Bey Diiwaan
Cultivating Territories
Bey Diiwaan is a project led by the CREATES-Nitidæ consortium that deploys three living labs (Petite Côte, Saloum, Casamance) to promote a territorial approach to agroecology in Senegal. The project combines inclusive food system governance, agroecological intensification, and alternative market development to strengthen sustainability and food sovereignty.
Geographic area
Petite Côte, Saloum, Casamance (Senegal)
Funding
LED (Liechtensteinischer Entwicklungsdienst)
Partners
Nitidæ
Objectives
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Inclusive governance of territorial food systems
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Sustainable production systems through agroecological intensification
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Alternative markets and value chains
Role of CREATES
CREATES ensures knowledge co-production (social sciences), multi-stakeholder dialogue, communication and monitoring-evaluation-learning (MEL), and hosts the Thiafoura living lab. Four cross-cutting pillars structure the intervention: research, facilitation, experimentation, and communication.
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