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Improving food security in Mali: The major role of investment in agriculture |
Cahiers Agricultures. Volume 21, Number 5, 356-65, Septembre-Octobre 2012, Étude originale
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Author(s) : Françoise Gérard, Sandrine Dury, Jean-François Bélières, Manda Sadio Keita, Michel Benoit-Cattin |
Summary : This paper deals with the impacts of economic policies on household food security. Using a computable general equilibrium model, several scenarios of policies are tested. These scenarios reflect recommendations for improving food security:
i.e., commercial
versus investment policies. Scenario 1 corresponds to a complete liberalization with the entire removal of all trade tariffs on food, while scenario 2 tests higher tariffs for all imported food products. Scenario 3 adds higher prices for the two main exported products (cotton and gold) to scenario 1. In each case, the levels of consumption of cereals, meat and fish of households affected by food insecurity are compared with the reference (year 2002). The impacts of these three commercial scenarios are very low. Two scenarios of investment in food production are then tested. Results show their efficiency in food security improvements. |
Keywords : economic policies, food security, Mali, mathematical models, trade policies, economy and rural development, farming systems, tools and methods |
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