Case Study on Senegal Story – A Step Towards Food Sufficiency

Introduction: The President of Senegal was looking at the development of irrigation infrastructure so as to achieve food sufficiency, to address occupation issue for unemployed rural youth and a means to stop the exodus to the cities for means of livelihood. The Confederation of Indian Industries organized a conclave on ‘India-Africa Projects Partnership’ in 2005.



Case Study on Senegal Story – A Step Towards Food Sufficiency

Challenge: North Senegal: Lack of irrigation equipments was the major problem identified in North Senegal. Even though there was plenty of water in the Senegal River, there was no means to direct it to the fields in sufficient quantities to irrigate rice.South Senegal: The problem in South Senegal was that the surface water was too saline to irrigate farmlands. The only option was to tap ground water for irrigation. Click here to read more…

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