Senegal’s staple-yield index increased by 73 percent while fertilizer use remained comparatively low, according to an assessment contrasting the country’s agricultural trajectory with that of 13 countries targeted by the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA). Drawing on a report by the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa, the resource links Senegal’s experience to support for locally established crops, diversified production and the formal participation of farmers in agricultural policymaking.

Groundnuts remain central to farming systems and are commonly rotated with millet and sorghum, while public agricultural support extends to cowpeas, rice, livestock, horticulture, fisheries and agroecology. Agricultural subsidies represent about one-third of the sector’s budget; in 2020–2021, around half of a USD 100 million programme supported seeds and 40 percent supported fertilizer. Farmer organizations have participated in policy development under a legal framework established in 2004, including negotiations over agricultural prices. Initiatives to reduce dependence on imported grain include a requirement for white flour to contain 20 percent locally grown cereals and research that tested 585 wheat varieties, eight of which were certified.

The resource also identifies important limitations. Senegal continues to use monocropping, hybrid seeds, fertilizers and mechanization in some areas, while soil degradation, deforestation, indebtedness and saltwater intrusion remain concerns. Food imports are reported at approximately USD 1.9 billion annually. The experience therefore illustrates an uneven agricultural transition combining conventional approaches with diversification, local crop development, farmer participation and agroecology.