Maty Ba Diao

In: UA Magazine No. 12 - Gender and Urban Agriculture

The periurban zone of the Niayes has a long tradition of market gardening and fruit and flower production in combination with small-scale animal husbandry, both for self-consumption and for sale on urban markets. Little research has been conducted on gender and urban agriculture in Senegal. In this article the role of women in periurban agriculture in the Niayes zone is described based on case studies and constraints and needs for further research are outlined.