BGA/7/17
Sponsored by Ashley Kalvala, Savannah Poynter, Phoebe Kelso, Elisabeth Fleener of Ravenwood High School
The delegates above represented the Delegation of Senegal.
This legislation was filed in the Economic and Financial category
Presented as part of the MUN B 2023 conference
| 1 | Acknowledging the growing demand for the peanut industry in Senegal and the resulting |
| 2 | decrease in quantities of peanuts to be used by processing plants to turn into other peanut |
| 3 | products, |
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| 5 | Considering the fact of peanuts being the backbone of the Senegalese national market and the |
| 6 | dependency of rural households on profits from peanut exports, |
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| 8 | Bearing in mind the inconsistent rainfall and climate throughout the state that is heavily relied |
| 9 | upon by Senegalese peanut farmers who use far less modern irrigation technologies compared to |
| 10 | farmers in other dry areas, |
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| 12 | Noting with concern the drastic effects of climate change resulting in limited and erratic global |
| 13 | agricultural yields, |
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| 15 | Deeply concerned by the 20 percent decrease in exportable supplies from 2021-2022 that is |
| 16 | directly related to the developing strength of international demand, |
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| 18 | Regarding the January 2022 GOS suspension of the peanut export tax due to the low density of |
| 19 | the peanut grain, which provided incentive for exporters to purchase low quality peanuts for their |
| 20 | lowered prices and therefore causing an escalation in demand unable to be met, |
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| 22 | Emphasizing that the projected increase in peanut production in 2022/23 is solely based on |
| 23 | expectations of consistent rainfall and less pest pressure during the growing season, |
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| 25 | The delegation of Senegal hereby: |
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| 27 | Urges the implementation of of modern irrigation systems to support climate smart agriculture and |
| 28 | validate projected fiscal and yield increases, |
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| 30 | Recommends the use of these technologies to modify the current ways of growing peanuts that |
| 31 | over rely on inconsistent amounts of rainfall, |
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| 33 | Requests 20 million USD to provide initial support to the peanut farms of Senegal by constructing |
| 34 | furrow irrigation systems for 28,300 hectares of land intended for groundnut production which |
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| 36 | Ensures that 6 million USD will go towards funding about 1,000 workers who contribute to the |
| 37 | installation of these systems over a four month period, |
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| 39 | Encourages the United Nations to take the necessary steps to expand irrigation and climate smart |
| 40 | agricultural services with the intention of curbing the negative impacts of climate change on |
| 41 | agricultural profits, yields, and communities, |
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| 43 | Trust the UN to enact this resolution on January 1st, 2024. |
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