During an interview with APS (Senegalese Press Agency), Aly Ngouille Ndiaye, Minister of Agriculture, Rural Equipment and Food Sovereignty, said that the country could be able to ensure its self-sufficiency by bananas in 2024.

 

Stating that currently Senegal produces 65,000 tons of bananas, a volume already providing 90% of national consumption.

 

Thanks to the national program for the development of the banana sector, estimated at 2.5 billion FCFA (4.1 million USD) and which was set up 5 years ago, Senegalese production has clearly progressed.

 

About 80% of national production comes from the Tambacounda region. Peak production runs from October to February.