Agricultural economic reforms, gender inequality and poverty in Senegal

In Senegal, as in many developing countries, the agricultural sector plays a key role in the economy. In addition to supplying food, agriculture is the most important source of employment, especially for women. Through the Plan for an Emerging Senegal (PES), the Senegalese government is implementing...

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Published in:Journal of policy modeling 2022-03, Vol.44 (2), p.361-374
Main Authors: Maisonnave, Hélène, Mamboundou, Pierre Nziengui
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agriculture
Dynamic CGEM
Economics and Finance
Gender
Humanities and Social Sciences
Poverty
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Summary:In Senegal, as in many developing countries, the agricultural sector plays a key role in the economy. In addition to supplying food, agriculture is the most important source of employment, especially for women. Through the Plan for an Emerging Senegal (PES), the Senegalese government is implementing an ambitious financing plan to improve the productivity of the agricultural sector and enhance employment opportunities for women. Our study assesses the impact of two PES measures (investment subsidies and an increase in production subsidies for the agricultural sectors) on economic growth, women's employment, poverty and inequality using a dynamic computable general equilibrium model linked to a microsimulation model. The results show that both policies have generally positive effects in reducing poverty and gender inequalities. However, investment subsidies in the agricultural sectors have stronger impacts in reducing gender inequality and poverty in the long term.
ISSN:0161-8938
1873-8060
DOI:10.1016/j.jpolmod.2022.03.006