Horticultural exports and food security in Senegal

Goedele Van den Broeck, K Van Hoyweghen and M Maertens

No 258322, Working Papers from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Centre for Agricultural and Food Economics

Abstract: Horticultural exports from developing countries are expanding. While concerns are rising about the consequences of this growth for local food security, there is no empirical evidence that directly measures this impact. We provide such evidence for Senegal, one of the African countries with a sharp growth in horticultural exports. Using secondary data and panel survey data, we analyse the link between horticultural exports and the availability, access, utilization and stability components of food security. Results suggest that horticultural exports contribute to the capacity to import food, and do not jeopardize availability of food at the macro-economic level. At the micro-economic level, we find that female wage employment in the horticultural export sector reduces the probability of food insecurity, improves the quality of food consumption, and shortens the hunger season.

Date: 2017-07-03
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.258322

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