Synthetic 2024 report on codesign of innovation for Senegal

Piraux Marc, Mbaye Banna, Belmin Raphaël, N'Dienor Moussa, Kouakou Patrice Koffi, Ba Marieme, Berre David, Delay Etienne, Muller Jean Pierre, Cesaro Jean-Daniel. 2024. Synthetic 2024 report on codesign of innovation for Senegal. Montpellier : CIRAD-CGIAR, 27 p.

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Résumé : The Initiative Agroecology (I-AE) project is an international initiative, supported by the CGIAR, for the holistic implementation of the 13 principles of agroecology. It is being implemented in several countries, including Senegal, with the aim of producing scientific evidence of the positive impact of agroecology, in order to encourage its large-scale development in local areas. The initiative is centered on local partnerships, with a focus on producing scientific data and demonstrating the feasibility of large-scale agroecology in order to foster the agroecological transition by adapting approaches to each local context. To this end, I-AE is supporting the “Dynamique pour la Transition agroécologique locale” (DYTAEL) in the department of Fatick, in line with the priorities identified by the collective. This report highlights the co-design efforts undertaken within this Agroecology Living Landscape (ALL) since 2023. The objective is to foster agroecological transitions and sustainable agricultural practices. But some activities are part of the FAIR Sahel project developed in the same region since 2020, of which an agronomic assessment and farm-level modelling have been carried out as part of the project IAE. The co-design approach integrates diverse stakeholders, and has been developed across multiple scales from plot-level trials to territorial planning, emphasizing participatory methodologies to ensure that solutions are inclusive, practical, and tailored to local contexts. A variety of thematic (intensification agroecological technologies, saline soil restoration, farm-level scenario, agroforestry and organic matter, and ideotyping of cropping systems and territory), of methodologies (participatory workshops, field trials, computational modeling, and data-driven performance evaluations, foresight, ideotyping of territory…) were employed. Key findings include the success of groundnut-cowpea associations and organic amendments in improving yields, the restoration of saline soils using locally adapted techniques, and the effectiveness of participatory modeling in balancing agroforestry and organic matter trade-offs. The report underscores the importance in a co-design process, of combining technical, organizational, and socio-cultural dimensions in designing and scaling innovations to co-design a transition path. Lessons learned emphasize the need for holistic, inclusive approaches to address agricultural transformation while ensuring local ownership and sustainability. Looking forward, the findings provide a foundation for scaling agroecological practices and co- designing future initiatives aimed at agroecological transition path.

Mots-clés libres : Co-design of innovations, Senegal, Agroecology, Department Fatick

Agences de financement hors UE : Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centers

Projets sur financement : (FRA) Initiative on Agroecology

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