Enhancing sesame production in West Africa’s Sahel: a comprehensive insight into the cultivation of this untapped crop in Senegal and Mali

Table 3 Constraints faced by sesame producers ranked using Garrett’s ranking technique

Constraints	Segou (n = 70)			Koulikoro (n = 76)			Casamance (n = 69)			Sine-saloum (n = 41)
Constraints	Total score	Mean score	Rank	Total score	Mean score	Rank	Total score	Mean score	Rank	Total score	Mean score	Rank
Decline in soil fertility	1632	23	III	1896	25	II	69	1	XIII	83	2	IX
Access to land	1746	25	II	1273	17	IV	92	1	XII	100	2	VII
Capsule dehiscence	152	2	IX	116	2	XI	100	1	XI	50	1	X
Oil extraction	156	2	VIII	91	1	XII	101	1	X	218	5	V
Free-roaming livestock	1208	17	V	1593	21	III	104	2	IX	45	1	XI
Drought	1566	22	IV	785	10	V	106	2	VIII	37	1	XII
Diseases	1085	16	VI	560	7	VI	178	3	VII	91	2	VIII
Floods	460	7	VII	283	4	VII	309	4	VI	23	1	XIII
Problem of seed storage	49	1	XIII	56	1	XIII	314	5	V	124	3	VI
Insufficient agricultural inputs	88	1	XII	180	2	VIII	533	8	IV	1010	25	II
Lack of technical assistance	121	2	X	150	2	IX	693	10	III	564	14	IV
Marketing problems	2249	32	I	2201	29	I	1660	24	II	1267	31	I
Insufficient agricultural implements	111	2	XI	120	2	X	2273	33	I	946	23	III

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