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Agricultural Supply Chains, Growth and Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa

Part of the Advances in African Economic, Social and Political Development Book Series

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-53858-6

ISBN: 978-3-662-53856-2

Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg - Springer Journals

Feb 23, 2017

1 - 10 of 10 Chapters

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Chapter 1Introduction

Depetris Chauvin, Nicolas; Porto, Guido; Mulangu, Francis

Pages: 1 –4

[In Africa, rural poverty is a widespread phenomenon. While Africa has nearly 60 % of the world’s arable, uncultivated land, the continent is a major net importer of food. The agriculture sector has so far failed to become an engine of growth and economic transformation for most countries in the...
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A Model of Agricultural Supply Chains, Market Structure and Farm Constraints

Depetris Chauvin, Nicolas; Porto, Guido; Mulangu, Francis

Pages: 7 –24

[In this chapter, we introduce the model used to study the interplay between market structure and domestic complementary factors in the production and consumption decisions of agricultural families (farms) in Africa. We are interested in modeling the production allocation of factors of production...
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The Case of Tanzania

Depetris Chauvin, Nicolas; Porto, Guido; Mulangu, Francis

Pages: 25 –48

[This chapter analyzes the case of Tanzania. We describe the household survey (Sect. 3.1), the food and cash crops institutional arrangements (Sect. 3.2) and we present the simulation results from the model (Sect. 3.3) and the household welfare simulations (Sect. 3.4).]
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The Case of Malawi

Depetris Chauvin, Nicolas; Porto, Guido; Mulangu, Francis

Pages: 49 –68

[In this chapter we cover the case of Malawi. The household survey data is described in Sect. 4.1. We summarize the food and cash crops institutional arrangements in Sect. 4.2. We present the farmgate price simulation results from the model in Sect. 4.3 and the household welfare simulations in...
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The Case of Zambia

Depetris Chauvin, Nicolas; Porto, Guido; Mulangu, Francis

Pages: 69 –85

[This chapter analyzes the case of Zambia. We describe the household survey (Sect. 5.1), the food and cash crops institutional arrangements (Sect. 5.2) and we present the farmgate price simulation results from the model (Sect. 5.3) and the household welfare simulations (Sect. 5.4).]
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The Case of Ethiopia

Depetris Chauvin, Nicolas; Porto, Guido; Mulangu, Francis

Pages: 87 –109

[This chapter studies how farm constraints and market structure affects households’ welfare in Ethiopia. We describe the household survey data (Sect. 6.1), the food and cash crops institutional arrangements (Sect. 6.2) and we present the farmgate price simulation results from the model (Sect....
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The Case of Uganda

Depetris Chauvin, Nicolas; Porto, Guido; Mulangu, Francis

Pages: 111 –135

[In this chapter we analyze food crops (cassava, maize, millet and sorghum), a cash crop (coffee) and livestock in Uganda. Next section describes the household survey data. The institutional arrangements for the different crops are briefly presented in Sect. 7.2. Sections 7.3 and 7.4 present the...
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The Case of Madagascar

Depetris Chauvin, Nicolas; Porto, Guido; Mulangu, Francis

Pages: 137 –149

[Our last case study for the first part of the book is Madagascar where we cover rice and vanilla. Next section describes the household survey data. The institutional arrangements for rice and vanilla are briefly presented in Sect. 8.2. Sections 8.3 and 8.4 present the farmgate price simulation...
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The Role of Grassroots Institutions in Agriculture in Sub Saharan Africa

Depetris Chauvin, Nicolas; Porto, Guido; Mulangu, Francis

Pages: 153 –173

[Grassroots institutions (GRIs) are mechanisms available to smallholder farmers to coordinate activities both horizontally (among members) and vertically (between members and other value chain actors, inside or outside the community). These organizations can reduce transaction costs by creating...
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To Be or Not to Be a Member of a Grassroots Institution: Evidence from a Social Network Analysis in Rural Areas of Ghana

Depetris Chauvin, Nicolas; Porto, Guido; Mulangu, Francis

Pages: 175 –192

[Since the seminal work of Olson (1965), social interactions have become an increasingly influential component of economic reasoning. While not much was written on the topic in the immediate aftermath of publication, Olson’s basic reasoning lies at the root of the recent rapid expansion of...

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