Reversing Urban Bias in African Rice Markets: Evidence from Senegal
Urban bias constitutes an important institutional impediment to economic development in poor countries. Some African governments now recognize that they should invest in agricultural productivity in order to reverse urban bias, but often forget the equally important objective of investing in quality...
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| author | Demont, M. Rutsaert, Pieter Ndour, M. Wim, V. |
| author_browse | Demont, M. Ndour, M. Rutsaert, Pieter Wim, V. |
| author_facet | Demont, M. Rutsaert, Pieter Ndour, M. Wim, V. |
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| description | Urban bias constitutes an important institutional impediment to economic development in poor countries. Some African governments now recognize that they should invest in agricultural productivity in order to reverse urban bias, but often forget the equally important objective of investing in quality tailored to consumers so as to reverse urban bias’ footprint on food markets. We conduct framed field experiments in two major urban markets in Senegal and find that the majority of urban consumers are willing to pay quality premiums for local rice suggesting that investment in post-harvest rice quality is a priority in the reversal of urban bias. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1152492023-12-08T19:36:04Z Reversing Urban Bias in African Rice Markets: Evidence from Senegal Demont, M. Rutsaert, Pieter Ndour, M. Wim, V. standards agriculture policies value chains Urban bias constitutes an important institutional impediment to economic development in poor countries. Some African governments now recognize that they should invest in agricultural productivity in order to reverse urban bias, but often forget the equally important objective of investing in quality tailored to consumers so as to reverse urban bias’ footprint on food markets. We conduct framed field experiments in two major urban markets in Senegal and find that the majority of urban consumers are willing to pay quality premiums for local rice suggesting that investment in post-harvest rice quality is a priority in the reversal of urban bias. 2013-05 2021-09-29T15:23:47Z 2021-09-29T15:23:47Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/115249 en Limited Access Elsevier Demont, M. Rutsaert, P. Ndour, M. Wim, V.Reversing Urban Bias in African Rice Markets: Evidence from Senegal. World Development.2013, Volume 45 :63-74. |
| spellingShingle | standards agriculture policies value chains Demont, M. Rutsaert, Pieter Ndour, M. Wim, V. Reversing Urban Bias in African Rice Markets: Evidence from Senegal |
| title | Reversing Urban Bias in African Rice Markets: Evidence from Senegal |
| title_full | Reversing Urban Bias in African Rice Markets: Evidence from Senegal |
| title_fullStr | Reversing Urban Bias in African Rice Markets: Evidence from Senegal |
| title_full_unstemmed | Reversing Urban Bias in African Rice Markets: Evidence from Senegal |
| title_short | Reversing Urban Bias in African Rice Markets: Evidence from Senegal |
| title_sort | reversing urban bias in african rice markets evidence from senegal |
| topic | standards agriculture policies value chains |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/115249 |
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