Hausse des prix : El Hadj Mounirou Ndiaye prédit « des hausses de prix » et mise sur la production locale
While a "March of Empty Baskets" was organized this Saturday to protest high prices, economist El Hadj Mounirou Ndiaye predicts that price increases will continue. The head of the Office for the Evaluation of Public Policies and Programs at the Presidency of the Republic affirms that "there will be price increases. We must tell the people the truth." He made these remarks during the "Grand Jury" program on RFM radio this Sunday, September 6, 2026.
To explain this upward trend in prices, which is causing serious concern, the minister-advisor cites in particular the increase in the world's population, but also the decrease in the share of agricultural production intended directly for human consumption.
"A large part of the food that should have been consumed by humans is now being used for biofuel, to feed livestock, and this somewhat reduces the supply that is reserved for human consumption," he argues, before recalling the global demographic evolution.
“We were 7 billion a few years ago; we are 8 billion. That’s more demand,” he explains. According to him, this increase in demand mechanically puts pressure on prices.
Focus on local production
Faced with this situation, Macoumba Bèye's guest believes that Senegal must primarily focus on its capacity for local production. "We need to produce more," he states. For him, the objective must be to develop genuine agricultural sovereignty. "Today, we need to make efforts toward this agricultural sovereignty we're talking about," he insists.
Thus, according to him, the increase in local supply constitutes a structural response to rising prices. "When production increases and supply increases, prices will inevitably fall," Mr. Ndiaye said on RFM radio.
He primarily advocates strengthening agricultural production to reduce dependence on imports. "Today, we need to rebuild the agricultural workforce, which has dwindled," he asserts, believing that agricultural development is one of the answers to the question of the cost of living.
El Hadj Mounirou Ndiaye also urged Senegalese people to become aware of the cost associated with importing food products. "Going all the way from Thailand to buy rice is bound to be expensive. We need to inform you," he argued, also calling for increased public awareness of the importance of local production.
The economist finally emphasizes the need to distinguish between immediate responses and long-term policies. "We differentiate between the long term and the short term, which do not have the same logic. We differentiate between the static, what happens immediately, and the dynamic, what needs to be extended and programmed over time," he explains.
Commentaires (11)
Pastef + kiraaye à la poubelle
Eh bien ce gars,parcequ'il parlait de Macky ,je n'était pas d'accord avec lui,au lieu de m'opposer des arguments,si tant est qu'il est professeur,il me bloque C'était au temps où pastéf cassait de gauche à droite.
Produire local c est bien. Mais il est plus que important de consommer local .
Le Sénégal chacun fait ce qu'il veut comment comprendre la hausse des prix comme le foin pour bétail devenu plus cher que les produits usines. La viande le volaille ,l état fait comme si rien n'était..
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