The Government of Senegal, in collaboration with the World Bank Group, has launched the AgriConnect Senegal Compact, a strategic initiative aimed at transforming the country’s agri-food systems and improving food security for millions of citizens. The initiative aligns with the Senegal National Agenda for Transformation 2050 and the Food Sovereignty Strategy 2025–2034, serving as a coordinated platform that mobilizes government agencies, the World Bank Group—including the IDA, IFC, and MIGA—technical and financial partners, the private sector, and producer organizations.
AgriConnect focuses on three priority value chains: grains, horticulture, and livestock. Its approach is structured around three key axes: investing in agricultural infrastructure and services, revising sectoral policies to enhance the business environment, and promoting private investment to drive innovation and competitiveness. The Compact aims to combine public and private efforts to modernize the agricultural sector and ensure sustainable growth.
By 2029, the AgriConnect Compact aims to achieve over 90% national food security and generate 800,000 formal jobs in agriculture. Key targets include increasing cereal coverage from 48% to 78%, raising rice self-sufficiency to 64%, and establishing 100 community-based agricultural cooperatives across Senegal. This initiative represents a major shift in how agricultural and food policies are designed, coordinated, and implemented nationally.
Government officials emphasize that AgriConnect provides a structured platform for project pipelines under the National Transformation Agenda, fostering strategic coherence across sectors. Minister Ahmadou Al Aminou Lo highlighted the focus on operational efficiency and results-based management, ensuring that all stakeholders work to improve the well-being of Senegalese citizens. Minister Mabouba Diagne added that the initiative will directly enhance the lives of families, increase farmers’ incomes, and create employment opportunities for young people in modern, profitable agriculture.
The World Bank Group has pledged strong support to translate the initiative’s goals into tangible outcomes. Ousmane Diagana, Vice President for Western and Central Africa, emphasized that AgriConnect seeks to harness public and private investments to achieve food sovereignty, generate jobs, and promote shared prosperity throughout the country.
Governance of the Compact is led by the Minister of State responsible for monitoring the Senegal 2050 National Agenda, with operational implementation managed by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Livestock through its Delivery Unit. A joint steering committee, supported by the Technical Group of Partners, will oversee planning, coordination, and monitoring to ensure effective execution.
The AgriConnect Compact was developed in consultation with a wide range of technical and financial partners, including IFAD, FAO, WFP, AFD, AfDB, IDB, JICA, GIZ, the Netherlands, MasterCard Foundation, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, reflecting a strong international collaboration to support Senegal’s agricultural transformation.
