TERAL
Territorial Food Systems - Community Supported Agriculture
TERAL - a contraction of Territoires Alimentaires (food territories), and Tëral in Wolof means to welcome or honour - is a pilot Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) system that connects agroecological production, local processing, storage, logistics and territorial governance. Co-led by CREATES and the University of Bern (GIUB) under the SOR4D program, it is rooted in the Thiafoura Living Lab (Mbour), a direct legacy of the ARTS project. TERAL develops a mother garden and four satellite gardens, a women-led processing unit, cold storage and a distribution network reaching households, restaurants, hotels and institutional buyers. The site becomes a Lighthouse: a demonstration, training and documentation space enabling replication across other territories.
Geographic area
Thiafoura, Mbour - Petite Côte (Senegal)
Funding
SOR4D - TAG (Transformation Accelerating Grants / SNSF)
Partners
University of Bern (GIUB), ENDA-PRONAT, IPAR
Objectives
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Operationalise a territorial CSA system linking agroecological production, processing, storage and distribution
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Develop the Thiafoura site into a Lighthouse for demonstration, training and documentation enabling replication
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Strengthen territorial governance mechanisms: Charter, Village Development Committee, women's and youth groups
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Create sustainable incomes and entrepreneurship opportunities for women and youth
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Produce and disseminate the TERAL Toolkit to enable replication in other territories
Role of CREATES
As co-leader and lead operator in Senegal, CREATES manages field implementation, coordinates operational teams and oversees funds. The center liaises with the Thiafoura Village Development Committee, supervises infrastructure construction (including the Lighthouse), delivers training and supports the women-led processing unit. CREATES also produces documentation, video pills and podcasts, and connects TERAL to the DyTAEL, DyTAES and RACINES networks for dissemination and scaling.