Adama Diouf

Jan 19, 2025 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Adama Diouf |Christèle Icard-Vernière |UMR Qualisud |Mbeugué Thiam

1 Introduction Senegal is one of the sub-Saharan African countries that still face multiple malnutrition issues, despite several strategies implemented over decades. In the rural settings of the groundnut basin (one of the agroecological regions of Senegal), particularly in the Kaffrine region, the persistence of wasting and stunting in children under 5 years and the presence of the double burden of malnutrition in women of reproductive age (WRA) were recently highlighted.

Jul 27, 2024 | globalizationandhealth.biomedcentral.com | Celia Burgaz |Kelly Garton |Boyd Swinburn |Gary Sacks |Gershim Asiki |Adama Diouf | +4 more

A transformation of food systems is urgently needed, given their contribution to three ongoing and interlinked global health pandemics: (1) undernutrition and food insecurity, (2) obesity and non-communicable diseases (NCDs), and (3) climate change and biodiversity loss. As policymakers make decisions that shape food systems, this study aimed to identify and prioritise policies with double- or triple-duty potential to achieve healthier and more environmentally sustainable food systems. This study undertook a 4-step methodological approach, including (i) a compilation of international policy recommendations, (ii) an online survey, (iii) four regional workshops with international experts and (iv) a ranking for prioritisation. Policies were identified and prioritised based on their double- or triple-duty potential, synergies and trade-offs. Using participatory and transdisciplinary approaches, policies were identified to have double- or triple-duty potential if they were deemed effective in tackling two or three of the primary outcomes of interest: (1) undernutrition, (2) obesity/NCDs and (3) environmental degradation. The desk review identified 291 recommendations for governments, which were merged and classified into 46 initially proposed policies. Based on the results from the online survey, 61% of those policies were perceived to have double- or triple-duty potential. During the workshops, 4 potential synergies and 31 trade-offs of these policies were identified. The final list of 44 proposed policies for healthier and more environmentally sustainable food systems created was divided into two main policy domains: ‘food supply chains’ and ‘food environments’. The outcome with the most trade-offs identified was ‘undernutrition’, followed by ‘environmental sustainability’, and ‘obesity/NCDs’. Of the top five expert-ranked food supply chain policies, two were perceived to have triple-duty potential: (a) incentives for crop diversification; (b) support for start-ups, and small- and medium-sized enterprises. For food environments, three of the top five ranked policies had perceived triple-duty potential: (a) affordability of healthier and more sustainable diets; (b) subsidies for healthier and more sustainable foods; (c) restrictions on children's exposure to marketing through all media. This study identified and prioritised a comprehensive list of double- and triple-duty government policies for creating healthier and more environmentally sustainable food systems. As some proposed policies may have trade-offs across outcomes, they should be carefully contextualised, designed, implemented and monitored.

Oct 25, 2023 | aps.sn | Adama Diouf

Dakar, 25 oct (APS) – Le recteur de l’université numérique Cheikh Hamidou Kane, a annoncé mercredi, la mise en place d’une réseau des universités virtuelles francophones dans le but d’avoir un cadre formel de partage d’expériences et de pratiques apte à mieux explorer les opportunités de l’enseignement à distance.

Oct 25, 2023 | aps.sn | Adama Diouf

Dakar, 25 oct (APS) – L’Institut d’éducation internationale de l’université Rosbiotech et des experts d’autres universités russes, ont démarré mercredi à Dakar, des conférences et des cours de perfectionnemet sur les méthodes modernes d’enseignement du russe comme langue étrangère, annonce un communiqué reçu à l’APS. Ces professeurs d’universités russes vont partager leur expérience de l’enseignement du russe comme langue étrangère avec des collègues de pays africains, précise le texte.

Oct 23, 2023 | aps.sn | Adama Diouf

Diamniadio, 23 oct (APS) – Des ingénieurs sénégalais qui ont conçu GaindéSat, le premier satellite qui sera lancé en début 2024, seront aux commandes de cette plateforme spatiale à partir du Centre de contrôle et de réception des données spatiales de Diamniadio, a confié l’un d’eux à l’APS.