Identifying priority agricultural value chains in Senegal

In developing countries, where agriculture is a major economic sector, value-chain development is expected to contribute to high-level outcomes. In this paper, we aim at quantitatively assessing the value-chains which will be the most effective at fostering national and regional economic development...

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Main Authors: Randriamamonjy, Josee, Thurlow, James, Wiebelt, Manfred
Format: Artículo preliminar
Language:Inglés
Published: PEGNet 2020
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143945
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author Randriamamonjy, Josee
Thurlow, James
Wiebelt, Manfred
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description In developing countries, where agriculture is a major economic sector, value-chain development is expected to contribute to high-level outcomes. In this paper, we aim at quantitatively assessing the value-chains which will be the most effective at fostering national and regional economic development along four dimensions: generating economic growth in the agricultural-food sector; reducing national and rural poverty; creating employment; and improving nutrition by diversifying diets. We propose an economywide systems-approach using a spatially-disaggregated dynamic computable general equilibrium model that we apply to Senegal. Simulation results indicate that fishery is the most effective value chain at generating growth in the regions with potential for fishery expansion (Thies-Diourbel, the Northern, and the Southern regions). Rice is the first value chain to reduce poverty in the Northern and Southern regions where irrigated and rainfed rice cultivation respectively dominate. Growth led by the fruits sector is the most effective at improving nutrition in all four regions where fruits are grown (Thies-Diourbel, the Northern, Central, and Southern regions).
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spelling CGSpace1439452025-03-19T19:18:11Z Identifying priority agricultural value chains in Senegal Randriamamonjy, Josee Thurlow, James Wiebelt, Manfred spatial data supply chains irrigated farming employment agriculture nutrition developing countries agrifood sector poverty diet rainfed farming quantitative analysis In developing countries, where agriculture is a major economic sector, value-chain development is expected to contribute to high-level outcomes. In this paper, we aim at quantitatively assessing the value-chains which will be the most effective at fostering national and regional economic development along four dimensions: generating economic growth in the agricultural-food sector; reducing national and rural poverty; creating employment; and improving nutrition by diversifying diets. We propose an economywide systems-approach using a spatially-disaggregated dynamic computable general equilibrium model that we apply to Senegal. Simulation results indicate that fishery is the most effective value chain at generating growth in the regions with potential for fishery expansion (Thies-Diourbel, the Northern, and the Southern regions). Rice is the first value chain to reduce poverty in the Northern and Southern regions where irrigated and rainfed rice cultivation respectively dominate. Growth led by the fruits sector is the most effective at improving nutrition in all four regions where fruits are grown (Thies-Diourbel, the Northern, Central, and Southern regions). 2020-03-01 2024-05-22T12:18:18Z 2024-05-22T12:18:18Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143945 en Open Access PEGNet Randriamamonjy, Josée; Thurlow, James; and Wiebelt, Manfred. 2020. Identifying priority agricultural value chains in Senegal. PEGNet Policy Studies. Kiel, Germany: PEGNet. http://hdl.handle.net/10419/222419
spellingShingle spatial data
supply chains
irrigated farming
employment
agriculture
nutrition
developing countries
agrifood sector
poverty
diet
rainfed farming
quantitative analysis
Randriamamonjy, Josee
Thurlow, James
Wiebelt, Manfred
Identifying priority agricultural value chains in Senegal
title Identifying priority agricultural value chains in Senegal
title_full Identifying priority agricultural value chains in Senegal
title_fullStr Identifying priority agricultural value chains in Senegal
title_full_unstemmed Identifying priority agricultural value chains in Senegal
title_short Identifying priority agricultural value chains in Senegal
title_sort identifying priority agricultural value chains in senegal
topic spatial data
supply chains
irrigated farming
employment
agriculture
nutrition
developing countries
agrifood sector
poverty
diet
rainfed farming
quantitative analysis
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143945
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