate access to urban markets for 1,000 rural producers.
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Morocco
Aggregating olive oil farming in the
framework of the Green Morocco Plan
Description: Avril and Lesieur Cristal have contributed
to the development of the olive oil sector, under
the aegis of the Green Morocco Plan. Planting of
2,000ha of olive trees and support to local farmers
to improve the yields and quality of their crops via
the implementation of aggregated farming. Training
in pruning, plant-health treatments, drip irrigation and
harvest techniques.
Specificity: Contribution to the region development.
Impact: 2,000 ha of olive trees were planted
and more than 200 aggregated farmers
were trained.
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Revitalization of the oilseeds
sector in Morocco
Description: In the context of the Green Morocco
Plan, Avril and Lesieur Cristal have contributed to
giving new impetus to the oilseed sector in Morocco.
Support for farmers is central to this upstream-
downstream organization of the sector, with grouping
arrangements that involve 900 farmers cultivating
22,300ha.
Specificity: Development of an upstream down-
stream approach for the agricultural sector.
Impact: 900 aggregated farmers accounting for
22,300ha.
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Circular economy – Driving force of
the sustainable development strategy
Description: Lesieur Cristal has implemented a
model enabling energy and cost savings for farms
by substituting fuel with an olive-derived clean
and renewable energy source. The project scope
encompasses planting of olive trees, olive crushing
and production of olive mill pomace to investment
in biomass boilers.
Specificity: Integrated approach that enabled
meeting 60% of energy needs.
Impact: 24,000 tons CO2
reduction.
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