| The Senegalese agriculture is dependent on rain. The sector is in progress due to the good weather conditions of these last years. Today, grain and cotton superside groundnut in the contribution to the GDP. It suffers from the development of unofficial markets which are more profitable for producers. |
| The areas under cultivation include arable lands and those with permanent crops. They represent 2,266,000 hectares in Senegal. |
Crop |
Yield (in Metric Tons) |
Surface (in hectares) |
Yield Hg/ Ha* |
Groundnuts
|
828,324
|
822,848
|
10,067
|
| * hectograms/hectares |
Species |
Headcount |
Ovine races
|
4,300,000
|
Goats
|
3,595,000
|
| 550,000 |
| 71,000 hectares. |
Shellfish, mollusks and cephalopods |
Saltwater fish |
27,560 Tm.
|
396,850 Tm.
|
| 358,677 Tm. |
