The road half traveled: agricultural market reform in Sub-Saharan Africa
This article reviews the extensive evidence on agricultural market reforms in Sub-Saharan Africa and summarises the impact reforms have had on market performance, agricultural production, use of modem inputs, and poverty. It offers eight recommendations for completing the reform process and developi...
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| author | Kherallah, Mylene Delgado, Christopher L. Gabre-Madhin, Eleni Zaude Minot, Nicholas Johnson, Michael E. |
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| description | This article reviews the extensive evidence on agricultural market reforms in Sub-Saharan Africa and summarises the impact reforms have had on market performance, agricultural production, use of modem inputs, and poverty. It offers eight recommendations for completing the reform process and developing a new agenda for agricultural markets in Sub-Saharan Africa. The reform experience in Sub-Saharan Africa has varied widely across countries and crop subsectors. The available evidence shows clear progress in some areas and mixed results in others. Most reforms were only partially implemented and policy reversal was common. Once implemented, however, reforms have increased competition and reduced marketing margins, benefiting both producers and consumers. Reforms have also boosted export crop production. On the other hand, food crop production has stagnated and yields have not improved. Further expansion of private trade is constrained by lack of access to credit, uncertainty about the government's commitment to reform, and high transaction costs. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1566472024-10-24T12:44:56Z The road half traveled: agricultural market reform in Sub-Saharan Africa Kherallah, Mylene Delgado, Christopher L. Gabre-Madhin, Eleni Zaude Minot, Nicholas Johnson, Michael E. commodity markets agricultural production exports food crops yields This article reviews the extensive evidence on agricultural market reforms in Sub-Saharan Africa and summarises the impact reforms have had on market performance, agricultural production, use of modem inputs, and poverty. It offers eight recommendations for completing the reform process and developing a new agenda for agricultural markets in Sub-Saharan Africa. The reform experience in Sub-Saharan Africa has varied widely across countries and crop subsectors. The available evidence shows clear progress in some areas and mixed results in others. Most reforms were only partially implemented and policy reversal was common. Once implemented, however, reforms have increased competition and reduced marketing margins, benefiting both producers and consumers. Reforms have also boosted export crop production. On the other hand, food crop production has stagnated and yields have not improved. Further expansion of private trade is constrained by lack of access to credit, uncertainty about the government's commitment to reform, and high transaction costs. 2002-11 2024-10-24T12:44:56Z 2024-10-24T12:44:56Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/156647 en Limited Access EDP Sciences Kherallah, Mylene; Delgado, Christopher L.; Gabre-Madhin, Eleni Zaude; Minot, Nicholas; Johnson, Michael E. 2002. The road half traveled: agricultural market reform in Sub-Saharan Africa. Oleagineus Crps Gras Lipides 9(6): 416-425. https://doi.org/10.1051/ocl.2002.0416 |
| spellingShingle | commodity markets agricultural production exports food crops yields Kherallah, Mylene Delgado, Christopher L. Gabre-Madhin, Eleni Zaude Minot, Nicholas Johnson, Michael E. The road half traveled: agricultural market reform in Sub-Saharan Africa |
| title | The road half traveled: agricultural market reform in Sub-Saharan Africa |
| title_full | The road half traveled: agricultural market reform in Sub-Saharan Africa |
| title_fullStr | The road half traveled: agricultural market reform in Sub-Saharan Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | The road half traveled: agricultural market reform in Sub-Saharan Africa |
| title_short | The road half traveled: agricultural market reform in Sub-Saharan Africa |
| title_sort | road half traveled agricultural market reform in sub saharan africa |
| topic | commodity markets agricultural production exports food crops yields |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/156647 |
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