Agricultural value chains and structural transformation in Senegal: A product space approach

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dc.creatorUlimwengu, John M.
dc.creatorSavadogo, Kimsey
dc.creatorSall, Leysa M.
dc.creatorFaye, Amy
dc.creatorDia, Khadim
dc.date2019-12-31
dc.date2024-06-21T09:04:33Z
dc.date2024-06-21T09:04:33Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:03:43Z
dc.descriptionUsing the product-space approach and BACI dataset for the period 1995-2014, we analyze the role of agricultural value chains selected under Agricultural Policy Support Project (PAPA) in Senegal’s structural transformation process. Overall, our findings suggest that the dynamics of economic complexity index (ECI) has been rather volatile throughout the period. Simulations results suggest that exporting only non-processed agricultural products, even with Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA), is not enough to substantially boost the country structural transformation process. Exporting manufacturing products with RCA is by far the best option to fast-track structural transformation. However, a value chain approach like the one adopted by PAPA where the production and processing capability are promoted, has the potential to trigger an agriculture-driven structural transformation. We also found that diversity (increase of exported products with RCA) alone does not generate structural transformation which requires also sophistication (adding value to primary goods). It follows that to create a critical mass of agriculture-led transformational activities, the country must: i) modernize smallholders’ agribusiness value chains; ii) integrate smallholder farmers into transforming value chains; iii) optimize the role of producer organizations in promoting the integration of smallholders into agricultural value chains; iv) improve market intermediation, financial services and technology innovation.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/145477
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/93418
dc.languageen
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceUlimwengu, John M.; Savadogo, Kimsey; Sall, Leysa M.; Faye, Amy; and Dia, Khadim. 2019. Agricultural value chains and structural transformation in Senegal: A product space approach. Presented at the 6th African Conference of Agricultural Economists in Abuja, Nigeria, September 23-26, 2019. https://purl.umn.edu/295781
dc.subjectvalue chains
dc.subjectstructural adjustment
dc.subjectagriculture
dc.subjectsmallholders
dc.subjectagro-industrial sector
dc.titleAgricultural value chains and structural transformation in Senegal: A product space approach
dc.typeConference Paper

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