Commons:Wiki Loves Africa 2017/photo essay/Warehouse in Dakar

Warehouse in Dakar by Lemonblind

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  About 1 million tons of imported rice arrives yearly in Senegal via the port of Dakar.
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  Here a vessel discharging rice in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
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  In the warehouses of Dakar rice and other food merchandise is subject to damage, wetting, spoiling or infestations and can be manually reconditioned and rebagged (pictured here) before being sold for human consumption.
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  Cargo is manually loaded unto trucks and then unloaded in warehouses. Handling companies employ hundreds of unskilled workers at minimum wages to complete the tasks. Here rice cargo is unloaded
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  Importing rice cargo into Senegal involves the collaboration of traders, importers, insurance brokers, handling companies and survey firms. Here several agents discuss cargo and delivery operations next to stored rice.
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  Handling companies and stevedores hire hundreds of young men.
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  They manually unload cargo from freighters importing food and various soft commodities into West Africa.
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  The local government tries to boost local rice production and become self-sufficient in what has become the nation's primary food source.