Sadio Mané invests in mango farming to boost Senegal’s Casamance region
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In Bambali, Senegal, Sadio Mané launched SM10 Agro, an agricultural and industrial project intended to develop the mango industry in the Casamance region.
The professional footballer invested 11.7 billion CFA francs into the project, aiming to create jobs and add value to local agriculture. SM10 Agro will establish a 500-hectare mango orchard with nearly 78,000 trees and processing units capable of handling 8,500 tons of fruit annually, including a facility for making mango butter.
The project plans to begin by directly employing 1,000 people, with the potential to reach 2,500 jobs in the future. Mané also intends to build a training center to teach modern agricultural techniques to young people and women. This investment builds on Mané’s previous contributions to Bambali, including schools, a high school, sports facilities, and service equipment. The Casamance region has fertile land and abundant mango crops, but lacks the infrastructure to store, preserve, and process them effectively.
Mané hopes to address this issue by creating a local value chain, rather than exporting raw materials. He sees this project as a way to give back to the community where he grew up and demonstrate that success achieved abroad can be used to benefit Senegal.
