Executive Summary

WEND-POUIRE is a pioneering, family-owned poultry farm in Godin, Burkina Faso, raising the beloved “Poulet Bicyclette” a native, free-range chicken prized for its superior taste and nutritional value. Founded in 2010 and officially registered in 2020, we currently produce 1,000 birds every five months, but demand far outstrips supply: Ouagadougou alone consumes 80,000 chickens daily mostly imported frozen. We’re seeking $1 million to scale our operation into a sustainable, high-volume local producer, building new coops, launching an on-farm feed mill using local maize and peanut cake, and establishing a breeding nucleus of 50 hens and 5 roosters. This isn’t just about more chickens it’s about food sovereignty. We eliminate costly imports, create skilled local jobs, turn waste into organic fertilizer, and plan to become a training hub for smallholders. With over 13 million FCFA already invested in infrastructure and deep community trust, we offer investors a rare chance: back a proven, ethical, and scalable African agribusiness that feeds families, not just markets. We seek a $1 million to scale our proven local poultry farm. Funds will build modern coops, an on-site feed mill, and a breeding nucleus doubling output to 10,000 birds every 5 months while creating jobs and reducing import dependency. My name is Nebie Yamba Bernard, the sole founder and driving force behind Enterprise WEND-POUIRE. I am not just the manager I am the heart of this operation. My journey began over 14 years ago in the village of Godin, where I started raising local chickens out of necessity and passion, long before it became a formal business. This isn’t a recent idea it’s a lifetime of hands-on experience. I learned by watching, failing, adapting, and listening to my birds. I didn’t wait for a degree to understand chicken behavior, nutrition, or disease I lived it. In 2015, I registered my first business under RCCM BF-KDG 2015 A 189, initially managing drinks and general trade survival work that funded my true calling: poultry. In February 2020, I made the bold decision to fully commit: I legally transformed my enterprise into WEND-POUIRE, eliminating non-poultry activities to focus entirely on raising the prized “Poulet Bicyclette.” That shift wasn’t bureaucratic—it was a declaration of purpose. I’ve invested over 13 million FCFA of my own savings into infrastructure: coops, an incubator, a water well, and fencing all built with local materials and sweat. I’ve trained directly with DPRAH (Provincial Animal Resources Office), mastering vaccination protocols, feed formulation using maize, peanut cake, and fish meal, and biosecurity practices that keep Newcastle disease at bay. I don’t just follow manuals I adapt them to our reality. Today, I lead a small but loyal team of two field technicians who have been trained by me—not hired from outside. We operate as one family unit. Our clients don’t trust a brand; they trust me. They know me by name, come to the farm to pick up their orders, and pay because they believe in the quality of the meat they’re buying—the taste, the freshness, the fact it was raised with care, not chemicals. I’ve weathered droughts, price fluctuations, and import competition—not with investors, but with grit. My track record? Ten years of consistent production. Two successful RCCM modifications. A clean IFU record since 2015. No debt until now. And most importantly: every bird we produce sells before it’s even born. This $1 million investment isn’t asking for faith in a new idea it’s backing a proven farmer who has turned a backyard hobby into a community pillar. I’ve done it with nothing. Now, with support, I’ll do it at scale—and train others to do the same. You’re not investing in a business plan. You’re investing in a man who knows his chickens, his land, and his people. Enterprise WEND-POUIRE is a financially grounded, growing, and increasingly profitable smallholder enterprise with a clear path to scalability. Though currently operating below $1M annually, our revenue is on a strong upward trajectory growing by approximately 10% per year since 2020, driven by consistent demand and expanding production capacity. Our current annual turnover stands at roughly 13.5 million FCFA (approx. $21,700 USD) from selling about 1,000 local chickens every five months (roughly 2,400 birds/year), plus 1.2 million FCFA ($1,900 USD) from organic manure sales. Our business model is lean but efficient: we use locally sourced feed ingredients (maize, peanut cake, fish meal), manage our own incubation, and sell directly to trusted collectors and restaurants in Koudougou and Ouagadougou eliminating middlemen and maximizing margins. Customers pay reliably via cash or mobile money, and we’ve built deep trust through quality and consistency. Profitability is not just theoretical it’s proven. Our financial projections (validated by FBDES in 2021) show a net profit of over 2.9 million FCFA ($4,650 USD) in Year 1, rising to nearly 8.5 million FCFA ($13,600 USD) by Year 5. We’re already self-sufficient: we’ve invested over 15.7 million FCFA ($25,000 USD) of personal savings into infrastructure—poultry houses, water well, incubators—and operate without debt until now. Our cost structure is tightly controlled; labor, feed, and biosecurity are our largest expenses, but they’re also our competitive advantage—we don’t cut corners on bird health or welfare. We’re not chasing volume at the expense of sustainability. Every bird we raise is sold before it’s even hatched. Demand far outstrips supply Ouagadougou consumes 80,000 chickens daily, yet imports 95% of its poultry. We fill a critical gap with fresh, locally raised, hormone-free “Poulet Bicyclette.” With our planned $1 million investment, we’ll double output to 2,000 birds per cycle (4,800/year), expand our feed mill, and scale our breeding nucleus-projecting revenues to exceed 21 million FCFA ($34,000 USD) annually within three years, with net profits surpassing 8 million FCFA ($13,000 USD). We are not speculative—we are scalable, sustainable, and already profitable. Enterprise WEND-POUIRE operates in a critical, high-demand, yet severely underserved market: the production and supply of local, fresh, non-imported poultry meat in Burkina Faso specifically targeting the urban centers of Ouagadougou and Koudougou. This isn’t just a niche; it’s a national food security gap. Burkina Faso consumes over 40 million chickens annually, yet only about 15% are produced locally through traditional systems like ours. The remaining 85% roughly 34 million birds are imported as frozen, often low-quality, chicken parts from Europe, Brazil, and Thailand. These imports dominate supermarkets and restaurants, but they’re expensive, culturally disconnected, and lack the flavor Burkinabè consumers crave. In Ouagadougou alone, an estimated 80,000 chickens are consumed daily a number that grows yearly with population growth and urbanization. Yet, local production barely reaches 2,000 birds per month across the entire Boulkiemdé region. The “Poulet Bicyclette” our native breed is not just a product; it’s a cultural icon. It’s leaner, tastier, firmer, and considered healthier than industrial broilers. Families prefer it for Sunday meals, weddings, and religious celebrations. But demand far outstrips supply because most smallholders operate on fewer than 200 birds per cycle, with no infrastructure, no consistent feed, and no biosecurity. Our farm is one of the very few in the region operating at scale (currently 1,000 birds every five months) with documented quality control, vaccination protocols, and direct-to-market distribution. Our customers aren’t abstract “consumers.” They’re real people: restaurant owners in Koudougou who refuse to serve imported chicken because their clients notice the difference; street vendors in Ouagadougou’s markets who build their entire business around selling “poulets de Godin”; and collecteurs middlemen who travel weekly from the city to our farm in Godin who pay premium prices because they know our birds sell out before they even leave the coop. We’ve built trust through consistency: clean coops, natural feeding, zero hormones, and personal accountability. Our reputation is our brand. The market opportunity is massive. With $1 million, we don’t just expand production we become a benchmark. We prove that smallholder farmers can meet urban demand without imports. We create a replicable model: on-farm feed milling using local maize and peanut cake, a breeding nucleus to eliminate dependency on external chicks, and manure recycling to support local agriculture. We’re not competing with imports on price alone we’re competing on value: taste, freshness, traceability, and national pride. Competitors? There are none at our scale with our integrity. Most “commercial” farms use imported chicks and commercial feed, making them vulnerable to currency fluctuations and global supply chains. We’re immune to that we grow what we eat, and we eat what we grow.