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More secure land tenure in Senegal lays the groundwork for agroecology and women empowerment

In the coastal region of Niayes, close to Senegal’s capital Dakar, Binta Ba is training her fellow growers in agroecology, an integrated approach applying ecological and social concepts to sustainable agriculture, which turns a lot of conventional farming wisdom on its head.

As the implementation of the global Voluntary Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests in the Context of National Food Security (VGGT) have filtered down to local level in this region, they have also catalysed a raft of interlinked moves for change. The project promotes a joint approach of land tenure security and land development. Its key points are not just agroecology, but also work on broader sustainable agricultural development and mitigating soil degradation.

This article reveals how Binta ba has served as a role model for others, proving that farmers embrace productive and sustainable farming practices when they have access to the land.

Though the country has yet to finalize its new land policy, the progress made on the ground by Binta and her trainees is just one aspect of the experience in Senegal that can be shared with other countries, demonstrating the results of the FAO-supported VGGT process towards a more sustainable and inclusive rural transformation.

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السنة: 2022
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البلد/البلدان: Senegal
التغطية الجغرافية: أفريقيا
النص الكامل متاح على: https://www.fao.org/fao-stories/article/en/c/1514035/
لغة المحتوى: English
Author: FAO ,
النوع: المادة
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