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  • Publication | 2023
Oyster value chain in Senegal
Global Food and Nutrition Security

Highlights

The oyster value chain in Senegal is one of the 12 value chains to have been competitively selected among over 70 proposals to benefit from the support of the FISH4ACP programme. This document presents a summary of the results of the analytical work done in 2021. It contains the main findings of the functional and sustainability analysis of the value chain and presents the upgrading strategy to which the FISH4ACP programme will contribute from June 2022.

By tapping into Senegal’s oyster production and boosting the number of oyster farms, the study found great potential to meet local demand and support development of modern oyster farming. By 2031, the country aims to boost national production by 30 per cent to 21,000 tones to cover more than 80 per cent of domestic demand, with added value nearly tripling to $12.6 million, and full-time jobs nearly doubling from 6 500 to 11 000.