Colère à KM50 : Les agriculteurs jettent leurs récoltes d'oignons et de pommes de terre dans la rue
Faced with a sharp drop in sales of their potato and onion production, farmers in KM50, in the Niayes area, organised an unusual demonstration this Thursday to express their anger.
The horticultural producers of this locality took to the street and dumped several sacks of potatoes and onions. With this action, they intended to draw the authorities' attention to the difficulties they face in selling their harvests, which risk spoiling due to a lack of buyers.
Following this demonstration, Aly Ndiaye, communications officer for the Senegalese Onion Interprofessional Association (IPOS), reacted by expressing his solidarity with the affected producers. He also called on the authorities to find lasting solutions to the difficulties faced by farmers.
According to him, despite policies encouraging agricultural production and the efforts made by producers, they often struggle to market their harvests. He points out that sales problems recur regularly every year between February and March.
Aly Ndiaye also points out that the authorities had announced the suspension of the marketing of agribusiness produce starting February 15th in order to facilitate the sale of harvests from small producers. However, he asserts that this measure was not fully implemented on the ground.
He also mentions several structural difficulties faced by producers, including competition from large farms, a lack of storage infrastructure such as cold storage facilities, and insufficient processing units for horticultural products.
For producers in KM50, this situation highlights the urgent need to strengthen market support and regulation mechanisms to avoid crop losses and the economic consequences for farmers.
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