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Commercialization of Senegalese Rice

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SAINT-LOUIS, Senegal (12/11/201...ts and rice amongst themselves.

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SAINT-LOUIS, Senegal (12/11/2019) Ð The women working at the rice processing factory in Kassack Nord, Senegal on Nov. 12, 2019. The entire production factory is run by women-led initiative, called the UnitŽ de Transformation et de Commercialization de Riz. It is run in partnership with the F.P.A. (an agricultural cooperative). The organization Gaye presides over has helped women to enter the workforce and provide for their families by sharing the profits and rice amongst themselves.

SAINT-LOUIS, Senegal (12/11/201...ts and rice amongst themselves.

2 of 21 © 2024 Andrej Ivanov

SAINT-LOUIS, Senegal (12/11/2019) Ð A man transports a bag of rice paddy to a tarp in front of the rice factory in Kassack Nord, Senegal on Nov. 12, 2019. The rice is the spread and cleaned before being processed. The entire production factory is run by women-led initiative, called the UnitŽ de Transformation et de Commercialization de Riz. It is run in partnership with the F.P.A. (an agricultural cooperative). The organization Gaye presides over has helped women to enter the workforce and provide for their families by sharing the profits and rice amongst themselves.

SAINT-LOUIS, Senegal (12/11/201...ts and rice amongst themselves.

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SAINT-LOUIS, Senegal (12/11/2019) Ð A man opens a bag of rice paddy to a tarp in front of the rice factory in Kassack Nord, Senegal on Nov. 12, 2019. The rice is the spread and cleaned before being processed. The entire production factory is run by women-led initiative, called the UnitŽ de Transformation et de Commercialization de Riz. It is run in partnership with the F.P.A. (an agricultural cooperative). The organization Gaye presides over has helped women to enter the workforce and provide for their families by sharing the profits and rice amongst themselves.

SAINT-LOUIS, Senegal (12/11/201...ts and rice amongst themselves.

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SAINT-LOUIS, Senegal (12/11/2019) Ð Rice paddy is spread onto a tarp in front of the rice factory in Kassack Nord, Senegal on Nov. 12, 2019. The rice is the spread and cleaned before being processed. The entire production factory is run by women-led initiative, called the UnitŽ de Transformation et de Commercialization de Riz. It is run in partnership with the F.P.A. (an agricultural cooperative). The organization Gaye presides over has helped women to enter the workforce and provide for their families by sharing the profits and rice amongst themselves.

SAINT-LOUIS, Senegal (12/11/201...ts and rice amongst themselves.

5 of 21 © 2024 Andrej Ivanov

SAINT-LOUIS, Senegal (12/11/2019) Ð Rice paddy is spread onto a tarp in front of the rice factory in Kassack Nord, Senegal on Nov. 12, 2019. The rice is the spread and cleaned before being processed. The entire production factory is run by women-led initiative, called the UnitŽ de Transformation et de Commercialization de Riz. It is run in partnership with the F.P.A. (an agricultural cooperative). The organization Gaye presides over has helped women to enter the workforce and provide for their families by sharing the profits and rice amongst themselves.

SAINT-LOUIS, Senegal (12/11/201...ts and rice amongst themselves.

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SAINT-LOUIS, Senegal (12/11/2019) Ð A woman shake rice paddy onto a tarp to separate the dirt in front of the rice factory in Kassack Nord, Senegal on Nov. 12, 2019. The rice is the spread and cleaned before being processed. The entire production factory is run by women-led initiative, called the UnitŽ de Transformation et de Commercialization de Riz. It is run in partnership with the F.P.A. (an agricultural cooperative). The organization Gaye presides over has helped women to enter the workforce and provide for their families by sharing the profits and rice amongst themselves.

SAINT-LOUIS, Senegal (12/11/201...ts and rice amongst themselves.

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SAINT-LOUIS, Senegal (12/11/2019) Ð Women bag cleaned rice paddy to bring it back to the factory in Kassack Nord, Senegal on Nov. 12, 2019. The entire production factory is run by women-led initiative, called the UnitŽ de Transformation et de Commercialization de Riz. It is run in partnership with the F.P.A. (an agricultural cooperative). The organization Gaye presides over has helped women to enter the workforce and provide for their families by sharing the profits and rice amongst themselves.

SAINT-LOUIS, Senegal (12/11/201...ts and rice amongst themselves.

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SAINT-LOUIS, Senegal (12/11/2019) Ð Women, Laba Gueye, (right) president of the unite de transformation et de commercialization du riz and member of the F.P.A., carry a bag of cleaned rice paddy to bring it back to the factory in Kassack Nord, Senegal on Nov. 12, 2019. The entire production factory is run by women-led initiative, called the UnitŽ de Transformation et de Commercialization de Riz. It is run in partnership with the F.P.A. (an agricultural cooperative). The organization Gaye presides over has helped women to enter the workforce and provide for their families by sharing the profits and rice amongst themselves.

SAINT-LOUIS, Senegal (12/11/201...ts and rice amongst themselves.

9 of 21 © 2024 Andrej Ivanov

SAINT-LOUIS, Senegal (12/11/2019) Ð Rice paddy at the beginning of the transformation process in a factory in Kassack Nord, Senegal on Nov. 12, 2019. The entire production factory is run by women-led initiative, called the UnitŽ de Transformation et de Commercialization de Riz. It is run in partnership with the F.P.A. (an agricultural cooperative). The organization Gaye presides over has helped women to enter the workforce and provide for their families by sharing the profits and rice amongst themselves.

SAINT-LOUIS, Senegal (12/11/201...ts and rice amongst themselves.

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SAINT-LOUIS, Senegal (12/11/2019) Ð A man waits for the first part of the rice breakdown to finish in Kassack Nord, Senegal on Nov. 12, 2019. The entire production factory is run by women-led initiative, called the UnitŽ de Transformation et de Commercialization de Riz. It is run in partnership with the F.P.A. (an agricultural cooperative). The organization Gaye presides over has helped women to enter the workforce and provide for their families by sharing the profits and rice amongst themselves.

SAINT-LOUIS, Senegal (12/11/201...ts and rice amongst themselves.

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SAINT-LOUIS, Senegal (12/11/2019) Ð People wait for the rice breaking to be completed in Kassack Nord, Senegal on Nov. 12, 2019. The entire production factory is run by women-led initiative, called the UnitŽ de Transformation et de Commercialization de Riz. It is run in partnership with the F.P.A. (an agricultural cooperative). The organization Gaye presides over has helped women to enter the workforce and provide for their families by sharing the profits and rice amongst themselves.

SAINT-LOUIS, Senegal (12/11/201...ts and rice amongst themselves.

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SAINT-LOUIS, Senegal (12/11/2019) Ð Broken down rice falls out in Kassack Nord, Senegal on Nov. 12, 2019. The entire production factory is run by women-led initiative, called the UnitŽ de Transformation et de Commercialization de Riz. It is run in partnership with the F.P.A. (an agricultural cooperative). The organization Gaye presides over has helped women to enter the workforce and provide for their families by sharing the profits and rice amongst themselves.

SAINT-LOUIS, Senegal (12/11/201...ts and rice amongst themselves.

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SAINT-LOUIS, Senegal (12/11/2019) Ð Remains from the rice paddy sit in a processing machine in Kassack Nord, Senegal on Nov. 12, 2019. The entire production factory is run by women-led initiative, called the UnitŽ de Transformation et de Commercialization de Riz. It is run in partnership with the F.P.A. (an agricultural cooperative). The organization Gaye presides over has helped women to enter the workforce and provide for their families by sharing the profits and rice amongst themselves.

SAINT-LOUIS, Senegal (12/11/201...ts and rice amongst themselves.

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SAINT-LOUIS, Senegal (12/11/2019) Ð Partially processed rice falls through in a factory Kassack Nord, Senegal on Nov. 12, 2019. The entire production factory is run by women-led initiative, called the UnitŽ de Transformation et de Commercialization de Riz. It is run in partnership with the F.P.A. (an agricultural cooperative). The organization Gaye presides over has helped women to enter the workforce and provide for their families by sharing the profits and rice amongst themselves.

SAINT-LOUIS, Senegal (12/11/201...ts and rice amongst themselves.

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SAINT-LOUIS, Senegal (12/11/2019) Ð Laba Gueye, (left) president of the unite de transformation et de commercialization du riz and member of the F.P.A. (an agricultural cooperative) walks through a rice factory in Kassack Nord, Senegal on Nov. 12, 2019. The entire production factory is run by women-led initiative, called the UnitŽ de Transformation et de Commercialization de Riz. It is run in partnership with the F.P.A. (an agricultural cooperative). The organization Gaye presides over has helped women to enter the workforce and provide for their families by sharing the profits and rice amongst themselves.

SAINT-LOUIS, Senegal (12/11/201...ts and rice amongst themselves.

16 of 21 © 2024 Andrej Ivanov

SAINT-LOUIS, Senegal (12/11/2019) Ð A woman shows unbroken rice from the factory in Kassack Nord, Senegal on Nov. 12, 2019. The entire production factory is run by women-led initiative, called the UnitŽ de Transformation et de Commercialization de Riz. It is run in partnership with the F.P.A. (an agricultural cooperative). The organization Gaye presides over has helped women to enter the workforce and provide for their families by sharing the profits and rice amongst themselves.

SAINT-LOUIS, Senegal (12/11/201...ts and rice amongst themselves.

17 of 21 © 2024 Andrej Ivanov

SAINT-LOUIS, Senegal (12/11/2019) Ð Laba Gueye shows broken rice in the factory in Kassack Nord, Senegal on Nov. 12, 2019. The entire production factory is run by women-led initiative, called the UnitŽ de Transformation et de Commercialization de Riz. It is run in partnership with the F.P.A. (an agricultural cooperative). The organization Gaye presides over has helped women to enter the workforce and provide for their families by sharing the profits and rice amongst themselves.

SAINT-LOUIS, Senegal (12/11/201...ts and rice amongst themselves.

18 of 21 © 2024 Andrej Ivanov

SAINT-LOUIS, Senegal (12/11/2019) Ð Laba Gueye shows broken rice in the factory in Kassack Nord, Senegal on Nov. 12, 2019. The entire production factory is run by women-led initiative, called the UnitŽ de Transformation et de Commercialization de Riz. It is run in partnership with the F.P.A. (an agricultural cooperative). The organization Gaye presides over has helped women to enter the workforce and provide for their families by sharing the profits and rice amongst themselves.

SAINT-LOUIS, Senegal (12/11/201...ts and rice amongst themselves.

19 of 21 © 2024 Andrej Ivanov

SAINT-LOUIS, Senegal (12/11/2019) Ð A woman poses for a portrait while carrying a bag of rice on her head in Kassack Nord, Senegal on Nov. 12, 2019. The entire production factory is run by women-led initiative, called the UnitŽ de Transformation et de Commercialization de Riz. It is run in partnership with the F.P.A. (an agricultural cooperative). The organization Gaye presides over has helped women to enter the workforce and provide for their families by sharing the profits and rice amongst themselves.

SAINT-LOUIS, Senegal (12/11/201...ts and rice amongst themselves.

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SAINT-LOUIS, Senegal (12/11/2019) Ð Women hang out on bags of rice in the factory in Kassack Nord, Senegal on Nov. 12, 2019. The entire production factory is run by women-led initiative, called the UnitŽ de Transformation et de Commercialization de Riz. It is run in partnership with the F.P.A. (an agricultural cooperative). The organization Gaye presides over has helped women to enter the workforce and provide for their families by sharing the profits and rice amongst themselves.

SAINT-LOUIS, Senegal (12/11/201...ts and rice amongst themselves.

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SAINT-LOUIS, Senegal (12/11/2019) Ð Laba Gueye poses for a portrait, with the women she helps behind her, in the factory in Kassack Nord, Senegal on Nov. 12, 2019. The entire production factory is run by women-led initiative, called the UnitŽ de Transformation et de Commercialization de Riz. It is run in partnership with the F.P.A. (an agricultural cooperative). The organization Gaye presides over has helped women to enter the workforce and provide for their families by sharing the profits and rice amongst themselves.

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Commercialization of Senegalese Rice

Copyright Andrej Ivanov 2024

Updated Apr 2020

Location St-Louis, Sénégal

Topics Activism, Africa, Agriculture, Community, Desert, Documentary, Entrepreneurship, Environment, Feminism, Food, Freedom, Gender, Human Rights, Islam, Lifestyle, NGO, NGO Work, Oppression, Peace, Photography, Photojournalism, Rice Commercialization, Women's Voice Empowerment, Workers Rights, Youth

Although almost around 46 per cent of the population works in the agricultural sector, it only generates 16 per cent of the country’s GDP.

However, CECI, a Canadian NGO, through their Uniterra project, has worked to facilitate the commercialisation of local rice, from local growth and processing, as well as local sales points. One the key partners for the processing is spearheaded by the Fédération des Périmètres Autogérés, employing mainly women in their plant.

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