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Temperate vegetables and fruit sold at M'bour
Senegal possesses limited amounts of the natural resources that are required for a strong agricultural base. From 1925 onwards, the country has invested in horticultural programmes, to offset shortages in its cereal production. The pilot programmes were located around Dakar, which is now the centre of urban agriculture in Senegal, supplying 40% of the total national production (approximately 64,000 tonnes in 1994–1995). The main crops are tomato, potato, green vegetables, green peas, okra, pepper, eggplant, onion, turnip, watermelon, cauliflower, and cassava.[1]
The people most active in agriculture are those aged between 20 and 30. They face several constraining factors. The water supply is inadequate; crop rotation is limited because crops are concentrated around water points and fertile areas; crop protection strategies are poor; and there are problems with land tenure.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b S. Niang (1999). "Utilisiation des eaux usées brutes dans l'agriculture urbaine au Sénégal: bilan et perspectives", in Olanrewaju B. Smith: Urban Agriculture in West Africa, 105. ISBN 0889368902.
