Promoting market gardening as a means of combating youth emigration in Bancoumana

Abstract

To initiate the Sustainable Development Goals in Bancoumana, market gardening must be promoted and made accessible to all young people. Water management through the restoration of structures built by the colonial administration along the river's branches and the irrigation ditches that feed it appears to be a crucial condition for ensuring the long-term viability of the market gardens in this Mandé region. This would reduce migration among young people and encourage them to invest heavily in vegetable farming. The local economy would be boosted, leading to a more structured integration of social practices with the production of goods and services.