Senegal plans peanut traceability pilot for 2026-2027
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Senegal’s government will begin a pilot program to track peanut volumes and payments to farmers during the 2026-2027 growing season.
Prime Minister Ahmadou Al Amine Lô asked ministers of Agriculture, Commerce, and Digital Affairs to implement this initial phase of digitizing peanut collection. The initiative follows a successful experiment in the Kaolack region, where over 90% of inputs were digitally distributed.
Minister of Agriculture Cheikhou Oumar Ba extended this distribution method nationwide and announced the provision of 500 motocultivators and 500 mini-tractors to farmers. This pilot program will focus on recording collection points, operators, harvested quantities, and payments to producers. The government will not require other areas to wait for the pilot’s results to continue their operations. The plan also includes requiring transport documents for all peanut shipments to track products from collection points to oil mills and exporters.
Authorities will increase monitoring in production areas and along routes leading to borders, coordinating with neighboring countries to control cross-border movement. Regional commerce services will verify that farmers receive the minimum price, and the government will work to prevent conflicts of interest related to input distribution.
