Selling to feed, adapting to survive: The key role of traditional markets in Senegal
When seasons become unpredictable, roads deteriorate, and food prices soar, food insecurity does not only appear in farmers’ fields. It is also felt in markets.
- climate change
- Climate Resilience
- food security
- Senegal
- crops
Selling to feed, adapting to survive: The key role of traditional markets in Senegal
When seasons become unpredictable, roads deteriorate, and food prices soar, food insecurity does not only appear in farmers’ fields. It is also felt in markets.
A study conducted by scientists from the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT - Cyrus Muriithi, Christine Kiria Chege, Issa Ouédraogo, and Caroline Mwongera - sheds light on an actor too often absent from food policies: market vendors. Based on an in-depth survey of 691 vendors in the regions of Sédhiou and Tambacounda, the research shows how product diversity, when supported by economic and structural capacities, contributes to the resilience of food systems in Senegal. It offers a fresh perspective on those who, every day, sustain access to food in the face of climate and economic crises.