The state of rice value chain upgrading in West Africa

Soullier, Guillaume; Demont, Matty; Arouna, Aminou; Lançon, Frédéric; Villar, Patricio Mendez Del

doi:10.1016/j.gfs.2020.100365

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“…Indeed, efforts have already been made in West Africa in recent years to improve rice postharvest technology and to accompany changing consumption patterns (Fiamohe et al., 2018; Nwachukwu & Achike, 2020). Considerable investments have been made in semi‐industrial and industrial milling technologies; for example, in 2019, 57 rice mills with semi‐industrial or industrial technologies with an aggregate capacity of 315 tons per hour were operating in West Africa (Soullier et al., 2020). In the case of Nigeria, different quality‐enhancing postharvest technologies have been developed and disseminated to rice farmers.…”

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“…It is used to prepare the main popular dishes, such as the famous “rice and fish” ( ceebu jen ), and is mainly consumed for lunch and/or dinner. With a growing population and increasing demand, Senegal currently has to resort to massive rice imports (Soullier et al., 2020), meaning the economy depends to a great extent on the international market (Colen et al., 2013). In this context, the Senegalese government has encouraged efforts to develop the sector and to move toward rice self‐sufficiency (Demont & Rizzotto, 2012).…”

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Deciphering urban consumer requirements for rice quality gives insights for driving the future acceptability of local rice in Africa: Case study in the city of Saint‐Louis in senegal

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Ndong

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Food Science & Nutrition

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Rice is the staple cereal in Senegal. Despite the many policies implemented over the last decade, Senegalese consumers still prefer imported over local rice. To understand this preference, this study compares consumer acceptability of three local rice samples versus two imported rice samples. Two focus groups and a consumer test with 120 women were carried out in the city of Saint‐Louis in Senegal. The results concerning consumption habits showed that about 85% of the surveyed women consume rice at least once a day (at lunch). The hedonic test showed that consumers appreciated all five rice samples, but the most liked samples were obtained from industrial processing of either local or imported whole and fragrant rice. The least liked sample was a local semi‐industrial rice, including 50% broken grains. The results of the just‐about‐right (JAR) test and check‐all‐that‐apply (CATA) test showed that the sensory descriptors such as white color, well‐cooked, and homogeneous grain size had an influence on the consumers’ choice of rice samples. However, the most important selection criteria were the homogeneous size of the rice grains, the absence of impurities, both of which are directly linked to the milling conditions, and fragrance, which is related to the variety. The origin of the rice samples did not influence the consumers’ choice. This study showed that local rice can compete with imported rice if processing is improved in some small‐scale rice mills.

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Deciphering urban consumer requirements for rice quality gives insights for driving the future acceptability of local rice in Africa: Case study in the city of Saint‐Louis in senegal

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“…Imported rice, which represents 75% of the rice supply in Benin, comes primarily from Thailand and India and is regarded as high quality (Demont et al, 2017). HQDR and SQDR are selected to reflect rice that is produced and processed following: (1) the traditional milling technology, which generates a standard rice of mediocre quality, and (2) modern milling technology, which generates rice of upgraded quality similar to that of imported rice (Soullier et al., 2020). Based on Fiamohe et al.…”

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Estimating demand elasticities for rice in Benin

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Agricultural Economics

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Rice consumption in Benin is increasing simultaneously with a structural change in consumer demand toward higher quality rice. In this context of changing demands, experimental estimation methods provide an effective way to estimate consumer preferences. We conducted a hypothetical choice experiment in 15 open markets across Benin to analyze the demand for rice and the other staple crops. Our findings indicate that consumer preferences differ across different income groups and between urban and rural households, and that consumers in general are sensitive to changes in rice prices. Lastly, substitution between imported and domestic rice is limited. These findings are relevant for development strategies to foster the growth of the domestic rice industry in Benin.

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“…Geography can be further decomposed into (i) physical geography, (ii) biography, (iii) ecology and (iv) natural resource endowments. Physical geography such as centrality ( Gallup et al, 1999 ), topography ( Nunn and Puga, 2012 ) and landlockedness ( Bloom et al, 1998 ; Demont, 2013 ; Faye et al, 2004 ; Gallup et al, 1999 ; Soullier et al, 2020 ) determine a country's natural level of market potential. This endowed level of market potential can be countered by a country's level of connectivity generated by advances in transport infrastructure and services ( Lenaerts et al, in press ; Pirie, 1993 ; Sheng et al, 2018 ) and trade facilitation ( Brooks and Matthews, 2015 ; Dithmer and Abdulai, 2017 ; Matthews, 2014 ).…”

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The global burden of chronic and hidden hunger revisited: New panel data evidence spanning 1990–2017

Lenaerts

Demont

2021

Global Food Security

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Gödecke, Stein and Qaim (2018) (GSQ) recently analysed the 1990–2010 trend and determinants of the global burden of chronic and hidden hunger. We reanalyse and extend GSQ's study and demonstrate that after 2010, significant reductions in the burden of hunger were achieved. In contrast with GSQ, we find that (i) hidden hunger is more prevalent than chronic hunger; (ii) cereal availability and the supply of vegetables and fruits matter; and (iii) gender equality only affects hidden hunger. We further provide evidence on the importance of spatial spillovers in GDP affecting the burden of hunger. Policy makers should therefore prioritize (i) enhancement of micronutrient density of cereals; (ii) diversification of production systems and consumer diets; and (iii) development of nutrition-sensitive food value chains.

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The state of rice value chain upgrading in West Africa

Cited by 74 publications

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Deciphering urban consumer requirements for rice quality gives insights for driving the future acceptability of local rice in Africa: Case study in the city of Saint‐Louis in senegal

Deciphering urban consumer requirements for rice quality gives insights for driving the future acceptability of local rice in Africa: Case study in the city of Saint‐Louis in senegal

Estimating demand elasticities for rice in Benin

The global burden of chronic and hidden hunger revisited: New panel data evidence spanning 1990–2017

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