Activities in Senegal

PROJECT TITLE

Project on Improvement of Rice Productivity for Irrigation Schemes of the Valley of Senegal (PAPRIZ)

TYPE OF COOPERATION

Technical Cooperation

TARGET REGION

Saint-Louis Region (Departments of Dagana and Podor)

IMPLEMENTATION PERIOD

2010-2014

EXECUTING AGENCY

National Company of Development and Exploitation of Land in the Delta of Senegal River, and Faleme Valleys (SAED), Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Equipment

OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT

The objective of PAPRIZ is to provide a technical support to all rice value chain from irrigation schemes up to the marketing including the production and processing in order to improve the productivity and profitability of rice production in the Senegal River Valley.

The Project has three objectives:

• 15% increase in the production of paddy per hectare in the pilot sites;
• 20% increase in the income of rice farmers of the pilot sites;
• 15% increase in the production of paddy in the pilot sites at Dagana and Podor

PROJECT SUMMARY

The 2008 food crisis which resulted in the rise of food prices has plunged Senegal in a very difficult situation both for the government and the population. Given the strong dependence of the country on rice imports, it was urgent for Senegal to increase the national rice production, to ensure the food security and self-sufficiency in rice production. PAPRIZ is a response to this new orientation taken by Senegalese authorities.

4 main components are executed in the framework of the project:

• Component1: establishment of rice farming with high productivity in the target irrigation schemes through the efficient use of inputs and improvement of rice cultivation techniques;
• Component 2: establishment of appropriate mechanism of the rehabilitation, management and maintenance of pilot sites;
• Component 3: establishment of measure to improve the financial management of producers in order to improve their credit eligibility rate;
• Component 4: establishment of appropriate distribution channels for quality of white rice that meets the needs of Senegalese consumers.
  PAPRIZ, established in the framework of the Coalition for African Rice Development (CARD), contributes to reach the goals of National Program for Self-Sufficiency of Rice whose target is to reach rice self-sufficiency of Senegal by 2018.