Babou Ndao began his career at Maison Familiale Rurale in 2003 until 2015. While there he worked on agriculture, livestock, small trade and market gardening which helped him develop a love of trees and the practice of market gardening. He joined Trees in 2015 as an Assistant at Kaffrine 1 and then Technician at Kaffrine 4 and, finally Supervisor in the Kaffrine region.