About CSAR

Discover our mission, vision, values and history.

The Commissariat for Food Security and Resilience

CSAR is a public institution responsible for ensuring food security and strengthening the resilience of vulnerable populations in Senegal.

Our mission is to coordinate emergency interventions, manage strategic stocks and develop sustainable resilience programmes.

CSAR

Commissariat for Food Security and Resilience

Our Foundation

The pillars that guide our daily actions

Mission

Ensure food and nutritional security for Senegalese populations, particularly the most vulnerable, by developing prevention, early warning and emergency intervention systems.

Vision

Become the regional leader in food security and resilience, creating a Senegal where every citizen has access to sufficient, healthy and nutritious food in all circumstances.

Values

Equity
Integrity
Transparency
Commitment
Innovation

Strategic objectives (until 2028)

Our concrete actions for tomorrow's food security

Strengthen storage and distribution capacities

Develop and modernise strategic storage infrastructure to ensure continuous food availability.

Promote agricultural innovations

Encourage the adoption of modern technologies and sustainable practices to improve agricultural productivity.

Improve early warning systems

Develop monitoring and alert mechanisms to anticipate and prevent food crises.

Strengthen community capacities

Train and support local communities to develop their autonomy and food resilience.

Optimise governance and coordination

Improve coordination between different stakeholders for a more effective response to food challenges.

Our History

Key milestones in our evolution over time

2024

CSAR

Creation of the Commissariat for Food Security and Resilience (CSAR) by Decree No. 2024-11 of 5 January 2024, with administrative and financial autonomy

1984

Commissariat for Food Security (CSA)

Reorganisation of CAA into Commissariat for Food Security (CSA)

1976

Commissariat for Food Aid

Evolution of the Commissariat for Disaster Victims into Commissariat for Food Aid (CAA)

1973-1974

Commissariat for Drought Disaster Victims

Transformation of the Aid Office (Ministry of Planning) into Commissariat for Drought Disaster Victims, attached to the Ministry of Rural Development and Hydraulics

Message from the General Management

The words of Mrs Marieme Soda NDIAYE, Director General of CSAR

Mrs Marieme Soda NDIAYE

Director General of CSAR

Introductory Message

The year 2024 marked a decisive step for the Commissariat for Food Security and Resilience (CSAR), a year of transition and challenges, but also of opportunities to strengthen our commitment to food security and resilience for vulnerable populations.

My assumption of office in June 2024 coincided with the effective relaunch of CSAR activities, after a period of institutional adjustments. Since then, we have done everything possible to ensure the implementation of strategic programmes and guarantee the continuity of CSAR's essential missions.

Face to these challenges, 2025 must be a year of action and transformation, with emphasis on four priorities:

Institutional strengthening of CSAR, to improve our operational efficiency and optimise the management of our resources.

Effective deployment of resilience programmes, in particular through the PASAR Project, to develop sustainable solutions for food security.

Strengthened cooperation with our national and international partners, to ensure more stable funding and pooling of efforts in the fight against food insecurity.

Reconstitution of Senegal's National Food Security Stock

"Together, let us pursue our commitment to sustainable and resilient food security for Senegalese populations."

Marieme Soda NDIAYE

Director General of CSAR

Message from the Ministry

The words of Mrs Maimouna DIEYE, Minister of Family and Solidarity

Introductory Message

Senegal is at a crossroads after 64 years of independence during which the country has put in place several economic and social policy documents to address its development.

Despite all these plans and programmes that have followed one another, the results have not been up to the country's ambitions, with an average growth rate of around 3.2% over the period 1960-2023. The economy has been marked by the predominance of a primary sector that has failed to drive growth and ensure inclusive and sustainable development. The objective of food security has still not been achieved.

Thus, the advent of the third alternation in 2024, with the accession to the supreme magistracy of His Excellency Mr Bassirou Diomaye Diakhar FAYE, constitutes a good opportunity for the Commissariat for Food Security and Resilience (CSAR) to meet important challenges in terms of food security and resilience for vulnerable groups.

"Together, for sustainable food security, in a just, sovereign and prosperous Senegal!"

The Minister

Maimouna DIEYE

Mrs Maimouna DIEYE

Minister of Family and Solidarity