Policy options for mitigating impacts of COVID-19 on domestic rice value chains and food security in West Africa

Arouna Aminou, Soullier Guillaume, Mendez Del Villar Patricio, Demont Matty. 2020. Policy options for mitigating impacts of COVID-19 on domestic rice value chains and food security in West Africa. Global Food Security, 26:100405, 5 p.

Quartile : Q1, Sujet : FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Résumé : Rice plays a strategic role in food security in West Africa. However, the region increasingly relies on rice imports due to a growing and structural deficit, and domestic value chains face constraints in technology, finance and coordination. As a result, West Africa is very vulnerable to international and local trade disruptions, such as the ones currently inflicted by the COVID-19 pandemic. We build on evidence of the current state of domestic rice value chain upgrading in West Africa to anticipate the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on rice value chains' resilience and their capacity to sustain food security in the region. Several policy options are proposed to help West African governments mitigate the impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on food security.

Mots-clés Agrovoc : sécurité alimentaire, politique alimentaire, riz, covid-19, chaîne de valeur, perturbation des marchés

Mots-clés géographiques Agrovoc : Afrique occidentale

Mots-clés libres : Food Security, Food policy, Foodborne zoonotic pathogens, Trade disruption, Impact, West Africa

Classification Agris : E10 - Économie et politique agricoles
E70 - Commerce, commercialisation et distribution

Champ stratégique Cirad : CTS 3 (2019-) - Systèmes alimentaires

Auteurs et affiliations

• Arouna Aminou, AfricaRice (CIV) - auteur correspondant
• Soullier Guillaume, CIRAD-ES-UMR ART-DEV (FRA) ORCID: 0000-0003-1988-7994
• Mendez Del Villar Patricio, CIRAD-ES-UMR TETIS (FRA) ORCID: 0000-0002-3963-7565
• Demont Matty, IRRI [International Rice Research Institute] (PHL) - auteur correspondant

Source : Cirad-Agritrop (https://agritrop.cirad.fr/596214/)

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