{"id":9396,"date":"2025-02-03T11:18:55","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T10:18:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thestudententrepreneur.org\/?p=9396"},"modified":"2025-02-03T11:28:32","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T10:28:32","slug":"maliki-sankare-shaking-up-malis-farming-scene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thestudententrepreneur.org\/?p=9396","title":{"rendered":"Maliki Sankar\u00e9: Shaking Up Mali\u2019s Farming Scene"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9396\" class=\"elementor elementor-9396\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c514514 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c514514\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b72661d\" data-id=\"b72661d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8de9b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e8de9b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/thestudententrepreneur.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Maliki-Sankare-PDG-de-Socco-Agro-Business.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9399\" alt=\"Maliki Sankar\u00e9: Shaking Up Mali\u2019s Farming Scene\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thestudententrepreneur.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Maliki-Sankare-PDG-de-Socco-Agro-Business.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/thestudententrepreneur.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Maliki-Sankare-PDG-de-Socco-Agro-Business-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/thestudententrepreneur.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Maliki-Sankare-PDG-de-Socco-Agro-Business-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/thestudententrepreneur.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Maliki-Sankare-PDG-de-Socco-Agro-Business-24x24.jpeg 24w, https:\/\/thestudententrepreneur.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Maliki-Sankare-PDG-de-Socco-Agro-Business-36x36.jpeg 36w, https:\/\/thestudententrepreneur.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Maliki-Sankare-PDG-de-Socco-Agro-Business-48x48.jpeg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Maliki Sankar\u00e9<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e96b0f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e96b0f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-04a2c14\" data-id=\"04a2c14\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9effb18\" data-id=\"9effb18\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc515c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc515c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Building a Greener Future, One Rice Field at a Time<\/h3><p>Maliki Sankar\u00e9 is not just any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tonyelumelufoundation.org\/fr\/articles\/success-story-of-maliki-transforming-malis-agricultural-landscape#\">entrepreneur, <\/a>he\u2019s on a mission to change Mali\u2019s agricultural game. As the founder of Socco-Agro-Business, this visionary farmer is turning rice and vegetable farming into a powerhouse industry. Thanks to his 24-hectare farm, he\u2019s creating jobs, empowering communities, and proving that agriculture is the future.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7bc9131\" data-id=\"7bc9131\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7017e60 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7017e60\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad6cae4\" data-id=\"ad6cae4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-416504e\" data-id=\"416504e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbd5d1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bbd5d1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Maliki Sankar\u00e9\u2019s Vision: Jobs, Growth, and Innovation<\/h3><p>Agriculture is Mali\u2019s heartbeat, with over 80% of the population relying on it. Maliki saw this as an <a href=\"https:\/\/thestudententrepreneur.org\/?p=9387\">opportunity, <\/a>not just to grow crops but to grow opportunities. His goal? To create more jobs for young people in rural areas by 2030 and reduce migration to cities.<\/p><p>Right now, three full-time employees and countless daily laborers work on his farm. He\u2019s also trained over 150 people, including women and young farmers, helping them build skills for a better future. His hard work is paying off, with annual revenue hitting between 1,500,000 \u2013 2,000,000 FCFA.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fa94fa2\" data-id=\"fa94fa2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6627726 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6627726\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-84562ab\" data-id=\"84562ab\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f29164\" data-id=\"7f29164\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-339bfd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"339bfd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>The Tony Elumelu Foundation Boosted Maliki Sankar\u00e9\u2019s Dream<\/h3><p>In 2021, Maliki received $2,500 in seed funding from the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF). This funding wasn\u2019t just about money, it came with business training, mentorship, and a powerful network. With TEF\u2019s support, Maliki expanded his rice production, reaching more markets and improving his farming techniques.<\/p><p>His business is now making waves beyond Mali, collaborating with Senegal, Guinea, Burkina Faso, and even international organizations like the World Food Programme (WFP).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8c4e067\" data-id=\"8c4e067\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dbbfc56 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dbbfc56\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-840cded\" data-id=\"840cded\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3689790\" data-id=\"3689790\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b20f71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b20f71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>The Future: Tech-Driven Farming and Food Security<\/h3><p>Maliki isn\u2019t stopping at traditional farming. He\u2019s integrating digital agriculture, using technology to track water and fertilizer usage for better yields. His dream? A sustainable, tech-powered farming system that feeds not just Mali, but Africa.<\/p><p>He believes that Africa\u2019s land is full of untapped potential, and he\u2019s calling on governments to invest more in agriculture. With the right support, he knows Africa can achieve food self-sufficiency.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-105961d\" data-id=\"105961d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-14f2924 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"14f2924\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-16 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-50549fd\" data-id=\"50549fd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1415455\" data-id=\"1415455\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2b7bf6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2b7bf6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Maliki Sankar\u00e9: A Name to Watch in African Agriculture<\/h3><p>From local farms to international markets, Maliki is proving that agriculture is cool, profitable, and the key to Africa\u2019s economic growth. 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