La Minute FARM #2 | With producers in the Senegal River Delta
The FARM Foundation went on a mission to Senegal in early July. as part of a project co-financed with the French Development Agency to better understand the issues related to soil fertility in West Africa.
To remember
Accompanied by SAED (National Company for the Development and Exploitation of Land in the Senegal River Delta), three major constraints which force producers to modify their technical itineraries to maintain their yields:
·Salinization: the accumulation of salt makes some soils almost unsuitable for growing rice and vegetables.
·Hydromorphic soils: waterlogged, often compacted land, which complicates agricultural work and limits plant growth.
·Lack of organic matter: exhausted soils that no longer provide enough essential nutrients to guarantee good yields.
How are producers adapting?
As explained Thibaut Soyez, Project Manager at FARM:
" We discuss, we exchange [with the actors on site] to try to identify solutions and alternatives that are available to producers today.. In particular the use of salt-resistant varieties, and the supply of organic matter via livestock. »
We thank SAED and all the actors on site for their welcome.
