Revitalizing agricultural production on family farms in the Diourbel and Fatick regions

BACKGROUND

As early as 2009, the idea of a partnership with a West African region appealed to the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region, as many Aquitaine-based international solidarity operators are active in this geographical area.

Initial exchanges were organized with the Diourbel region in Senegal, which was seeking support in the agricultural sector among other things, given the problems of soil exhaustion, difficulties in accessing water resources, and the low level of interest among young people in the sector...

At the end of 2012, an Agrisud mission proposed an initial intervention on two pilot sites.

Since 2014, the Projet de Redynamisation de la Production Agricole des Exploitations Familiales has been implemented within the framework of decentralized cooperation between the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region and the Entente interdépartementale des Régions de Diourbel et de Fatick.

GOALS

The project is now part of the Agriter program, which aims to strengthen the dynamics of local players in order to promote sustainable family farming.

It aims to :

• Create a favorable framework for the agro-ecological transition of the Entente's territories.
• Support family farms in improving their activities within strengthened value chains.
• Promote sustainable and inclusive agricultural development through skills transfer, awareness-raising and advocacy.

RESULTS

• 7 regions supported in their agro-ecological transition.
• 1,800 VSEs supported in improving their agricultural and para-agricultural activities.
• 2,000 people trained or made aware of sustainable agriculture issues (50% of them young people).

KEY PROJECT INFORMATION