Résumé
The Agroecology Initiative (AEI) supports local agroecological transitions through Agroecological Living Landscapes (ALL). In Senegal, this initiative is active in the Fatick department through a local dynamic called DYTAEL (Dynamique pour une Transition AgroEcologique locale), which began in 2021. IAE WP 4 focuses on the institutional environment that may or may not favor AE transitions. On the other side, the FAIR Sahel project (Fostering an Agroecological Intensification to improve farmers' Resilience in Sahel) developed in the same region since 2020, is part of the “Development of Smart Innovation through Research in Agriculture” (DeSIRA) initiative funded by the European Union (EU), which aims to accelerate the development of agriculture in developing countries, mainly in Africa, based on research results. It was within the framework of this project that this study, focused on integrating agroecology into public policy in Senegal, was carried out. The IAE financed the translation into English. This report analyses the emergence of agroecology on the political agenda, it examines agricultural policies and their obstacles to agroecology, describes challenges and prospects for the institutionalization of agroecology, analyzing the stakeholder strategies in this process and the institutional and structural constraints to the deployment of agroecology policies and final considerations draws lessons and prospects on this theme.