Agriculture in Senegal
id:
agriculture-in-senegal-165-12848563
title:
Agriculture in Senegal
text:
Agriculture is one of the dominant parts of Senegal's economy, even though Senegal lies within the drought-prone Sahel region. As only about 5% of the land is irrigated, Senegal continues to rely on rain-fed agriculture. Agriculture occupies about 75% of the workforce. Despite a relatively wide variety of agricultural production, the majority of farmers produce for subsistence needs. Millet, rice, corn, and sorghum are the primary food crops grown in Senegal. Production is subject to drought and
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Economic sector in Senegal
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agriculture_in_Senegal
date created:
2006-11-09T09:44:13Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T15:16:19Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q2827180","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2827180"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/Cowpea_vendors_Thies_Senegal_2008.jpg","width":400,"height":268}
fields total:
13
integrity:
16