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Employment and enterprise
Strengthening agricultural

We support income-generating opportunities that
cooperatives in Senegal
strengthen local economies and improve livelihoods.

Our projects focus on increasing market access, Our agricultural development programme at

supporting small businesses, and enabling long-term Taiba N’Diaye is helping local farmers improve

financial independence, particularly for women and their productivity and independence. We’ve

smallholder farmers. supported the creation of five agricultural

cooperatives by providing seeds, fertilisers, and

Egypt tools to strengthen farming practices.

• Renovated the only nursery in Ras Ghareb, preserving
In August 2024, we brought together 25 partners
jobs and ensuring access to childcare
- including banks, equipment suppliers, and

• Enabled more women to participate in the workforce buyers - for a workshop that connected local

through reliable early years support cooperatives and women’s groups with new

opportunities. This approach is building new
Senegal
long-term business partnerships, while

• Established agricultural cooperatives that are empowering farmers to improve production

transforming local farming practices and economic capacity. The programme also shows how

opportunities (see case study) renewable energy companies can support local

• Built dedicated processing units for women’s agricultural resilience in communities affected

cooperatives to turn local food crops into by climate change.

high-value products

• Supported entrepreneurs in preparing for export
“ Every year, our harvests failed because we
markets to grow their businesses

had no water. Our seeds simply wouldn’t

South Africa
grow, and life was very hard for my family.

• Helped sheep farmers in Noupoort shift from
Now, thanks to the support from Infinity
subsistence sheep farming to more comprehensive
and Masdar, we can harvest all year
livestock operations for wool and meat production

round and take our produce to market.
• Provided market access support to boost income

and build resilience in rural farming communities The traders have returned, and we finally

have hope for a better life.”

FATIMA NDIAYE

LOCAL FARMER IN TAIBA N’DIAYE