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Managing agricultural price volatility in Africa. Context matters for policy effectiveness
[Gestion de l'instabilité des prix agricoles en Afrique. Quatre conditions d'efficacité des politiques]

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  • Elodie Maître d'Hôtel

    (UMR MOISA - Marchés, Organisations, Institutions et Stratégies d'Acteurs - Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement - INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique - Montpellier SupAgro - Centre international d'études supérieures en sciences agronomiques - CIHEAM-IAMM - Centre International de Hautes Etudes Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - Institut Agronomique Méditerranéen de Montpellier - CIHEAM - Centre International de Hautes Études Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - Montpellier SupAgro - Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier)

  • Arlène Alpha

    (GRET - Groupe de Recherche et d'Echanges Technologiques - ONG)

  • Raphaël Beaujeu

    (IRAM - Institut de recherches et d'applications des méthodes de développement - Institut de recherches et d'applications des méthodes de développement)

  • Françoise Gérard

    (UPR GREEN - Gestion des ressources renouvelables et environnement - Cirad - Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement)

  • Laurent Levard

    (GRET - Groupe de Recherche et d'Echanges Technologiques - ONG)

Abstract

Soaring agricultural prices in 2007/2008, followed by decreasing prices in 2009/2010 then a new surge in late 2010/ 2011, have placed the management of agricultural price volatility at the heart of policy debates. Many developing countries have implemented policies to limit agricultural price volatility and its adverse effects, without always achieving the expected results. Analysis of recent experiences in Africa shows that in order to be effective, a policy measure must meet four conditions: it must be based on robust knowledge; it must be predictable; its funding must be secured; and its enforcement must be monitored.

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  • Elodie Maître d'Hôtel & Arlène Alpha & Raphaël Beaujeu & Françoise Gérard & Laurent Levard, 2011. "Managing agricultural price volatility in Africa. Context matters for policy effectiveness [Gestion de l'instabilité des prix agricoles en Afrique. Quatre conditions d'efficacité des politiques]," Post-Print hal-00723744, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-00723744
    DOI: 10.18167/agritrop/00018
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