title: Agricultural activity shapes the communication and migration patterns in Senegal.
abstract: The communication and migration patterns of a country are shaped by its socioeconomic processes. The economy of Senegal is predominantly rural, as agriculture employs over 70% of the labor force. In this paper, we use mobile phone records to explore the impact of agricultural activity on the communication and mobility patterns of the inhabitants of Senegal. We find two peaks of phone calls activity emerging during the growing season. Moreover, during the harvest period, we detect an increase in the migration flows throughout the country. However, religious holidays also shape the mobility patterns of the Senegalese people. Hence, in the light of our results, agricultural activity and religious holidays are the primary drivers of mobility inside the country.
authors.affiliation: Grupo de Sistemas Complejos, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica, Alimentaria y de Biosistemas, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Avda. Complutense s/n 28040 Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Martin-Gutierrez
authors.affiliation: Grupo de Sistemas Complejos, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica, Alimentaria y de Biosistemas, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Avda. Complutense s/n 28040 Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Borondo
authors.affiliation: Grupo de Sistemas Complejos, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica, Alimentaria y de Biosistemas, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Avda. Complutense s/n 28040 Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Morales
authors.affiliation: Grupo de Sistemas Complejos, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica, Alimentaria y de Biosistemas, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Avda. Complutense s/n 28040 Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Losada
authors.affiliation: Grupo de Sistemas Complejos, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica, Alimentaria y de Biosistemas, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Avda. Complutense s/n 28040 Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Tarquis
authors.affiliation: Grupo de Sistemas Complejos, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica, Alimentaria y de Biosistemas, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Avda. Complutense s/n 28040 Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Benito
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture; D040421:Cell Phone; D003142:Communication; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D006801:Humans; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012424:Rural Population; D063809:Satellite Imagery; D012675:Senegal