Senegal

Introducing Business (Development) Services in Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Rwanda and Senegal

ICCO’s (part of Cordaid) STARS program applies the Market Systems Development (MSD) approach, with an aim ...

Strengthening the Resilience of 80,000 Farmers in Senegal

ICCO Cooperation and the Mastercard Foundation have joined forces to support smallholder farmers in Senegal who were ...

Perspectives for farmers and small agri-businesses in West Africa

There are many challenges for ICCO Cooperation in West Africa. In this region, the fast growing number ...

Simbuka and ICCO Digitize Loan Tool for African Smallholders

The Dutch-based software solution corporation Simbuka and the international development organization ICCO Cooperation join forces by signing ...

Solar Pumps On Credit: Reducing Production Costs for Horticulture Producers Senegal

By not only relying on the yearly rainy season, smallholder farmers working in irrigation schemes can provide ...

Using Cowpeas to Make Bread

Cowpeas as an ingredient in bread making? Yes! Senegalese bakers now use cowpea flour in their bread. ...

A New Digital Information System in Senegal Bringing Together Agricultural Actors

How can farmers who live in remote parts of Senegal still get access to the national market ...

Cracking the Nut: ICCO’s 4 Lessons to Boost the Onion Value Chain

In Senegal onion is the most consumed vegetable, but annual production does not cover domestic demand. The ...

Peeling of the Onions of Senegal: Tool Mobile Market

In a series of 3 articles we highlight ICCOs efforts to improve the productivity of the onion value ...

Peeling of the Onions of Senegal: Crowdfunding

In a series of 3 articles we highlight ICCO’s efforts to improve the productivity of the onion ...

Peeling of the Onions of Senegal: Farmer Field School

In a series of 3 articles we highlight ICCOs efforts to improve the productivity of the onion value ...

ICCO Partners with Agricultural Bank to Strengthen Value Chains in Senegal

ICCO Cooperation and the National agricultural bank – CNCAS (Caisse nationale de crédit agricole du Séné...

Niebe: A Food of Choice to Combat Hunger

The Niebe, commonly known as black-eyed peas, is a base food enjoyed in Senegal.  The leaves, green ...

Digital Finance - An Effective Way to Increase Autonomy for Female Farmers in Senegal

With the introduction of digital products in finance, Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) in Senegal allow farmers to invest ...

Boosting the Onion Value Chain in Senegal

In Senegal, onion is the most consumed vegetable but annual production does not cover domestic demand. STARS, ...

Developing Climate-Resilient Cowpea Value Chain in Senegal

Cowpea farmers in Senegal often lack access to quality inputs, best agricultural practices and access to finance ...

A-CAT - A Tool for Risk Assessment in Agriculture Financing

Both farmers and MFIs have an interest to know how much it costs to produce a certain ...

Tackling the Mismatch Through Youth Entrepreneurship in West Africa

Last month I visited ICCO’s work in Senegal, Mali and Burkina Faso. All three countries have ...

Warehouse Loan: A Promising Product for Smallholder Farms in Senegal

Strengthening African Rural Smallholder (STARS) is a five year program that runs in Burkina Faso, Rwanda, Ethiopia ...

Measuring Income of Smallholder Farmers: Some Insights from Practitioners

Life is complex. And so is the measurement of income and economic empowerment. Here are four take-away ...

Developing Business Models with Agricultural Input Providers Companies

The aim of the STARS (1) program is to improve access to financial and non-financial products for farmers. ...

Making the Market Work for the Poor: Case of STARS Program

Making the market work for the poor (M4P) is an approach that aims to improve the ...

Effectively Assessing Household Food Security Status

A New Instrument to Measure Food (In)Security: MAHFP

To increase food security is an important objective for ICCO Cooperation, in facts it is a separate ...

STARS Program: Characterizing Smallholder Farmers Households

The STARS Program aims to have an impact on smallholder farmers by giving them access to credit ...

​Navigating with Data to Increase Income and Food Security

How to stay in control of your results? In the Strengthening African Rural Smallholders program (STARS) ICCO ...

Strong Women, Strong Farms: Empowering Female Smallholders through Access to Finance

Many women in Africa struggle to scale their farms and build their businesses. This blog explains how ...