African Livestock in the Era of Transformation: Innovating, Performing, and Prospering
"We manufacture poultry processing units, slaughterhouses, and grilling machines, with five patents to date. We develop metabolic and digestive solutions, mineral supplements, and specific solutions for pathologies or fevers; these solutions are administered orally. As for anti-parasitic and cosmetic products for animals, they are administered externally," declared Leila Ben Braiek, CEO of SLPI and Meva Perfect (Tunisia), during the webinar held on March 26, 2025, on the theme "African Livestock in the Era of Transformation: Innovating, Performing, and Prospering" with speakers from Senegal, Mauritania, and Tunisia, as part of the Wings Growth Boost seminar series organized by Managers, with the ambition of highlighting collaboration opportunities between Tunis, Dakar, and Nouakchott within the framework of the WING4Africa program, supported by the Qawafel project funded by the AFD and implemented by Expertise France.
According to her, her approach is integrated and her role is essentially preventive against pathologies, sanitary challenges, and immune system weakening. Impact studies have proven the effectiveness of her products in pilot farms in Tunisia and Senegal.
To achieve this, she aims to strengthen the sanitary component in Senegal and Mauritania, invest in local R&D centers, but first, improve general factors: "We need to strengthen the regional regulatory framework, harmonize product registration standards, build good distribution networks with local partners, partnerships to ensure that farmers have access to our products, training programs on optimal product use..."
Note: AFD stands for Agence Française de Développement (French Development Agency), and Expertise France is a French public agency that promotes French expertise around the world.
