Can local products compete against imports in West Africa? Supply-and demand-side perspectives on chicken, rice, and tilapia in Accra, Ghana

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dc.creatorAndam, Kwaw S.
dc.creatorRagasa, Catherine
dc.creatorAsante, Seth
dc.creatorAmewu, Sena
dc.date2019-04-04
dc.date2024-06-21T09:07:26Z
dc.date2024-06-21T09:07:26Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:45:36Z
dc.descriptionThis paper examines the prospects for import substitution in West Africa by analyzing the preferences of urban consumers for food product attributes. We use market surveys, choice experiments, and experimental auctions to assess price and quality competitiveness of locally-produced chicken, rice, and tilapia in Accra, Ghana. For the price analysis, we compare market prices of imported and local counterparts, and we compare the local costs of production to production costs in major exporting countries. For the quality analysis, we compare consumer perceptions and demand for quality attributes of local versus imported products using data from field experiments with 1,322 consumers. Our findings suggest that among the three products, rice has the lowest prospects for import substitution, due to supply-and demand-side constraints to local competitiveness. For rice, consumers prefer imported products, they perceive imports as having better quality than local products, and they are willing to pay a premium for imports. For chicken, consumers have a strong preference for local products, but the potential for expanding chicken production can only be met if production and processing costs can be reduced significantly to boost price competitiveness. For tilapia, a high preference for freshness provides a natural barrier to import entry, and the comparative advantage of local production can be enhanced by making continuous improvements in seed and extension systems, industry coordination, certification, and regulation.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/146539
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/113810
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/146170
dc.relationhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/147658
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.2499/1046080791
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133696
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133694
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133698
dc.relationhttps://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133697
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceAndam, Kwaw S.; Ragasa, Catherine; Asante, Seth; and Amewu, Sena. 2019. Can local products compete against imports in West Africa? Supply-and demand-side perspectives on chicken, rice, and tilapia in Accra, Ghana. IFPRI Discussion Paper 1821. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146539
dc.subjecttilapia
dc.subjectwillingness to pay
dc.subjectimports
dc.subjectsupply balance
dc.subjectcompetition
dc.subjectrice
dc.subjectcapacity development
dc.subjectchickens
dc.subjecteconomics
dc.subjecttrade
dc.subjectexperimental design
dc.subjectimport substitution
dc.titleCan local products compete against imports in West Africa? Supply-and demand-side perspectives on chicken, rice, and tilapia in Accra, Ghana
dc.typeWorking Paper

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