Effect of Market Gardening on Monetary Poverty among Rural Households in Senegal

Tégawendé Juliette Nana (), Rokhy Pouye (), Fatou Ndoye () and Kpégo Didier Anatole Gbenou ()
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Tégawendé Juliette Nana: University of Sine Saloum El-Hâdj Ibrahima NIASS, Kaolack, Senegal,
Rokhy Pouye: Faculty of Economics and Management, Cheikh Anta Diop University, Dakar, Senegal,
Fatou Ndoye: University of Sine Saloum El-Hâdj Ibrahima NIASS, Kaolack, Senegal,
Kpégo Didier Anatole Gbenou: Directorate of Economic Studies and Regional Integration of the Central Bank of West African States, Dakar, Senegal.

International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, 2026, vol. 16, issue 3, 11-17

Abstract: The objective of this study is to analyse the effects of market gardening on the monetary poverty of rural households in Senegal, particularly in the Sedhiou region. Data was collected from 280 households. A comparison of household monetary poverty indices calculated using the method developed by Foster, Greer and Thorbeck shows that poverty is more pronounced among non-market gardening households and that market gardening reduces the incidence of poverty by the 1.14%, its depth by 5.52% and its severity by 6.07%. Analysis of the Lorentz curve shows that market gardening helps to reduce income inequality within households that practise it. It also appears that market gardening is an important source of monetary income for households, as it accounts for 21% of their agricultural monetary income and 9% of their total monetary income. Policies promoting the development of market gardening would contribute significantly to increasing farmers' incomes and reducing monetary poverty.

Keywords: Foster Greer and Thorbeck (FGT) indices; Lorentz curve; Market gardening; monetary poverty; Senegalese farming households (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
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DOI: 10.32479/ijefi.23313

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