Road to Senegal's rice self-sufficiency

Senegal is determined to end its rice imports. According to the stakeholders in the rice sector, the total domestic production of white rice has been significantly increased. Triggered by high international prices since 2011, several initiatives to upgrade the rice value chain have emerged in the private sector. Rice is a staple food in Senegal. The country's government is aiming to achieve self-sufficiency by next year. The Senegalese are big consumers of rice, with an average of 90 kg of … READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2016/08/25/road-to-senegal-s-rice-self-sufficiency Africanews is a new pan-African media pioneering multilingual and independent news telling expertise in Sub-Saharan Africa. Subscribe on ourYoutube channel : https://www.youtube.com/c/africanews Africanews is available in English and French. Website : www.africanews.com Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/ Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews