After a disappointing 2024/2025 campaign, the Initial forecasts for the current 2025/2026 crop year leave foresee an increase in maize production in Senegal.

In Senegal, maize ranks third among cereals that are the most grown and consumed after rice and millet. In Senegal, The Interprofession Maize (IMAIS) expects an increase in the production of cereal for the 2025/2026 season. According to Nina Diayt Hey, “this serif"> ann é e, several acres have é t é emblav é s for the production of my ï s. We did é a turn é e in r é Kaolack gions, Kaffrine, S é dhiou, Kolda, Tambacounda, and K é dougou. We found é , serif"> that cultures behave tr è s good. We esp é rows to ' there will be good yields, abundant production ”.

The expected recovery in the In addition, the sector operates in 2025/2026 in a context marked by a budget. record to support the current agricultural season, mainly through improving producers' access to subsidized inputs. In the In the maize sector, one of the priorities announced at the beginning of the season was to strengthen the availability of hybrid seeds in order to improve returns.