An agricultural sector model for Senegal
1980
Jabara, Cathy L. | Thompson, Robert (Robert L.)
Extract: In this study a model of the agricultural sector of Senegal which describes the production, consumption, and trade possibilities for the agricultural economy is developed. Agriculture is central to the economy of Senegal in that it accounts for about one-third of the country's exports and employs about 70 percent of the country's labor force. Traditionally, Senegal has exported peanuts and the derivative products, oil and meal, in exchange for cereals, wheat, rice, millet, and maize. In recent years, however, policy makers in Senegal have promoted a policy of substitution of domestic production for imports of cereals, at the expense of peanut production. The purpose for the development of the Senegalese agricultural sector model is to provide a tool for evaluating alternative policies, programs or projects which could be undertaken in conjunction with an import substitution program or other development programs.
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