Special Program for Food Security: Senegal
Project / Program Summary
I. Basic Data
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II. Project / program description
- Objectives
To assist the Government of Senegal in rapidly increasing its agricultural production to contribute to the reduction of food insecurity. - Activities / contents
- Improved Water control combined with better varieties, simple chemical amendments and improved cultural practices in food production.
- Small animals husbandry, artisanal fisheries and bee-keeping, post-harvest processing.
- Expected outcomes / impacts
- Increase of performance in food production.
- Net income increase for farmers.
- Features in line with the Agenda for Action:
- National ownership.
- Contribution to achieving the broad objectives of the World Food Summit Plan of Action.
- Promotion of South-South Cooperation.
- Grass-roots participation in the formulation process and full involvement of farmers' organizations in the implementation process.
III. Contact point:
Mr. A.Q. Kobakiwal, Chief, SPFS Coordination and Monitoring Unit (TCOS), FAO, Rome, Italy.
Unit for Cooperation with Multilateral agencies, Technical Cooperation Department (TCDM), FAO Rome
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