Economic Accounts for Agriculture and Farm Income in Senegal

44 Pages Posted: 23 May 2017

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Ismael Fofana

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Mahamadou Tankari

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Fousseini Traore

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Date Written: May 12, 2017

Abstract

A monitoring and evaluation (M&E) system is of critical importance for evidence- and outcome-based planning and implementation in agriculture. The availability of and access to timely and reliable data to inform the M&E system is an undeniable asset. Our analysis highlights the use of survey data to generate relevant information and knowledge on the agricultural sector. The Poverty Monitoring Survey carried out in Senegal in 2011 is used to build the economic accounts for agriculture, which identify a value added of 581 billion CFA francs generated by Senegal’s farm households, representing 60 percent of the sector’s value added in 2011. The average farm household generated 646,500 CFA francs from farming in that same year. The information from the economic accounts for agriculture offers valuable inputs for decision-support tools such as the geographical information platforms (e-atlas) and social accounting matrixes used in strategic analyses and agricultural policy planning.

Keywords: Monitoring Techniques, Evaluation, Surveys, Poverty, Households, Income, Agricultural Economic Accounts, Monitoring and Evaluation System

Suggested Citation

Fofana, Ismael and Tankari, Mahamadou and Traore, Fousseini, Economic Accounts for Agriculture and Farm Income in Senegal (May 12, 2017). IFPRI Discussion Paper 1641, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2972323

Ismael Fofana (Contact Author)

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Mahamadou Tankari

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) ( email )

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Washington, DC 20005
United States

Fousseini Traore

International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) ( email )

1201 Eye St, NW,
Washington, DC 20005
United States

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