Abstract

Over the past ten years, the horticultural production in Senegal has strongly increased,due to the productivity consolidation of some suitable areas (such as the coastal band ofNiayes and the Senegal River Valley), and in relation to a progressive population growthconcentrated in urban areas. Therefore the demand for domestic and subregional marketshas raised together with an international commercial interest for off-season products. Infact, considering the main vegetable crops (e.g. onion, tomato, cabbage) the overall productionhas increased from 286,000 tons in 2001 to 640,000 tons during 2011, with anaverage annual growth rate of 7 %.In addition, the productive potential of traditional rain-fed crops such as groundnut,millet and sorghum has been dramatically affected by the global climate change, with wetseasons characterised by an increasingly uneven distribution of rainfall and a significantlyhigher intensity of rain events. In this changing environment, horticulture represents areal vector of economic growth, by the possibility to cultivate with the help of irrigationthroughout the year, even in marginal areas.The "Programme d'Appui au Programme National d'Investissement dans l'Agricultureau S´en´egal (PAPSEN)", funded by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs supports thediffusion of drip irrigated horticulture in the three Regions of Thies, Diourbel and Fatick.Within the programme, a research and development component aims to identify bestperforming species and varieties and improve crop management practices. The plannedresearch activities foresee the implementation of a full-field experimental trial at the CentreNational de Recherche Agronomiques (CNRA) of Bambey, in collaboration with theInstitut S´en´egalais de Recherches Agricoles (ISRA). Experimental activities are focused onevaluating the performances of ten vegetable crops (onion, pepper and hot pepper, cabbage,melon, tomato, eggplant, lentil, carosello and barattiere) in three different seasonsfor the adaptation of crop production calendars to meet best market opportunities. At thesame time, the effects of biochar on soil fertility and water holding capacity will be evaluatedand an appropriate and simplified water balance model will be developed in order tooptimise the use of water resources through a more efficient management of the irrigationpractices

Autore Pugliese

• Laghetti Gaetano

Tutti gli autori

• Giunta R.; Direnzo P.; Vignaroli P.; Valori F.; Tarchiani V.; Di Vecchia A.; Pignone D.; Laghetti G.

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2014

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978-3-9801686-7-0

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