Senegal - Livestock Support Project - Phase II

The Livestock Support Project Phase II is a follow-up to the livestock project and is in line with the policy of the Government. It aims to strengthen food security and contribute to poverty alleviation.In addition, increase in meat and milk production which will stem from the project implementation should help to curb the deficit in animal proteins and alleviate poverty which is rife in the project area. It should have also a positive impact on the rise in per capita income and on purchasing power. This situation would bring about significant changes in the structure of household expenses. The project implementation should also give rise to creation of new permanent and temporary jobs, which would check the rural exodus of youth to the urban centres. The project should facilitate emergence of women and their integration in the economic circuits. The project is also a coherent framework whose activities are geared to restoring the bases of a sustainable livestock breeding, and to conserving, preserving and developing natural resources.The major components of the project are: A) Development of production systems; B) Organisation and management of natural resources; C) Restructuring and strengthening of livestock and agro-livestock breeders; D) Credit development; and E) Project management.