Unpacking policies for the development of agricultural growth poles in West Africa

This paper investigates public policies implemented in Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali and Senegal to support the agricultural growth pole model. We critically assess assumptions regarding expected positive spillover effects through vertical coordination and tenure formalisation. Using a comparative analysis based on a typology informed by public economics, we show that policies centre on tax exemptions and land tenure, providing only limited support to coordination of actors along the value chain – through agricultural extension services or access to funding. The ongoing implementation of agropoles in West Africa, therefore, exacerbates the risk of the model, bearing negative impacts for smallholders.

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Main Authors:	Tyrou, Emma, Soullier, Guillaume, Coulibaly, Mamadou
Format:	article biblioteca
Language:	eng
Subjects:	E10 - Économie et politique agricoles, E11 - Économie et politique foncières, E14 - Économie et politique du développement, politique de développement, développement agricole, économie agricole, chaîne de valeur, politique publique, secteur agricole, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2228, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_199, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8672, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2cbe5456, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_c76a4cba, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2801, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8081, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_4027, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_4540, http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_6970,
Online Access:	http://agritrop.cirad.fr/604043/ http://agritrop.cirad.fr/604043/7/604043.pdf
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