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The vast majority of the Senegalese population is rural (52.6%) and women represent 50.2% (ANSD, 2021 demographic projections). Rice is a highly strategic commodity for Senegal with an average consumption of 162.4 g per capita. and per day and, 32.4% came from imports (Source: National report on the prevalence of undernourishment and the food insecurity measurement scale based on experiences 2018-2019, FAO 2022, EHCVM data 2018- 2019). In 2021, these imports contributed 3.92% to the trade balance deficit, despite the local production potential.
Senegal's macroeconomic balance is strongly linked to agriculture, which is the main source of income. The Senegalese agricultural sector in fact supports nearly 908,628 agricultural households in 2023 (Preliminary results RGPH5, ANSD). In 2021, the workforce in agriculture represents 34.9% of the active population and generated 15.5% of GDP (National Accounts 2021, ANSD).
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“Buy from Women” is a digital platform whose aim is to allow women farmers to have better access to information and markets. Developed by UN Women, it is an innovation serving the economic empowerment of women in that it allows women farmers to access real-time data and analyzes that improve the quality of their products and connects them with buyers far from their production areas. Buy from Women also reduces intermediaries in the distribution of products grown or processed by women to ensure fairer and more equitable incomes. Choose “Buy from Women” for a sustainable purchase
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Fambaye DIOP a successful rice farmer
Richard-Toll, Senegal – At dawn, under the emerging light of day, a large tarpaulin borders a rice production unit. Nearby, a flock of sheep bleats in harmony with the wind. At the entrance to the factory, an imposing stall proudly displays agri-food and health products resulting from rice processing. This visual enchantment illuminates the faces of four women seated on a mat sifting rice bran.
At the back of the main room, a rice huller machine is running at full speed, emitting a deafening noise. Nearby, an elegant woman with a slim figure stands, crowned with an imposing blue turban embroidered in red, which matches perfectly with her outfit of the day. This is Fambaye DIOP, a farmer and rice producer living in Richard-Toll, a town located in the northwest of Senegal, where she farms her land.
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