Aminata Kafando

Aminata Kafando, also listed as Aminata Ouattara, won first prize for Burkina Faso at the 7th Prix Pierre Castel in June 2024, worth 15,000 euros, or nearly 10 million FCFA. Her company, Dan Agro, processes groundnuts into about fifteen products, including flour, a spread, couscous and peanut oil, turning a crop found in kitchens across the region into a range of packaged foods.