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REPORT ON FIELD VISIT TO THE VILLAGE FARM
AT DAROU NDOYE
PRESENTED ON WEDNESDAY, 10TH NOVEMBER,
2010
at the Hotel des Almadis‐Dakar

Task:
To carry out and <strong>report</strong> on a field visit to the village
farm of Darou Ndoye –Senegal.
Methodology of Reporting
Reporting through photo commentary
Size of Group Members: 44 (Females=6)
Moderator / Chair: Thiendou Niang
Rapporteur: Mensah Boakye

Before inception of the project in February 2008,
problems encountered in Agriculture included:
Low yields of Agricultural products
Dependant of the dominant Farming systems on rainfall of the
semi‐arid nature (low)
Poor marketing and unprofitability of agricultural products for
farmers
Weak distribution facilities / system for agricultural produce
Lack of commercial approach pp to farming g

Insufficient incomes for Farmers to meet
their needs
Widespread poverty in Rural Areas / Villages
Migration of f the h youth h ffrom the h villages ll to
the Cities
Depopulated Villages
Over crowded Cities in search of jobs

In an attempt by the Gov’t of Senegal to deal
with the situation situation, the REVA Agency
commenced promotion of irrigation systems
to hl help ffarmers to take k advantage d of f water
resources and other natural resources such as
farm land acreages.
Expected Benefits:
Expansion of Agric Production period from 4
to 12 months per year

Unused land will come under exploitation
Increase in Farm Incomes from additional
production times / surplus land
Old ld Farmers resume
New farmers attracted to invest in agriculture g

Modern Village Farms at Darou Ndoye were
created to help young workers in poor
households to start agric. Businesses
Farms ddeveloped l deither h on new wells ll ffor only l
farming g purposes p p or wells providing p gfresh
water to rural populations
The farms , which cover 20 ha , were
rehabilitated in 2008 by REVA Agency
Located in the Thies Admin Admin. Region

Two main objectives:
1. To create modern farming technique to increase
employment l t and d incomes i
2. To encourage private sector to go into agriculture
Number of Operators:
40 farmers in 2 different economic interest groups
with each having 20 people
Crops:
cabbage, g carrot, potato, p cucumba, tomato, onion,
groundnut

Agreement between the village and the Agency
is made through the Government.
After local gov’t gives out the land to the
Agency, g y, the Agency g yinstalled the equipment q p and
selected farmers to work on the farms
The groups g p have one Bank Accounts operated. p
Part of proceeds used to maintain facilities
provided, p pay pyppart of the their loan and use ppart
for the preparations for the following farming
season

From using underground water, the villages are
able to have all year farming activities
Modernize agriculture and increased production
Before project, p j ,pproduction level of groundnut g
was 0.8 tons / ha but now is 5.0 tons / ha
Last year, y , the farm’s revenue (net ( of taxes) ) was
CFA 22 million from 16 ha by 40 people
President of the farms able to purchase p a cow at
CFA 175,000 and sold at CFA 300,000.
Capital of CFA 125,000 created