Senegal: African Development Bank administrators measure the impact of P2RS on program beneficiaries

AfDB NEWS & EVENTS

20-Feb-2020

The administrators of the African Development Bank went to Fatick yesterday, more than a hundred kilometers from Dakar, as part of their consultation mission in Senegal.

Welcomed on the spot by the region's governor, Seynabou Gueye, they met the beneficiaries of the Multinational Program to Strengthen Resilience to Food and Nutrition Insecurity in the Sahel (P2RS), whose impact they could measure on a daily basis local people.

 "We welcome your presence because your visit is a source of motivation for the beneficiaries of the Program," said the Governor. This means that those who provide support come to the field to inquire about the use of the funds allocated and the results. I, myself, visited certain sites and I was able to measure the dynamism of the women and the achievements are visible. "

Said Maherzi, spokesperson for the administrators, it is important to appreciate, “what the beneficiaries think of the Bank's achievements and how it can be effective across the country. "

The P2RS Program, implemented in Senegal with the support of the African Development Bank, has four main components: development of rural infrastructure, value chains and regional markets as well as project management. Approved in 2015 and financed by the Bank for an amount of 35.8 million US dollars, it will take a few months.

On the spot, the Bank administrators had warm exchanges with the presidents of the regional councils of Kati (Mali) and Zinder (Niger), and the opportunity was given to promote cooperation at the regional level. The mayor of Fatick also welcomed the administrators at a ceremony, during which P2RS beneficiaries welcomed the support of the Bank, which has contributed to lasting changes in the living conditions of the populations. .

Highlight of the visit, the delegation from the African Development Bank visited an aquaculture farm and a fish food production unit managed by the union of women's groups in Ndiaye Ndiaye, historic district of Fatick. The administrators attended a demonstration of fresh fish fishing in the six aquaculture basins, which each have a production capacity of one tonne per six-month cycle. The P2RS project financed 22 aquaculture farms with a capacity of 400 tonnes. On-site fish feed manufacturing minimizes production costs.

A mini exhibition fair for agricultural products has been set up with stands where various non-wood forest products have been exhibited, local juices processed by women's groups using multifunctional platforms. Local products, processed cereals, fruits and vegetables, honey from local honey producers, with quality packaging, were displayed in around twenty stands. Breeding pens have also enabled young P2RS beneficiaries to display purebred sheep.

The Bank's delegation continues its consultative mission in Senegal until Friday, February 21. As a reminder, it is made up of the following directors: Okogu Bright, Saïd Maherzi, Maïmouna Ndoye Seck, Mohamed El Gholabzouri, Catherine Cudré-Mauroux, Zayed Ahmed, Cornelius Karlens Dekop and Yano Takuji.