Casamance · active since March 2022
DyTAEL Bignona
By 2036, Bignona reaches well-being in a dynamic, sustainable environment through agroecology.
Organizational development
An existing citizen platform, structured with ARTS support at a dedicated December 2023 workshop and connected to the national DyTAES. It grew through participatory foresight and the co-design of an advocacy strategy.
How it was built
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March 2022
Territorial dynamic launched
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December 2023
Structuring workshop (ARTS support)
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2024 - 2025
Three foresight workshops to 2045 (65 actors)
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July 2025
Advocacy workshop + artistic residency (50 participants)
Action plan
An advocacy strategy co-designed in July 2025, organized around concrete priorities to secure resources and incomes.
Peasant seed bank
Identify, multiply and locally certify seeds to strengthen seed sovereignty.
Rehabilitation of the Affiniam dam
Diagnosis with valley committees and SODAGRI, public-authority mobilization, surrounding reforestation.
Agro-sylvo-pastoral and fisheries land-use plan
Local conventions, village fishing committees, consultations to organize rural land use.
Storage and conservation infrastructure
Rehabilitate and build granaries to cut post-harvest losses and improve incomes.
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