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for Senegal because of the very rapid growth of Dakar, the high
population density in the central Groundnut Basin, and the agricultural
potential of the under-populated southern part of the
country. Recommends the Government develop a region as first
priority, and then encourage and guide spontaneous migration.
Suggests that the Government's efforts to intensify farming will
result in an increase in farm size and a reductior in the man/land
ratio, creating therefore a higher agricultural underemployment ;n
the Groundnut Basin and inducing more migration toward towns. Irrigation
in the Senegal River Basin will have an important impact
on migration flows, but will probably not provide an opportunity
for massive resettlement of farmers from the Groundnut Basin. It
is argued that the Government cannot do much to relive the population
pressure in the central Groundnut Basin, but migration into
Dakar can be affected by small changes in relative rural and urban
terms of trade.
188. Dubresson, A. "Les travailleurs Sonink6 et Toucouleur dans l'ouest
parisien," Cahiers O.R.S.T.O.M. (S6rie Sciences Humaines) 12(2)
1975, pp. 189-208.
Article examines migrant workers in Paris, 64% of whom are
Soninke and 14%, Tukulor. Though their wages are among the lowest
and rate of under-emDloyment the highest, they manage to send
money to families in their home areas.
189. Elkan, W. Rural Migration, Agricultural Settlement and Practice in
Senegal. Durham: Durham University, Department of Economics,
T976,-17 p. (Working paper no. 4).
There is widespread belief that overcrowding in the Groundnut
Basin is the major cause of migration to towns. This paper
examines out-migration from the Groundnut Basin, Casamance, and
from the Fleuve Region to France, and back.
190. ILO. L'emploi au S~n6gal. Geneva: ILO, (for CILSS), February 1977,
25 p.
Report is one of a series prepared by ILO's Programme des
Emplois et des Competences Techniques pour l'Afrique, for CILSS.
191. Jonge, Klaas, et. al. Les Migrations en Basse Casamance (Sengal).
Projet d'une Recherche Multidisciplinaire sur les Facteurs Socio­
6conomiques Favorisant la Migration en Basse Casamance et sur ses
Cons6quences pour les Lieux d'Origine. Rapport Final. Leiden,
The Netherlands: Afrika-Studiecentrum, 1978, 180 p.; bibl.
This multi-disciplinary study of migration analyzes the
inter-relations of social, economic and demographic factors
which influence the rate and direction of migration from the
Casamance Region.