Green Climate Finance Facility for fostering Climate-Smart Agriculture in Senegal

The report analyzes gender disparities in Senegal's agricultural sector, where women contribute approximately 80% of food production but face severe constraints in land ownership, financial access, and decision-making. It evaluates national and international legal frameworks, the impact of climate change and COVID-19 on rural women, and the role of La Banque Agricole (LBA) in providing gender-sensitive credit. The document proposes a strategic approach for the Green Climate Finance Facility, including dedicated funding, technical training for women, and the use of Sharia-compliant financing to overcome socio-cultural barriers to climate-smart agriculture.

• Women are central to Senegal's food security, contributing to approximately 80% of the country's food production, yet they face significant disparities in resource control; men control 93.6% of cultivated areas, while women's plots rarely exceed 0.4 hectare.
• Women in agriculture face severe constraints in accessing essential inputs; they use about four times less fertilizer and six times less selected seed than men, and 67% of their plots are not equipped with agricultural materials.
• Despite the 2010 Gender Parity Law increasing women's representation in the national parliament to 43% by 2022, local governance remains heavily male-dominated, with only 15 out of 559 local authorities (2.68%) headed by women.
• La Banque Agricole (LBA) has outperformed regional averages in gender-inclusive lending, allocating 35% of its agricultural loans to women-led enterprises compared to a regional average of 22%.
• Gender-based violence (GBV) is prevalent in Senegal, with 65% of cases occurring in the conjugal space and sexual violence estimated to be more than 58% of GBV cases.
• Educational disparities persist beyond primary school; while primary enrollment is nearly equal, the average female completion rate for secondary education was only 13% in 2012, compared to 21% for boys.
• Climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic have disproportionately affected rural women, with the pandemic causing higher income loss for employed women and increasing unpaid care work.
• The Green Climate Finance Facility intends to address socio-cultural and religious barriers by incorporating Sharia-compliant financing options to accommodate the predominantly Muslim population's views on interest (riba).
• Women with disabilities in Senegal face 'double discrimination' based on gender and disability, often being excluded from gender-focused programs and facing heightened vulnerability to poverty.

APA

Kaia, S., Gathee, N., & Gatheru, N. (2024). Green Climate Finance Facility for fostering Climate-Smart Agriculture in Senegal. Green Climate Fund. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/fp262-genderassessment.pdf

Chicago

Kaia, Sarah, Nallan Gathee, and Nicholas Gatheru. Green Climate Finance Facility for fostering Climate-Smart Agriculture in Senegal. Green Climate Fund, 2024. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/fp262-genderassessment.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{kaia2024green, author = {Kaia, Sarah and Gathee, Nallan and Gatheru, Nicholas}, title = {{Green Climate Finance Facility for fostering Climate-Smart Agriculture in Senegal}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2024}, month = oct, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/fp262-genderassessment.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }