Projects and Flagship Initiatives in Senegal
These projects and flagship initiatives embody the Alliance's dedication to tackling climate change challenges, fostering sustainable agricultural practices, and bolstering the resilience of agricultural systems in Senegal.
AICCRA (Accelerating Impacts of CGIAR Climate Research for Africa)
This project – funded by the International Development Association (IDA) – focuses on accelerating the impacts of CGIAR climate research in Senegal, amongst other African countries. project aims to enhance climate resilience and sustainable agricultural productivity through innovative agricultural practices and the dissemination of climate-smart technologies. The project is also being implemented in collaboration with research institutions and partners in Ghana, Mali, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Zambia.
AVENIR (Adaptation and Valorization of Entrepreneurship in Irrigated Agriculture)
This initiative –funded by the Mennonite Economic Development Associates of Canada (MEDA) – promotes climate-resilient and sustainable agricultural practices in Senegal. It focuses on enhancing the adaptive capacity of smallholder farmers, particularly those who rely on irrigation agriculture. The project is expected to run for a duration of seven years, from April 2019-March 2026.
Mariama Keita of Sikilo Village at the Climate services test site where she is helping scientists to understand what impacts climate advisories can have when they are followed, compared to traditional knowledge and other agricultural interventions. In Senegal, farmers are actively using climate forecasts to stay productive and thrive under climate change. Credit: V. Meadu (CCAFS).
Cows in Sikilo village, Senegal where farmers are actively enhancing livestock resilience and climate change adaptation strategies. Credit: V. Meadu (CCAFS).
ClimBeR (Building Systemic Resilience Against Climate Variability and Extremes)
This CGIAR initiative focuses on increasing resilience to climate variability and extreme weather events. It involves the implementation of holistic approaches to enhance the adaptive capacity of agricultural systems, particularly in the face of climate-related challenges. The project is being implemented in partnership with organizations in Kenya, Guatemala, Morocco, Zambia, and the Philippines.
Livestock, Climate, and System Resilience
This CGIAR initiative aims to enhance livestock resilience and climate change adaptation strategies. By promoting sustainable livestock management practices and improved forage use, the project strengthens the resilience of the livestock sector to climate change and variability. This initiative is also being implemented with partner institutions in Guatemala, Colombia, Kenya, Mali, Ethiopia, and Tanzania.
Climate Risk Planning & Managing Tool for Development Programmes in the Agriculture & Food Sector (Phase 2)
This project – funded by GIZ-Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH – focuses on developing climate risk planning and management tools for agricultural and food sector development programs in Senegal. It aims to strengthen the adaptive capacity of agricultural systems to climate-related risks and uncertainties. The project is being implemented with partner organizations in Ghana, Kenya, and Zambia.
CteH 5 Improved Fodder Crops and Forage Grasses for Africa
This project – funded by GIZ through the CIMMYT-International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center – focuses on the improvement of fodder crops and forage grasses in Senegal, Kenya, and Zambia. It aims to increase the availability and quality of forage for livestock, contributing to improved livestock productivity and climate resilience.
Putting climate forecasts into farmers' hands. The picture shows a training workshop for farmers on the interpretation and application of seasonal rainfall forecasts in a benchmark site Kaffrine, Senegal. This research is part of our work on Adaptation Through Managing Climate Risk. Credit: J. Hansen (CCAFS).
We developed a Climate-Smart Village in Sikilo and Daga Birame villages, Kaffrine in Senegal for reduced climate risk and food insecurity.
©CCAFS/Dansira Dembele
Climate information by rural radio. A woman in Sikilo village with her radio. In Senegal, climate forecasts and farming advisories are now available to more than 7 million rural people, via community radio stations. We conducted capacity enhancement workshops to enable radio broadcasters to easily understand and assume ownership of the jargon used by ANACIM forecasters.
©CCAFS/V. Meadu
Improved cultivars of fruit trees starting to fruit. Preliminary results show a survival rate of about 94%.
©CCAFS/Dansira Dembele
Phenotyping Technologies to Enable On-Farm Breeding (ARTEMIS)
This project – funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) – develops and implements phenotyping technologies to enable on-farm breeding in Senegal, as well as in several other countries including Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Nigeria, Colombia, the United States of America, and Italy. The project aims to enhance the efficiency and precision of breeding programs, contributing to improved crop varieties and climate-resilient agricultural systems.
SI-MFS (Sustainable Intensification of Mixed Farming Systems)
This project (which is also implemented in Ghana), promotes the sustainable intensification of mixed farming systems. It focuses on enhancing the productivity and sustainability of smallholder farming systems through the adoption of climate-smart and sustainable agricultural practices.
A member of a women's farming group shows the peppers she has been growing, which provides additional income. In Daga Biram Climate-Smart Village, farmers and our scientists are testing a range of interventions to improve climate resilience and adaptation. Photo taken in Kaffrine and Niakhar, Senegal. Credit: V. Meadu (CCAFS)
Participants in the Scaling Up Climate Services for Farmers in Africa and South Asia workshop in Senegal visit farmers in Kaffrine that received climate forecasts for the first time. Credit: Alexa Jay (CCAFS)
FACE-Africa
This regional project, covering the West Africa region with a specific focus on the Gambia and Senegal, aims to promote sustainable agricultural practices and enhance climate resilience in the region. It focuses on the implementation of holistic approaches to address climate-related challenges and improve the adaptive capacity of agricultural systems in West Africa.
The Project for the Promotion of Climate-Smart Agriculture in West Africa
This ECOWAS/BOAD-funded project aims to promote climate-smart agriculture in West African countries. The project focuses on enhancing the adaptive capacity of agricultural systems to climate variability.
The CGIAR Research Initiative on Accelerated Breeding
This initiative aims to develop better-performing, farmer-preferred crop varieties, providing real-time adaptation to climate change, evolving markets and production systems. As a part of this initiative, ISRA-CERAAS (Senegalese research institute) and the Tropical Forages Program of the Alliance established two experiments in Bambey and Nioro du Rip in which the agronomic characteristics of 13 local and improved forage varieties are evaluated. In a next stage, the best performing forages will be tested for livestock productivity and scaled at farm level.
Improved cultivars of Ziziphus Mauritiana starting to fruit. Preliminary results show a survival rate of about 94%. Credit: Dansira Dembele (CCAFS)