The state of rice value chain upgrading in West Africa
Following the food price crisis in 2008, African governments implemented policies aiming at crowding in investment in rice value chain upgrading to help domestic rice compete with imports. We assess the state of rice value chain upgrading in West Africa by reviewing evidence on rice millers’ investm...
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| author | Soullier, G. Demont, M. Arouna, A. Lançon, F. Méndez del Villar, P. |
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| description | Following the food price crisis in 2008, African governments implemented policies aiming at crowding in investment in rice value chain upgrading to help domestic rice compete with imports. We assess the state of rice value chain upgrading in West Africa by reviewing evidence on rice millers’ investment in semi-industrial and industrial milling technologies, contract farming and vertical integration during the post-crisis period 2009–2019. We find that upgrading is more dynamic in countries with high rice production and import bills and limited comparative advantage in demand. However, scaling of upgrading faces several challenges in terms of vertical coordination, technology, finance and policies. Our assessment can help value chain actors and policy makers refine upgrading strategies and policies to increase food security in West Africa. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1091112024-10-03T07:40:55Z The state of rice value chain upgrading in West Africa Soullier, G. Demont, M. Arouna, A. Lançon, F. Méndez del Villar, P. rice value chains research contract farming milling Following the food price crisis in 2008, African governments implemented policies aiming at crowding in investment in rice value chain upgrading to help domestic rice compete with imports. We assess the state of rice value chain upgrading in West Africa by reviewing evidence on rice millers’ investment in semi-industrial and industrial milling technologies, contract farming and vertical integration during the post-crisis period 2009–2019. We find that upgrading is more dynamic in countries with high rice production and import bills and limited comparative advantage in demand. However, scaling of upgrading faces several challenges in terms of vertical coordination, technology, finance and policies. Our assessment can help value chain actors and policy makers refine upgrading strategies and policies to increase food security in West Africa. 2020-06 2020-08-29T16:38:50Z 2020-08-29T16:38:50Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109111 en Open Access Elsevier Soullier, G., Demont, M., Arouna, A., Lançon, F. and Mendez del Villar, P. The state of rice value chain upgrading in West Africa, Global Food Security, Volume 25, 2020, 100365, ISSN 2211-9124, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2020.100365. |
| spellingShingle | rice value chains research contract farming milling Soullier, G. Demont, M. Arouna, A. Lançon, F. Méndez del Villar, P. The state of rice value chain upgrading in West Africa |
| title | The state of rice value chain upgrading in West Africa |
| title_full | The state of rice value chain upgrading in West Africa |
| title_fullStr | The state of rice value chain upgrading in West Africa |
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| title_short | The state of rice value chain upgrading in West Africa |
| title_sort | state of rice value chain upgrading in west africa |
| topic | rice value chains research contract farming milling |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/109111 |
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