'Farafena' means 'Africa' in Bambara, the native language spoken in Mali and, to a lesser extent, in Burkina Faso and Senegal.
Farafena Direct Trade offers several organically grown products, ensuring healthy, unadulterated and guilt-free agriculture. We have direct contact with farmers and producers in order to participate in African development in a fair manner.
Specifically, Farafena is committed to developing sustainable agro businesses in the Sahel region of Mali. Working with our key stakeholders in Mali, we collaborate with local entrepreneurs, women's cooperatives and family-owned businesses who aim to strengthen Mali's social and economic milieu.
Farafena Direct Trade offers several organically grown products, ensuring healthy, unadulterated and guilt-free agriculture. We have direct contact with farmers and producers in order to participate in African development in a fair manner.
Specifically, Farafena is committed to developing sustainable agro businesses in the Sahel region of Mali. Working with our key stakeholders in Mali, we collaborate with local entrepreneurs, women's cooperatives and family-owned businesses who aim to strengthen Mali's social and economic milieu.
Location: Canada
Employees: 11-50
Phone: +1 888-746-6622
Founded date: 2013
Investors 2
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Mentions in press and media 3
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| 08.09.2026 | Functional Fonio Grains Market to Reach USD 894.8 Million by 2036 as West African Grain Gains Ground in Global Specialty Foods | Rockville, Maryland, United States – September 8, 2026 – Improvements in fonio post-harvest processing are beginning to address one of the grain's biggest commercial constraints: inconsistent cleaning and dehulling capacity. In Guinea, part... |
| 17.06.2022 | Meet the Founder: Hello Savanna’s Oumar Barou Togola on creating market access for Malian female smallholder | Smallholder farmers are the backbone of agriculture in Africa. A perennial challenge facing this group that accounts for over 70% of the food supply in Africa is the lack of access to markets for their wares. The existence of middlemen in m... |
| - | District Ventures Packaged Goods Startup Incubator: Mentorship and VC | Developing value-added products and services is critical to Canada’s knowledge economy and competitiveness. More than ever, startups and early-stage businesses are being called on to support innovation and respond to new consumer/market pre... |