Plaquette : Regional Action Plan for the Improvement of Irrigated Agriculture in the Senegal River Basin

REGIONAL ACTION PLAN FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF IRRIGATED AGRICULTURE IN THE SENEGAL RIVER BASIN 18 # Senegal: Data from SAED show that 128,052 ha have been developed, exclusive of the 10,000 ha of industrial sugar cane crops (to be counted as private irrigation). The areas developed are estimated at 93 300 ha. The areas under cultivation in Guinea, Mali, Mauritania and Senegal are estimated at 129 381 ha, or 60.76% of the total area developed of 212 937 ha for the entire Senegal river basin. - Development of hydro-agricultural improvement schemes The main areas of support for the development of hydroagricultural improvement schemes in the river basin include: research/development and advisory support (each country has a research institute and advisory support structure). Guinée Mali Superficie amenagée Superficie exploitée Mauritanie 250 000 200 000 150 000 100 000 50 000 0 Sénégal Total - Programmes and projects implemented during the last ten years # Guinea: Apart from the (regional) Multipurpose Integrated Water Resources Management and Development Programme (IWRM/DUBM): phase 1, no irrigation projects are being observed on the Guinean part of the SRB. # Mali: The main programmes and projects are organized at regional and national levels. At the regional level, the flagship project is the PGIRE/