The Fatick DyTAEL (Local Dynamics for an Agroecological Transition)
Short Name: DyT
Contact Point: ISRA
Type of organisation: A local network that brings together producers' organisations, NGOs, research institutions and civil society networks
Crop sectors: Horticulture
Fatick, Senegal
Actors involved: The Fatick DyTAEL involves 20 farmer organizations (ASC jaan bugum, Vis la joie écologique, etc.), NGOs (AgriSud International, Enda Pronat), (CIRAD, ISRA), consumer associations and local authorities
Area of expertise: Protection against salinisation, horticulture, rainfed crops, local food systems level, agroecology
Presentation: The Fatick DyTAEL is a SAS working with mixed rainfed crops and horticulture production at risk of salinisation. The Fatick DyTAEL represents the first local initiative working to promote agroecological dynamics targeting the local food system level. The Fatick DyTAEL is part of a wider agroecological network called DyTAES. The DyTAELs are local alliances for agroecological transitions: their objective is to foster synergies between actors, projects around a common action plan for the agroecological transition.