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Kaffrine

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Country
  
Senegal

Département
  
Kaffrine Department

Local time
  
Friday 3:48 PM

Region
  
Kaffrine Region

Time zone
  
GMT (UTC+0)

Population
  
39,357 (2013)

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Weather
  
38°C, Wind N at 18 km/h, 18% Humidity

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Kaffrine is the capital town of Kaffrine Region of Senegal.

Contents

Map of Kaffrine, Senegal

Agriculture

Kaffrine lies in Senegal's Peanut Basin. Peanuts are the second most common crop for the people of Kaffrine, only behind Millet. Both crops are grown by over 90% of farmers in Kaffrine. Maize is the third most popular crop and grown by over 85% of farmers.

Climate Change

Kaffrine will be heavily affected by the changing climate as erratic rainfall will make current farming practices difficult and reduce agricultural production.

Infrastructure

Kaffrine has a station on the Dakar-Niger Railway.

References

Kaffrine Wikipedia