Early effects of the COVID-19 outbreak on the African dairy industry: Cases of Burkina Faso, Kenya, Madagascar, and Senegal
2021
Vall, Eric | Mburu, John | Ndambi, Asaah | Sall, Cheikh | Camara, Astou, Diaw | Sow, Anna | Ba, Koki | Corniaux, Christian | Diaw, Arona | Seck, Djibril | Vigne, Mathieu | Audouin, Sarah | Rakotomalala, Lovaniaina Jean Elisée | Rakotonoely, Lynah Nirina | Ferreira, Flavio Dias | Véromalalanirina, Erica | Rajaonera, Mahery | Ouédraogo, Souleymane | Sodré, Etienne | Tall, Idrissa | Ilboudo, Madeleine Diallo | Duteurtre, Guillaume | Systèmes d'élevage méditerranéens et tropicaux (UMR SELMET) ; Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Institut Agro - Montpellier SupAgro ; Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro) | Département Environnements et Sociétés (Cirad-ES) ; Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad) | Kenyatta University of Nairobi (KU) | Wageningen University and Research [Wageningen] (WUR) | Institut sénégalais de recherches agricoles [Dakar] (ISRA) | Laiterie du Berger | Unité Mixte Internationale "Environnement Santé Sociétés" (ESS) ; Université Gaston Berger de Saint-Louis Sénégal (UGB)-Centre national de la recherche scientifique et technologique [Ouagadougou] (CNRST)-Université des Sciences, des Techniques et des Technologies de Bamako (USTTB)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar [Sénégal] (UCAD) | Innovation et Développement dans l'Agriculture et l'Alimentation (UMR Innovation) ; Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Institut Agro - Montpellier SupAgro ; Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro) | Fifamanor | Socolait | Sodimilk | Institut de l'Environnement et Recherches Agricoles [Ouagadougou] (INERA) ; Centre national de la recherche scientifique et technologique [Ouagadougou] (CNRST) | Plateforme Lait de Banfora | Bonnet Vert
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اظهر المزيد [+] اقل [-]إنجليزي. This paper provides an early assessment of the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak and of subsequent response measures on milk production, collection, processing, marketing and consumption in Africa. We focus on the period surrounding the first wave of the outbreak (from February to June 2020), during which the number of cases surged and many steps were taken to curb the epidemic. The paper is based on reports from four countries covered by the Africa-Milk Research Project: Burkina Faso, Kenya, Madagascar and Senegal. Data was collected primarily from nine dairy processors located in those countries. Major conclusions of the study are: (1) Dairy farmers were negatively affected by COVID-19 measures when the health crisis coincided with the peak of the milk production season, and when governments did not take steps to support milk production. (2) Small and informal milk collectors were also affected by traffic restrictions as they could not obtain traffic permits. (3) Milk powder importation remained unaffected during the outbreak. (4) Dairy processors (particularly small ones) faced many challenges restricting their operation. Travel restrictions led to temporary interruptions of milk supply, and because of employee protection and safety measures, processing costs increased. (5) Many small retailers were affected by bans on public transport and reduced their purchases of artisanal dairy products; meanwhile, spoilage of dairy products increased during long curfews coupled with poor storage conditions. Supermarkets were able to increase their market share during the pandemic thanks to their connections with industrial dairy processors and wholesalers. (6) A majority of consumers decreased their consumption of dairy products due to a decrease of purchasing power. In some cases, an increase in consumption occurred (due to Ramadan month and dry season high temperatures) and consumption shifted towards long-life dairy products. (7) Overall, the consequences of the health crisis affected more small and informal dairy supply chains than the larger ones, which are more formal, better organised and finally more resilient to face this kind of global crisis.
اظهر المزيد [+] اقل [-]الكلمات المفتاحية الخاصة بالمكنز الزراعي (أجروفوك)
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