Agroecology, Food Sovereignty and Land Citizenship in Senegal: Ecofeminist Perspectives

As the 2025 Nyéléni World Forum approaches, ecofeminist mobilisations in West Africa are gaining momentum, particularly around issues of agroecology, climate justice, and land rights. In Senegal, these movements – anchored in rural and urban struggles – are increasingly led by women, despite enduring structural barriers such as patriarchal norms, outdated legal frameworks, and persistent land conflicts. Between April 2024 and April 2025, Dr Rama Salla Dieng interviewed figures such as Mariam Sow, Mariama Sonko, and Fatou Ndoye, who exemplify a form of “internationalism from below”, advancing a decolonial and gender-just vision of land governance rooted in solidarity, agroecological knowledge, social justice and food sovereignty. The geographer Astou Diao Camara provides both conceptual and empirical insight into the future of agriculture and food sovereignty in Senegal.

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Author(s): Interviews with Astou Diao Camara, Mariam Sow, Mariama Sonko, Fatou Ndoye, conducted by Rama Salla Dieng
Date Published: 2025
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Language: English

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