Impex Divine Epice

IMPEX DIVINE EPICE is a Togolese company specializing in the processing and value-added production of local agricultural products, including chili peppers, ginger, onions, corn, and cocoa. It offers a range of value-added food products, including spices, cocoa powder, and flours. Having gradually evolved from a small-scale artisanal operation, the company formalized its structure in 2021 with the creation of IMPEX DIVINE EPICE as a limited liability company (SARL). Since then, it has strengthened its commercial presence and built customer loyalty. Today, its products are sold to wholesalers in several markets in Lomé, in supermarkets, and for export.

The entrepreneur 

After earning a degree in accounting in Togo in 2004, Olivia Magnon Afi VIGNON turned to entrepreneurship by launching a small-scale spice production business. Eager to build on her expertise, she trained in spice processing techniques before opening her first store in 2016. Between 2018 and 2019, she gradually expanded and structured her business through participation in several support programs and competitions, notably the PASA program (2018), followed by INNOV’UP and PNPER (2019), in which she was a winner. In 2021, she formalized her business by founding IMPEX DIVINE EPICE as a limited liability company (SARL), with the goal of promoting local agricultural products and offering high-quality processed goods. In recognition of her entrepreneurial journey, she received the 2025 Woman of Impact Award in the Best Female Entrepreneur category. 

Partnership with I&P and Proparco 

IMPEX DIVINE EPICE is supported by I&P Accélération FARM, a 4-million-euro program backed by Proparco and designed to finance some 20 SMEs in sub-Saharan Africa operating across the entire agricultural value chain (product processing, primary agriculture, livestock farming, aquaculture, distribution, sales of equipment and inputs, agritech, etc.). In Côte d’Ivoire, this program is implemented by Comoé Capital. 

This partnership will enable the SME to finance: 

• The purchase of equipment (automatic bagging machine and grinder); 
• The purchase of raw materials; 
• The purchase of packaging; 
• Finishing work on its production facility.