Bamako’s top quality meat: Insights into Bamako’s meat supply and the different quality demands

Delavigne, Anne-Élène

doi:10.4000/africanistes.3726

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“…Even if these Burkinabe prices could be lowered, a number of caveats need to be pointed out, however. First, the acceptability of chilled offals vs. fresh offals in the market is not clear-indications from Suleman (7) and Delavigne (32) are that there is a strong preference for fresh offals and that chilled/frozen products would sell at a discount. Second, the logistical viability of selling chilled offals needs to be explored more thoroughly-Meat and Livestock Australia 7 note that the shelf life for chilled offals is only about 7 days, and thus exports of chilled offals would require capable logistics that would add costs.…”

Section: Comparative Prices In Ghanamentioning

confidence: 99%

The Competitiveness of Beef Exports From Burkina Faso to Ghana

Rich

Wane

2021

Front. Vet. Sci.

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Despite large volumes of cattle stocks in the Sahel, most exports of cattle products remain as live animal sales rather than meat. However, there is increased interest amongst donors and governments to increase value-added exports of beef. In this paper, we provide results from a simulation analysis that explores the prospective competitiveness and benefits of exporting beef from Burkina Faso to Ghana rather than live animals. The paper reviews trading patterns in live animals along the corridor and meat imports from overseas destinations to Ghana. Model results highlight limited competitiveness of the main products demanded in destination markets (offals). Market segmentation strategies, infrastructure development, and animal productivity all generate marginal improvements in competitiveness, but not enough to compete with third-country supplies. Only specific, largely external macroeconomic conditions provide for significant improvements in competitiveness. The paper further reveals the relatively modest employment gains associated with increased exports of meat in lieu of live animals. The analysis suggests a re-think on large-scale investments in downstream functions in the value chain, instead illustrating the fundamental role of upstream investments in productivity, animal health, and collective action to promote greater market integration between pastoralists and formal sector buyers.

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Section: Comparative Prices In Ghanamentioning

confidence: 99%