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Ms. Khady Ndongo (in purple) is a community nutrition volunteer in the Matam region of Senegal.
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Feed the Future works in the Senegal River Valley, Southern Forest Zone and Sine Saloum Delta.

Value Chains

  • Rice
  • Millet
  • Seeds
  • Horticulture
  • Sweet Potato
  • Sheep and Goats
  • Fisheries
  • Maize/corn
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  • 2.6 million

    Number of people living in Feed the Future target regions (ANSD, 2020 Estimates)

  • 5.3%

    Annual GDP growth; agriculture accounts for 14.8 percent of added value (World Bank, 2019)

  • 52%

    Percentage of population living in rural Senegal (World Bank, 2019)

  • 25%

    Percentage of stunted children under the age of 5 living in Feed the Future target regions (FTF ZOI Survey, 2016)

  • 41.3%

    Percentage of people living in poverty in Feed the Future target regions in 2016 (FTF ZOI Survey, 2016)

Our Strategy

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Increase inclusive agriculture sector growth

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Improve coastal marine fisheries management and biodiversity protection

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Increase productivity and market connections in key value chains

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Improve the nutrition of women and children

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Increase women’s empowerment and gender equality

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Increase access to safe water, improved sanitation and services for good hygiene

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Strengthen policy reform to improve agriculture-led growth and private sector development

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Strengthen human resources in agricultural research and entrepreneurship

Our Progress

  • 194,000

    Producers using new technologies and practices with Feed the Future’s help in FY21

  • $40M

    Annual agricultural sales generated by Senegalese farms and firms reached by Feed the Future in FY21

  • 1.6M

    Children under 5 reached with nutrition help in FY21

Our Work

In support of the government of Senegal’s investments in agriculture, Feed the Future programs work to integrate nutrition and agriculture to reduce poverty and combat malnutrition. These efforts also promote trade and market access, support small- and medium-sized agricultural businesses and enable communities to take charge of their own food security. Feed the Future integrates agriculture and nutrition investments to enhance cognitive and physical development, increase economic productivity, strengthen resilience and advance global development.  For more information, please view the Nutrition Priority Countries.

Empowering Senegalese Farmers

Feed the Future also increased its investment in technologies, like better seeds and irrigation, and trained local agro-businesses and entrepreneurs on business management.

Unlocking Finance for Farmers

Feed the Future piloted a new private sector finance mechanism that enabled private, commercial warehouses to use their produce as collateral to guarantee agricultural loans from local banks. This led to averting a food crisis during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Strengthening Resilience

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused inter-city transport restrictions and the temporary closure of rural markets, Feed the Future played a pivotal role in strengthening economic resilience in Senegal’s horticulture sector through nutrition and horticulture commercialization efforts.

Feed the Future also continued investing in resilience efforts related to trade, energy, biodiversity and climate change, as well as water, sanitation and hygiene.

Source

These results reflect information from the U.S. Agency for International Development, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Peace Corps, U.S. African Development Foundation and U.S. Department of the Treasury (through the Global Agriculture and Food Security Program), reported into Feed the Future’s central monitoring system for fiscal year 2020 (FY20). For more information on the indicators above, please view the Feed the Future Indicator Handbook. All dollar amounts are listed in U.S. dollars.

Our Activities

Feed the Future supports the following programs, partnerships, and organizations in Senegal.

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  • Seed Scaling implemented by AfricaRice
  • Global Agriculture and Food Security Program
  • Government of Senegal’s Agriculture Policy Reforms: Country Investment Plan and New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition Commitments
  • International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics
  • International Fertilizer Development Center
  • Millennium Challenge Corporation Compact
  • Strengthening Agriculture Input and Output Markets in Africa Partnership
  • USAID Climate Information Services for Increased Resilience and Productivity in Senegal
  • USDA McGovern-Dole Food for Education Program
  • Feed the Future Senegal Agriculture and Nutrition Locally Led Development - Kaolack
  • Feed the Future Senegal Agriculture and Nutrition Locally Led Development - Casamance (Demal Niaamanteeri)
  • Feed the Future Senegal Agriculture and Nutrition Locally Led Development - Senegal River Valley (Kisal)
  • Feed the Future Senegal Positive Youth Development - Senegal River Valley (Bamtaare Sukaabe)
  • Feed the Future Senegal Positive Youth Development - Senegal River Valley (Bamtaare Sukaabe)
  • Feed the Future Senegal Positive Youth Development - Kaolack (Doolel Ndaw ni)
  • Feed the Future Senegal Positive Youth Development - Casamance (Yiriwa)
  • Feed the Future Senegal Enhancing Growth through Regional Agricultural Input Systems (Dundel Suuf)
  • Feed the Future Senegal Agricultural Value Chain Services (Doolel Mbay)
  • Feed the Future Senegal Commercializing Horticulture (Nafoore Warsaji)
  • Feed the Future Senegal Policy Systems Services (PSS)
  • Feed the Future Senegal Empowering Farmers Towards Sustainable Production and Food Security (myAgro)
  • Feed the Future Senegal Fisheries Biodiversity and Livelihoods (Dekkal Geej)
  • Centrally funded mechanisms:
  • Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Processing and Post-Harvest Handling
  • Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Safety
  • Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food Security Policy Research, Capacity and Influence
  • Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Peanut
  • Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Sorghum and Millet
  • Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Sustainable Intensification
  • Feed the Future Innovation Lab for the Reduction of Post-Harvest Loss
  • Feed the Future Senegal Enabling Farmers for Agricultural Transformation (F2F)
  • Feed the Future Senegal Farmer-to-Farmer (F2F) volunteer program

Related Resources

November 29, 2018

Feed the Future Country Plan for Senegal

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May 22, 2017

Feed the Future Senegal Zone of Influence Indicator Assessment Report

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December 1, 2011

Senegal Feed the Future FY2010 Implementation Plan

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