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The COVID-19 pandemic is a major health crisis with socio-economic shocks requiring effective response strategies to limit its spread and consequences. It has already led to the development of several initiatives at different levels (national, regional …
The main aim of this research is to improve the understanding of the evolution of access to land and land use by rural populations in Sub-Saharan Africa including Senegal. The results of the research will be used to feed the design and implementation o …
This paper develops five case studies to illustrate the diversity of West African agriculture and the changes they undergo, or cause: The first three cases are centered on the department of Dagana Senegal. They show how, in a relatively small geographi …
“The analytical framework for land management (CAGF) is a diagnostic tool that allows for the assessment of a country’s land management policies. The CAGF is a participatory process that was implemented in Senegal in October 2012 and that is expected t …
“Prior to 2008, four villages, including Somone, formed part of the rural community of Sindia. These villages were all involved in the running of the community managed nature reserve of La Somone (RNICS) and shared in the revenue generated thereby. Thi …
“The pilot project aimed at the collaborative and decentralised management of the community managed nature reserve of La Somone (RNICS) could, in light of its achievements (economic, ecological, and social), serve as a model to be replicated throughout …
“The Senegalese Land Use and Allocation Plan (POAS) was first implemented in the 1990s, and is now widely implemented throughout Senegal, particularly in the rural community of Ndiébène Gandiole, despite no objective evaluation having been undertaken. …
As part of the policy of economic liberalization, donors exerted strong pressure on the government of Senegal to reform the land policy. This pressure initially resulted in measures taken by the State to withdraw the SAED from the management of land in …
“The National Agricultural Investment Plan Senegal (NIPA) and its investment plan (IP) from 2011 to 2015 convey the operationalization at the national level, the common agricultural policy in West Africa (ECOWAP) and the Comprehensive Plan for Agricult …
“The increase in the productivity of agriculture is a major political issue for the development of Africa. With a strong population growth of over 2% per year, West Africa is facing growing food requirements. Although these past few decades have been c …
“There are different political processes in place to enable the participation of production and civil society organisations in public policies, but the level of participation afforded these organisations differs according to the process in question. In …
“The objective of this comparative program is to strengthen the debate on public policy by renewed thematic issues. Engaged in seven countries corresponding to different stages in the process of economic transition and where agriculture plays different …
“The main finding of our study is that despite the development of highly effective strategies, tailored to the unfavorable climatic conditions, scarcity of land and difficult access to markets, farmers and the agricultural economy are at an impasse. We …
