What the State of Senegal is going to do with the surplus of potatoes and onions

The Senegalese government has decided to suspend imports of onions and potatoes due to exceptional national production this year. This measure aims to support local farmers and maintain price stability in the domestic market, announced today, Tuesday, April 8, the Minister of Industry and Trade,...

In Dakar, the Minister of Industry and Trade, Serigne Gueye Diop, brought together the main actors in the agricultural sector, including producers, traders, storekeepers, representatives of the Agency for the Regulation of Markets (ARM), insurance, banks and state services, to discuss the management of the stocks of potatoes and onions. The aim is to find solutions in the face of a record production which endangers the profitability of farmers w…