2026 Reports

Advancing Climate Resilience For Agriculture In Senegal: AgMIP-Supported Policy And Action

Tall, L.; Thiam, H.; Ciss, P.; Valdivia, Roberto O.; Madajewicz, Malgosia; MacCarthy, D.; Kozlowski, Natalie; Homann-Kee Tui, S.; Dramé, B.; Faye, A.; Diatta, L.; Diagne, D.; Thurlow, J.; Karl, Kevin; Haris, Sara Abdul; Kimball, J.; Mencos Contreras, Erik A.; Rosenzweig, Cynthia E.

The study titled "AgMIP Demand-Scoping Study in Sub-Saharan Africa," conducted by the Agricultural Model lntercomparison and Improvement Project (AgMIP) and led by researchers from IPAR, engaged representatives from the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Livestock (MASAE), the Ministry of Environment and Ecological Transition (METE), ISRA, ANACIM, AICCRA, farmers’ organizations, and development partners through interviews and two workshops held in Ghana and in Senegal. The interviews asked policy and decision makers what science-based information they need. The workshops prioritized the science needs communicated in interviews and discussed how to improve collaborations between researchers and stakeholders to co-produce the science.

This policy brief summarizes key insights from the interviews and the workshops. It illustrates how AgMIP’s Integrated National to Regional Assessments (INaRA) framework can be advanced by integrating the Rural Investment and Policy Analysis (RIAPA), a national economic model developed by the International Food Policy and Research Institute (IFPRI), into INaRA. This enhanced framework can provide the evidence base that policy and decision makers are asking for to help advance policy and investment responses to the climate crisis and to help transform the agricultural sector in Senegal.