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Dairy Policy in Senegal: The Need to Overcome a Technical Mindset

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  • Sergio Dario Magnani

    (Institute of Research and Application of Development Methods – IRAM)

  • Véronique Ancey

    (CIRAD, UMR ART-DEV
    FAO-AGAG, Animal Production and Genetic Resources Branch)

  • Bernard Hubert

    (INRA and EHESS - French National Institute for Agricultural Research, INRA/UMR Ecodéveloppement - INRA Avignon)

Abstract

Since the 1970s, the import of tax-free powdered milk has presented an easy solution to the growing demand for dairy products in West Africa. Recent increases in agricultural price volatility have since contributed to a renewed interest in local milk. However, while the present situation raises issues of food security, rural development and trade policy, public policy remains overly focused on the technical dimensions of dairy development. This article presents the dairy landscape of Senegal, a major regional importer of powdered milk, by considering development dynamics in light of the interactions between technical and organizational models and livestock systems, in terms of relationships with resources and environment, knowledge and social organization. Two implications are discussed: the need for effective sectoral policy to tip the balance in favor of local milk, and the need to base public action on a better understanding of, and improved support for, livestock systems in all their diversity.

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  • Sergio Dario Magnani & Véronique Ancey & Bernard Hubert, 2019. "Dairy Policy in Senegal: The Need to Overcome a Technical Mindset," The European Journal of Development Research, Palgrave Macmillan;European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI), vol. 31(5), pages 1227-1245, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:eurjdr:v:31:y:2019:i:5:d:10.1057_s41287-019-00208-4
    DOI: 10.1057/s41287-019-00208-4
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    1. Boimah, Mavis & Weible, Daniela, 2022. "Consumer behavior towards imported dairy products: a cross-cultural analysis of products from three origins in Ghana and Senegal," Conference papers 333409, Purdue University, Center for Global Trade Analysis, Global Trade Analysis Project.
    2. Zamani, Omid & Pelikan, Janine & Schott, Johanna, 2021. "EU exports of livestock products to West Africa: An analysis of dairy and poultry trade data," Thünen Working Papers 162, Johann Heinrich von Thünen Institute, Federal Research Institute for Rural Areas, Forestry and Fisheries.
    3. Zamani, Omid & Pelikan, Janine & Schott, Johanna, 2021. "EU exports of livestock products to West Africa: An analysis of dairy and poultry trade data," Thünen Working Paper 309676, Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut (vTI), Federal Research Institute for Rural Areas, Forestry and Fisheries.

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