Irrigated onion fields at sunrise in the Senegalese Sahel

Agricultural cooperative · Louga, Senegal

CAPID

Société Coopérative Agro-Pastorale et Industrielle Daara-Jolof

Agro-Pastoral and Industrial Cooperative of Daara-Jolof

“Growing, raising, processing: the land of Daara-Djollof working for our partners”

Become a partner Our products
  • 17 founding members
  • Up to 50 ha of available land
  • 5 activities: agriculture, fruit growing, livestock, aquaculture, processing

About us

A cooperative rooted in the land of Djolof

CAPID is a cooperative society established under OHADA law by 17 members, who together raised 25,000,000 FCFA through the sale of initial shares.

It is based in the commune of Daara-Djollof, Department of Linguère, Louga Region, Senegal, where up to 50 hectares of land will be made available to the cooperative.

CAPID works across the entire value chain: crop production and fruit growing, livestock farming, aquaculture, and the processing and sale of everything we produce.

  • Cooperative society under OHADA law
  • Headquartered in Daara-Djollof, Louga Region
  • From seed to finished product
Meet our governing bodies
Cooperative members standing together in an onion field at sunrise
OHADADaara-Djollof · Louga
Seal of the Republic of Senegal
Republic of Senegal

Institutional framework

Backed by the Government of Senegal

CAPID operates with the support of the Government of Senegal, under the supervision of three ministries.

  • Supervision

    Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Livestock

    Support for crop and livestock production.

  • Supervision

    Ministry of Industry and Commerce

    Oversight of marketing and trade.

  • Supervision

    Ministry of Justice

    Legal compliance of our cooperative status.

Our activities

Five activities, one value chain

  • Drip-irrigated vegetable beds in the Senegalese Sahel

    Agriculture

    Intensive market gardening and field crops, managed with techniques suited to the Sahelian climate.

  • Drip-irrigated orchard of mango and papaya trees

    Arboriculture

    Orchards of mango, papaya, lemon and grapefruit trees under localised irrigation.

  • A herder leading zebu cattle and sheep near Dahra

    Livestock

    Animal husbandry fully integrated with the farm, in a region with a long pastoral tradition.

  • Fish ponds and a net harvest of African catfish

    Aquaculture

    Pond farming of African catfish (clarias) and shrimp aquaculture, focused on penaeid shrimp.

  • Workers sorting and packing onions and peppers in a processing unit

    Processing

    Processing, packaging and sale of our products, from the field to the customer. All of our chilli peppers are processed into chilli paste.

Our products

Quality produce, grown for your markets

Vegetables, aromatic herbs, fruit and aquaculture products suited to the soils and climate of Daara-Djollof, available under production contracts.

  • Freshly harvested red and yellow onions

    Onions

    • F1 Topaz
    • F1 Red Kings
    • F1 Quartz
    • F1 Guadeloupe

    Four high-yield hybrid varieties, valued for their size and excellent storage life.

  • Red and green chilli peppers on the plant and in a basket

    Chilli peppers

    • Sofia
    • Goanna
    • Jalapeño

    Hot chillies, including jalapeños, all processed into chilli paste.

  • Green, yellow and red bell peppers in a crate

    Bell peppers

    • Green
    • Yellow
    • Red

    Thick-walled peppers harvested at full ripeness, in three colours.

  • Bunches of freshly pulled carrots

    Carrots

    Crisp, sweet carrots grown in light sandy soil.

  • Basket of regular and cherry tomatoes

    Tomatoes

    • Regular
    • Cherry

    Regular and cherry tomatoes for the table and for processing.

  • Harvested cucumbers in a crate

    Cucumber

    Fresh, uniform cucumbers picked daily in peak season.

  • Rows of cabbages in the field

    Cabbage

    Firm, dense heads that travel and store well.

  • Freshly harvested purple aubergines in a crate

    Aubergines

    Firm, glossy purple aubergines harvested throughout the season.

  • Freshly harvested potatoes in baskets

    Potatoes

    Table potatoes grown in light sandy soil.

  • Freshly harvested orange-fleshed sweet potatoes

    Sweet potatoes

    Orange-fleshed sweet potatoes, rich and full of flavour.

  • Freshly lifted cassava roots

    Cassava

    Cassava roots for fresh consumption and processing.

  • Bunches of fresh parsley, mint, sage and basil

    Aromatic herbs

    • Parsley
    • Common mint
    • Peppermint
    • Sage
    • Basil

    Fresh herbs grown in beds and supplied in bunches.

  • Baskets of mangoes, papayas, lemons and grapefruit

    Fruit

    • Papaya
    • Lemon
    • Grapefruit
    • Mango

    Fruit from our orchards, picked at the right ripeness.

  • Freshly harvested African catfish in a crate beside a pond

    Clarias catfish

    • Clarias gariepinus

    African catfish raised in ponds: fast-growing, with firm flesh.

  • Freshly harvested farmed shrimp beside a pond

    Shrimp

    • Penaeus vannamei
    • Penaeus monodon

    Shrimp aquaculture of penaeid shrimp, with the two main farmed species.

  • Any other crop on request

    Tell us what you need and we will grow it for you.

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Partnership

We are looking for partners from every country.

CAPID welcomes partners from any country: buyers, importers, distributors, investors, input suppliers, processors and technical partners. We can produce any type of crop to meet your needs, under production contracts or joint projects.

Contact us to discuss a partnership
  • Production contracts / contract farming
  • Purchase and export of produce
  • Investment and co-financing
  • Technical assistance, seeds, irrigation and equipment
  • Processing and packaging

Location

In the heart of Djolof

Address

Fass Ngom
Commune of Daara-Djollof
Department of Linguère
Louga Region, Senegal
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Contact

Let’s talk about your project

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