Faculty of Agronomy and Agricultural Sciences
Launches 5th Edition of Youth Entrepreneur Week
Since Monday, 29th June 2026, the esplanade of the Faculty of Agronomy and Agricultural Sciences (FASA) has been hosting the 5th edition of the Youth Entrepreneur Week, placed under the patronage of the Dean of the Faculty, Professor Jean Paul Assam Assam.
This year’s edition stands as a genuine platform for exchange, reflection and innovation, bringing together students, lecturers, visitors, researchers and stakeholders from the entrepreneurial world around current scientific and professional themes.
From the opening ,visitors have been discovering, with visible admiration, the entrepreneurial projects of students through a large-scale exhibition covering a wide range of ventures, alongside the participation of established enterprises mobilized for the occasion. Project defenses held during the week have also showcased the talent, creativity and innovative spirit of students across several fields of study at the faculty, including Plant Production, Animal Production, Rural Engineering, Social Economy, Forestry, and other related disciplines. Beyond the scientific experimentation on display, the 5th edition positions itself as a privileged space for sharing experience and information, with the broader ambition of shaping a new generation of young entrepreneurs equipped to meet the challenges of development.
The Rectoral Council Visit Marks the third Day.
Activities continued today with the presence of the Rector and members of the Rectoral council alongside FASA’s administrative staff. The day opened with a family photograph marking the Rector’s arrival, followed by a guided tour during which the Rector visited each exhibition stand, engaging with students and entrepreneurs on the products, activities and sectors they represent.
Highlights from the Exhibition Stands
The exhibition brought together close to twenty stands, reflecting the diversity of agribusiness and rural innovation nurtured within and around the Faculty.
Several stands were dedicated to apiculture and honey-based products. Fosso Tagoumo Charlotte Nidelle, a Level 2 student, presented rice, honey and rabbit farming, with particular emphasis on the income-generating potential of rabbit rearing. Tsakeng Kemda Milly Pawel, a Level 3 student, showcased powdered pepper and honey, while the association Amis des Abeilles Solidaires, represented by Ninla Fobasso William, exhibited honey, propolis, beehives, a smoker, beeswax and beekeeping harvest gear. Fosso Nidelleaa, also a Level 2 student, presented a honey-based range including a hydrating gel, a scrub, soap and Fiesta chips.
Agro-processing and food transformation featured prominently. Serva Chewa Donald, representing Pépinière Semences D’avenir, displayed soybean, wild honey, mushrooms, sorghum, tomato and watermelon and pepper seedlings, herbal teas, and vegetable charcoal. SOGETPAL (Société Générale de Transformation des Produits Agro-Alimentaires Locaux), represented by Fodeng Franck, presented vinegar, liquid and powdered pepper products, and concentrated pepper. The AMCODE organization, which brings together traders and leads the AFPI project in the West Region, represented by Meguindjo Wembe Scodinne Flaure, exhibited peeled and ground corn, corn-based rice, ground mushrooms, tomato paste, pear-based oil and butter, turmeric powder, and liquid and solid soap.
Mechanization and processing equipment were showcased by Ing. Tonzon Rucca of Agro PTN, who presented machinery for processing food crops such as cassava, corn and palm nuts, alongside an overview of the enterprise’s programs. CAMCI represented by branch manager Bayard Massodi, displayed farm cultivation equipment including atomizers, chainsaws, brush cutters, motor pumps and power tillers.
Beverages and confectionery were represented by SNAG Group SARL, presented by Soffe Mekontso Gwenola Laure, a Level 4 FASA student, who showcased wine made from honey, pineapple, hibiscus (folere) and ginger, alongside pineapple, ginger and hibiscus juice. Nelsa Pele, a Level 2 student from the Faculty of Economics and Management, presented burgers, parfait cake, banana-based sweet balls and yogurt under the Blandy Cake label.
Other notable stands included BenTch SARL, run by Tchamba Djeunou Benjamin, which presented potato chips, chin chin, live rabbits and guinea fowl, snails and snail farming, liquid and powdered pepper, shea butter, an aquarium of live fish, and snail-based soap. Société Or Noir, represented by Ivana Ngadje, exhibited cocoa mass, cocoa beans, cocoa powder and cocoa butter. Mawamba Emeda Noël presented neem oil, shea butter, pear oil, oak oil, glass-cleaning oil and honey.
Crop and seed producers were also well represented. Doungue Ultichelle, a Level 3 student, presented corn, assorted beans and corn seedlings. Nana Tchankeu Nicaise Léa, also Level 3, showcased corn, assorted beans, fresh tomatoes, carrots, Irish potatoes, watermelon and plantain. Money Farm, represented by Nguedia Paul Merlin, presented both imported pear varieties including NG, Anaëlle and Taylor and local pear.
A stand dedicated to waste management demonstrated methods of collecting, sorting and depositing waste, while another introduced the « wonder cooking bag, » an insulating device that keeps cooked food warm like a flask, reducing reliance on carbon-emitting heating equipment and carrying a near-zero risk of burns.
The day’s activities concluded with shared moment of food and drink among participants, exhibitors and guests.
