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Combating Desertification and Climate Change Adaptation: Case of Agricultural Systems in Sebikotane, Senegal

Explore the agricultural production systems in Sebikotane, Senegal, and their efforts to combat desertification, adapt to climate change, and ensure food security. Learn about their techniques such as diversification, drip irrigation, windbreak installation, and more.

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Combating Desertification and Climate Change Adaptation: Case of Agricultural Systems in Sebikotane, Senegal

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  1. Combate against desertification & Adaptation to Climate Change (food security) Case of Agricultural Production Systems of Sebikotane in the Niayes (Senegal) Emmanuel Seck September 2007 enda - Programme « Énergie, Environnement, Développement » (enda.energy@orange.sn)

  2. Enda experience in the Niayes: Agricultural Production Systems of Sebikotane The Niayes: • Northern Coastal area (Dakar - Saint-Louis) long of 120 km and large of 20 km • Eco-geographical area presents important despressions appropriated to market gardening • + of 80 % of market-garden cultivation and exportation of fruite and legumes of the country Source: CRDI enda

  3. Constatations • Degradation of land and deforestation • Reduction of pastoral area • Reduction of Water resources • Wind and Water Erosions • Migration of Youth from rural area to urban Centers and progressively to abroad • Problem of food security • Agriculture mainly on rainy season enda

  4. Agricultural Production Systems of Sebikotane in the Niayes (Senegal) • Technical • Multiplication of agriculture cycles • Diversification and combination of several cultivations • leguminous • Cereal • Fruite • Drip irrigation

  5. Agricultural Production System of Sebikotane in the Niayes (Sénégal) • Environmental • Installation of windbreak conribute to reduce evapotranspiration, to sequestrate carbone and fertilize the land • linear forest • Productive soil Source: Enda Syspro, 2005

  6. Carbon of hedges: Comparative table Cairns M. A. and R. A. Meganck : Carbon sequestration, biological diversity and sustainable devlopment integrated forest management – 1994. Source: Moussa Na Abou, Mémoire DEA, 2004

  7. Carbone of Soil : Comparative table Dominique Slotner: Les bases de la Production végétale: le Sol – Tome I- 1978 Source: Moussa Na Abou, Mémoire DEA, 2004

  8. Agricultural Production System of Sebikotane in the Niayes (Sénégal) • Economical • Access to markets (national, sub-regional, international) • Generation of incomes • Contribution to GDP Source: Enda Syspro, 2005

  9. Agricultural Production System of Sebikotane in the Niayes (Sénégal) Social Generation of employment Food Security Women participation Source: Enda Syspro, 2005

  10. Conclusion Agricultural Production Systems developed by the NGO ENDA is the basis of National Agricultural Policy called « Senegal agricole » Senegal is in Sahel region and present the same climatic realities with other countries of the same area. Could these adaptation alternatives implemented in Senegal, be applicated in other sahelian countries to contribute to food security and sustainable development?

  11. THANK YOU ! Visite du Directeur Général de la FAO, Jacques Diouf qui Le logo du « Sénégal Agricole », mai 1998 Visite du Président de la Banque Mondiale, James Wolfensohn qui signe le lancement du « Sénégal Agricole », Fev. 1997 V Visite du Sous Secrétaire Général des Nations Unies et Président de la Commission pour le Développement Durable, Nitin Desai, 1998 Visite du Bureau du Conseil Exécutif du PNUD avec Cheikh Hamidou Kane PCA de Enda T.M, 2004

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