1. Senegal : Agricultural Sector Risk Assessment
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DAlessandro, Stephen, Fall, Amadou Abdoulaye, Grey, George, Simpkin, Simon, and Wane, Abdrahmane
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INDICATORS ,CROP VARIETIES ,AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION ,MELONS ,STEM BORERS ,CEREAL CROPS ,INSECT PESTS ,GROUNDNUT PRODUCTION ,SEED STOCKS ,AGRICULTURAL LAND ,GREENHOUSES ,FRUITS ,IRRI ,FARM INCOME ,FERTILIZER USE ,CLIMATIC CONDITIONS ,MALNUTRITION ,FIBRES TEXTILES ,POTATOES ,AVERAGE YIELDS ,FERTILIZERS ,COWPEAS ,COTTON PRODUCTION ,YIELD LOSS ,FARMERS ,TOMATOES ,HORTICULTURE ,CROPPING SYSTEMS ,RICE YIELDS ,SUGAR ,MANGOES ,CROP YIELD ,YIELDS ,CASH CROPS ,PLANS ,PLANTS ,MARKET EFFICIENCY ,FOOD SUPPLY ,VEGETABLES ,EXPORT CROPS ,HECTARES OF LAND ,GRAIN BORER ,ANIMAL HEALTH ,POOREST HOUSEHOLDS ,FOOD PRODUCTION ,FAO ,CASSAVA ,INCOME GENERATION ,LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY ,CROP PRODUCTION ,SEED COTTON ,POULTRY ,RICE PRICES ,FOOD DEMAND ,AGRICULTURAL HOUSEHOLDS ,CHEMICAL INPUTS ,COCOA ,GROUNDWATER ,PRODUCTION SYSTEM ,PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH ,DOMESTIC MARKET PRICES ,BIOMASS ,CGIAR ,DRY SEASONS ,SEEDLINGS ,PEST MANAGEMENT ,GRAZING ,FODDER CROPS ,ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMUNITY ,YIELD INCREASE ,SORGHUM ,CULTIVARS ,CROPPING ,CROP LOSSES ,SOIL TYPE ,TREES ,FARMING ,SOIL EROSION ,PLANT BREEDING ,WHEAT ,ECOLOGICAL ZONE ,COMMERCIAL FARMERS ,CROP YIELD INCREASES ,PASTORALISM ,SUGARCANE ,FOOD CROPS ,GROUNDNUT ,ECOLOGICAL ZONES ,RICE PRODUCTION ,FERTILIZER ,RICE ,ANIMAL PRODUCTS ,CULTIVATED LAND ,FUR ,CROPS ,CEREALS ,QUALITY SEED ,DAM ,EGGS ,GROUNDNUTS ,SEED VARIETIES ,AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES ,SMALL FARMERS ,AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION SYSTEMS ,DRY LAND ,GREEN BEANS ,CROP PRICES ,VEGETATION ,MAIZE ,RICE AREAS ,MAIZE YIELDS ,COMMERCIALIZATION ,DRAINAGE ,WEEDS ,ORCHARDS ,HUSBANDRY ,FARM ,AVERAGE ANNUAL RAINFALL ,POORER FARMERS ,CLIMATIC ZONES ,HARVESTING ,COMMODITY ,CROP DISEASES ,LAND MANAGEMENT ,HORTICULTURAL CROPS ,POPULATION GROWTH ,AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION ,PLANNING ,CROP ROTATION ,PEPPER ,INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE ,TRANSPLANTING ,CROP PROTECTION ,CROP PRODUCTION SYSTEMS ,AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY ,POULTRY PRODUCTION ,PEANUTS ,CROP INSURANCE ,GRAIN PRICES ,ANIMAL FEED ,TRANSHUMANCE ,SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE ,AGRICULTURAL MARKETS ,COTTON ,SEEDS ,FARM PRODUCTIVITY ,CROPLAND ,DRY LANDS ,SEED ,CROP PESTS ,FARMS ,MAIZE PRODUCTION ,COCONUT ,FOOD IMPORTS ,CAPITA CONSUMPTION ,POULTRY INDUSTRY ,DRY SEASON ,ANIMALS ,CROP ,REPORTS ,SESAME ,MILLET ,CLAY SOILS ,GROWING SEASON ,CORN ,WATER HARVESTING ,INDICA ,SOIL QUALITY ,SEED PRODUCTION ,SOWING ,DRY BEANS ,INCIDENCE OF PESTS ,SOIL FERTILITY ,INCOME DISTRIBUTION ,MEAT ,CULTIVAR ,FOOD CONSUMPTION ,FOOD SECURITY ,FARMER ,PADDY ,LAYERING ,DATES ,LAND RESOURCES ,PRODUCTION SYSTEMS ,MEAL ,CROP MANAGEMENT ,COTTON PRICES ,PLANTING MATERIALS ,ONIONS ,CARRYING CAPACITY ,COOPERATIVE SECTOR ,PRICE VOLATILITY ,BEANS ,GRAIN ,SMALL-SCALE FARMERS ,GROUNDNUT OIL ,PLANT PRODUCTION ,PLANTING ,SEED MULTIPLICATION ,DEGRADATION ,NATURAL RESOURCES ,CULTIVATION ,SOILS ,DRIP IRRIGATION ,IFPRI ,CROP YIELDS ,CONSERVATION FARMING ,SHIFTING CULTIVATION ,ANIMAL PRODUCTION ,PRODUCE - Abstract
The performance of Senegal’s agricultural performance exemplifies the impact of unmanaged risk on productivity among vulnerable smallholder crop producers and pastoralists. The government of Senegal has historically responded to drought and other shocks with direct financial support to farmers as well as general assistance to the rural population. The World Bank, with support from the group of eight (G-8) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Equipment (MARE), commissioned the present study. The objective of this assessment was to assist the government of Senegal to: (1) identify, analyze, quantify, and prioritize principal risks facing the agricultural sector; (2) analyze the impact of these risks; and (3) identify and prioritize appropriate risk management interventions that may contribute to improved stability, reduced vulnerability, and increased resilience of agricultural supply chains in Senegal. This report presents a summary of the assessment’s key findings. Chapter one gives introduction. Chapter two provides an overview of the agricultural sector in Senegal and a discussion of key growth constraints. An assessment of the main agricultural risks is presented in chapter three. Chapter four analyzes the frequency and severity of highlighted risks and assesses their impact. Chapter five presents some stakeholder perceptions of risks and evaluates levels of vulnerability among various livelihood groups. The study concludes in chapter six with an assessment of priorities for risk management and a broad discussion of possible risk management measures that can help to strengthen the resiliency of agricultural supply chains and the livelihoods they support.
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- 2015