Goat and lizard on the agriculture beat in Burkina Faso

The show stars two puppet characters: Chevrina, a seductive female goat reporter, and her sidekick Margouillat, a lizard. In each episode they talk to experts and go on the road to shed light on issues such as food security and grain marketing. Each show ends with a report on current grain and livestock prices around the country.

The idea behind the show is to bring rural reality home to the Burkinabe public. The intended audience are farmers and those involved in the agricultural and livestock marketplace, but it will also be enlightening and entertaining for the general public as well as policymakers and donors.

TV Koodo is an initiative of the Institut Africain de l'Economie Rurale (IABER) with financial support provided by the International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD). Technical production is by Manivelle Production, and l’Association des gens de Wisga came up with the marionette characters and writes the scripts.

TV Koodo has a broadcast agreement with Burkina’s national television and will be screened once a month starting in August. IABER’s website will feature additional information on the topics covered in each month’s show.