Senegal: Thousands of Producers Living Off Market Gardening
Along the country's western coastline from the outskirts of Dakar, thousands of farmers are earning a living growing fruit and vegetables; their output greatly exceeds domestic demand.
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Senegal:
Thousands Live Off Market Gardens
IPS, 4 September 2012
Thousands of farmers are earning a living growing fruit and vegetables in the Niayes, a strip of fertile land running north along Senegal's western coastline from the outskirts of… Read more »
Saint Louis Market in Senegal.
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Africa:
New Words, Old Challenges
UNIRIN, 30 July 2012
Spending aid money on social initiatives like communal bore-wells, which affect and protect everyone's lives, especially the poorest, will make people more resilient to climatic… Read more »
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West Africa:
Hunger Affecting 10 Million as Dry Season Approaches
UNIRIN, 29 March 2012
Hunger has come again to the Sahel. "Since yesterday I have only drunk water," said Houley Dia, 60, a widow who lives in Houdallah, a village of the Fula ethnic group in southern… Read more »
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Senegal:
Today, There Will Be Food On Every Table, but Long-Term Solutions Are Needed
IFRC, 3 September 2012
Drought does not always lead to disaster. It can become one if people fail to adjust their lives to match reality. Read more »
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Senegal:
Cashew Producers' Pain Is Intermediaries' Gain
IPS, 3 May 2012
Cashew nut growers in the southern Senegalese region of Casamance are complaining bitterly that intermediaries are cutting them out of a fair share of the profits. Read more »
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West Africa:
Quality Seeds Foster Food Security
IFAD, 2 April 2012
IFAD and EU Food Facility introduce high quality seeds and innovative production techniques Read more »