Nutrition has been ingrained in keysocial and economic development policies in Senegal sincethe birth of the Republic. The evolution of nutritionpolicy, and its impact on the state of nutrition in Senegal,is the result of a constant interplay between social,environmental, and economic events; politics; the state ofnutrition knowledge; and the engagement and influence ofexternal stakeholders. Nutrition policy also encompasseswhat actually gets implemented; therefore, it is alsoinfluenced by available capacity and resources at alllevels. With a 46 percent reduction in under-five stunting,from 34.4 percent in 1992 to just over 19.4 percent in 2014,Senegal has witnessed one of the biggest rates ofimprovement in the world and currently has one of the lowestrates of stunting in West Africa. This success has putSenegal in the spotlight, and other countries, especiallythose in Francophone Sub-Saharan Africa, look to Senegal asa model for nutrition intervention. Indeed, in the globalfight against malnutrition, more often than not Senegal hasbeen ahead of the curve, in a position of informing globaladvocacy initiatives, not just a beneficiary of the globalevidence base. The purpose of this report is to provide anhistorical overview of nutrition policies in Senegalincluding analysis of the nutrition policy landscape, theevolution of nutrition policies and institutions, and theirimplications in terms of programming and prioritization ofinterventions. In so doing, the report aims to providecontext to future nutrition investment and the PSMNcurrently under development, and to inform thedecision-making process at this critical juncture. Here,‘policy’ refers to all guidance for the management ofnutrition, be it effective (everyone does it) or ineffective(it never leaves the paper it is written on), formal(written and adopted) or informal (unwritten institutionalbehaviors and practices). The timeline of nutrition policiesand related initiatives is provided in appendix A.
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