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Deal #1769 Version #55332
Senegal
Created at
2013-02-15
Last update
2016-05-09
Last full update
2024-01-15
Displacement of people
Comment on displacement of people
These lands, most of which are farmed by families with access to less than a hectare, produce 70% of the national rice harvest and provide livelihoods for an estimated 600,000 people. But the area is also of vital importance for pastoralists and the production of other grains, such as sorghum, both of which tend to compete directly with the expansion of irrigation.