Geographic modeling of rainfed agricultural production : Senegal case study

Abstract

The goal of the present study was to conduct a planning-level analysis of the current and potential agricultural production from rainfed agriculture This study estimated the number of people that could be fed from rainfed production of cereal crops and the value of cash crops produced under a variety of development alternatives. The food production was further related to food need requirements of the current and projected population. The model relies on combining the detailed integrated resource inventory of Senegal and various socioeconomic data.