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Strengthening resilience in Senegal through agricultural productivity and education
Senegal is one of the poorest countries in the world but thanks to its political and social stability has experienced a higher economic growth compared to its neighboring countries. Senegalese population strongly relies on agriculture and livestock rearing activities: 46 percent of the workforce is employed in the agricultural sector,...
Senegal
2017 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Case study
Early warning weather information, Senegal
Agriculture in Senegal is predominantly rain-fed and so erratic weather patterns present an everincreasing risk to smallholder farmers across the country. Late onset of rain can lead to a reduced growing season; unexpected torrential rain and flash-flooding can lead to farmers losing scarce resources of seed, other farm inputs and...
Senegal
2017 - Action Aid
Policy brief/paper
Institutional food procurement programmes
The case of PAA Africa in Senegal
This one pager summarizes a study on the targeting system adopted in Senegal for implementing food purchases using procurement preferential treatment for small-scale family farming food outputs. The study provide a detailed description of the selection of farmers producing rice in the Kédougou region and discusses how it influenced the...
Senegal
2017 - International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth (IPC-IG)
Case study
Taking stock of agribusiness chambers in Africa
Lessons learnt, success factors and good practices
Inclusive agribusiness umbrella organisations (which ideally are vertically integrated down to the level of smallholder farmers’ organisations) could be key institutions to contribute to policy dialogue and design from the perspective of the private sector. Furthermore, they have the potential to carry forward the implementation of such policies on the...
Cameroon - Ethiopia - Ghana - Senegal - South Africa
2016 - New Partnership for Africa's Development (NEPAD)
Working paper
The future of food security, environments and livelihoods in Western Africa
Four socio-economic scenarios
This working paper examines the development of regional socioeconomic scenarios for West Africa’s development, agriculture, food security and climate impacts. We present four globally consistent regional scenarios framed and outlined by regional experts who crafted narratives and determined key drivers of change. Stakeholders identified the type of actors driving change...
Burkina Faso - Ghana - Mali - Niger - Senegal
2016 - CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change
Video
FAO-Dimitra Clubs: Women Leaders
The video shows how Dimitra Clubs play an important role in helping women gain self-confidence and in building their capacities to become leaders in their communities. ”Women Leaders” is part of a series that illustrates the impact of Dimitra Clubs, a successful gender-transformative approach developed by the Food and Agriculture...
Burundi - Democratic Republic of the Congo - Niger - Senegal
2016 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Fact sheet
Building resilience in Africa’s drylands
Populations in Africa are increasingly exposed to the negative impact of natural and human-induced disasters such as drought, floods, disease epidemics and conflicts which threaten the agriculture production systems and livelihoods of vulnerable communities. The initiative on “Building Resilience in Africa’s Drylands” was developed to enhance the capacity of these...
Burkina Faso - Chad - Ethiopia - Kenya - Madagascar - Mali - Niger - Senegal - Somalia - South Sudan - Uganda - Zimbabwe
2016 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Event
2016 Youth Agribusiness, Leadership, and Entrepreneurship Summit on Innovation (YALESI 2016)
Youth employment and hunger are two key issues that have been impacted by the economic crisis. This is particularly true for youth living in developing countries, representing 85% of the world youth. In an attempt to address these issues, the Global Youth Innovation Network, GYIN, has initiated its second Global Youth Summit called the...
Senegal
2016 - Global Youth Innovation Network
Policy brief/paper
Sénégal: la route vers de nouvelles perspectives
Dans certaines régions du sud-est du Sénégal, à la saison des pluies, les habitants se retrouvaient isolés du reste du pays du fait des inondations. Mais avec le Projet d’appui au développement agricole et à l’entrepreneuriat rural, appuyé par le Fonds international de développement agricole (FIDA), ce n’est plus le...
Senegal
2016 - International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Video
Agroecology in Senegal: Kaydara school farm
The ten-year efforts of the Kaydara Agroecology School Farm, in Senegal, led to concrete benefits for the community and for the environment. Gora Ndiaye, founder of the "African Gardens" association, summarizes the some important features of the project.
Senegal
2016 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Article
Développement de l’élevage dans la zone sylvopastorale : l’apport des Unités pastorales
La gouvernance du pastoralisme est un défi majeur pour les pouvoirs publics. Plusieurs tentatives ont vu le jour avec des résultats mitigés. Dans la zone sylvopastorale, l’expérimentation de l’Unité pastorale a eu un impact réel sur le quotidien des pasteurs. Cet article évoque l’impact d’un tel mécanisme de gestion de...
Senegal
2016 - IED Afrique
Newsletter
Dimitra Newsletter: Gender, resilience and climate change
2015 was a landmark year for the future of the planet and therefore for the future of every woman, man, girl and boy, in all four corners of the world. Two important events - the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit 2015 and COP21 on development and climate change, led to...
Ethiopia - Ghana - Mali - Niger - Senegal - Uganda
2016 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Article
Variabilité climatique et stratégies d’adaptation en zone pastorale au Sénégal
L’expérience de la ferme agricole de Guelakh-Peulh
Les populations de Guélakh-Peulh sont exposées aux variabilités climatiques comme la plupart des milieux ruraux du Sahel et du Sénégal en particulier. Ce travail analyse l’évolution des paramètres climatologiques et identifie les stratégies d’adaptation de l’élevage des bovins aux variabilités climatiques dans le village de Guélakh-Peulh. L’étude du climat est...
Senegal
2016 - IED Afrique
Practices
Livret technique de production du compost
Au Sahel, les aléas climatiques combinés aux actions de l’homme (déforestation, feux de brousse, etc.) ont contribué à la dégradation des terres avec comme conséquence la baisse des rendements agricoles.
Senegal
2016 - Union Européenne CILSS FFEM CADDEL-Consulting
Report
Voices from African artisanal fisheries
From Senegal to Togo, from Guinea-Bissau to Mauritania, from Tunisia to Ghana, communities living from maritime fisheries show the same attachment to the sea and face the same challenges. Between September 2014 and November 2015, the West African Network of Journalists for Responsible Fisheries (REJOPRAO), in collaboration with the CAOPA,...
Ghana - Guinea-Bissau - Mauritania - Senegal - Togo - Tunisia
2016 - Swedish Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) and the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation (SSNC)
Event
First Great Green Wall Conference
The Conference builds on the political momentum gathered at the Climate Change Summit in Paris, December 2015, where world leaders renewed their commitment to the Great Green Wall initiative, pledging USD 4 billion over the next 5 years for the restoration of Africa’s landscapes.
During the Conference, partners will define a roadmap for...
Senegal
2016 - African Union Commission
Video
Agroecology in Senegal: Kaydara school farm
The ten-year efforts of the Kaydara Agroecology School Farm, in Senegal, led to concrete benefits for the community and for the environment. Gora Ndiaye, founder of the "African Gardens" association, summarizes the some important features of the project.
Senegal
2016 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
Report
Investissements fonciers, redevabilité et cadre légal
Leçons du Sénégal
Produit dans le cadre du projet Mécanismes de reddition des comptes dans la gouvernance foncière, ce rapport examine la redevabilité dans les transactions foncières au Sénégal. Il passe au crible le cadre juridique national qui régit les investissements fonciers et explore les occasions de reddition de comptes et la manière dont...
Senegal
2016 - Institut international pour l’environnement et le développement (IIED)
Blog article
Shortening the hungry season in Senegal
Farmer Coumba Ndoffen Sene used to struggle to feed his family, but now he can pay his children’s school fees and buy them new clothes. He has also started a business raising chickens. Sene takes part in the IFAD-funded Agricultural Value Chains Support Project in Senegal.
One of the ideas behind...
Senegal
2016 - International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Article
Doubling the income of milk producers puts food on the table of many African families
Depending on their cattle breeds and husbandry methods, the income difference between Senegalese dairy farming families can be as high as eight-fold. Under the FoodAfrica programme, coordinated by Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), a unique yield monitoring programme was conducted,and is now being expanded to dairy farms in collaboration with...
Senegal
2016 - Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)
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