Agriculture
| The Senegalese agriculture is dependent on rain. The sector is in progress due to the good weather conditions of these last years. Today, grain and cotton superside groundnut in the contribution to the GDP. It suffers from the development of unofficial markets which are more profitable for producers. |
Farmland surface area:
| The areas under cultivation include arable lands and those with permanent crops. They represent 2,266,000 hectares in Senegal. |
Crops
Crop |
Yield (in Metric Tons) |
Surface (in hectares) |
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Groundnuts
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828,324
|
822,848
|
10,067
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Livestock
Species |
Headcount |
Ovine races
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4,300,000
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Goats
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3,595,000
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Number of tractors:
Irrigated land (surface area):
Fishing
Yield in metric tons
Shellfish, mollusks and cephalopods |
Saltwater fish |
27,560 Tm.
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396,850 Tm.
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Aquacultural yield in metric tons:
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February 2004
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