South Agropole Project

New

Industry

Agropole Development Program

Axis 1 : Competitive Economy

SO.1.1. Build a high-performing, sustainable and competitive agri-food sector, driving the economic and social transformation of the country

Funding (public et prive) :

387,000,000,000 FCFA

Project leader

Ministry of Industry and Trade

Project description

The South Agropole aims to boost agro-industrial transformation of agricultural, livestock, forestry, and fishery value chains in the southern zone of Senegal. It strengthens agro-industrial processing capacities, improves market access, creates employment, enhances competitiveness, and
promotes food sovereignty.

Intervention zones

🇸🇳 2 région(s) d'intervention

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Funding (public et prive)

387,000,000,000 FCFA

General Objective

Strengthen the added value of agricultural products and reduce dependence on imports of agri-food products.

Specific Objectives

Create favorable conditions for private investment in the industrial processing of agricultural products, as well as in the supply of inputs and services;
Strengthen the capacities of actors in priority value chains to sustainably increase agricultural productivity.

Expected results

Agricultural production of the main value chains increased as follows: i) from 43,000 to 72,000 tons for mangoes; ii) from 15,300 to 24,800 tons for cashew; iii) from 45,000 to 63,000 tons for maize;
The share of locally processed agricultural products increased from 2% to 20% for mangoes, from 5% to 30% for cashew, and from 9% to 18% for maize;
The cumulative amount of catalyzed private investment (PI) exceeds 200 million euros, of which 20% went to Small and Medium Enterprises/Industries (SMEs/SMIs).

Key milestones

2025

Search for partners and funding

Conducting the feasibility study

2026

2027

Start of works

Reception
Operations
Development

2028

2029