Farmers adaptation in response to soil salinity in Fimela, Senegal: Effective or not?

Abstract

The expansion of land salinisation is one of the major challenges that farmers in arid and semi-arid zones are facing particularly in Fimela, Senegal. It is negatively impacting both farmers’ productivity and food security. Farmers are adopting adaptation techniques to cope with it and to secure their sustainable livelihood. But despite of this, farmers are still complaining about the challenges they face due salinisation. Therefore, a review of the effectiveness of farmers’ adaptation is necessary and should consider the scientific knowledge produced in this domain but also the different diffusion channels that should be used to reach the farmers’ level.