@article{Fofana:212211,
      recid = {212211},
      author = {Fofana, Ismael and Goundan, Anatole and Magne Domgho, Lea},
      title = {Impact Simulation of ECOWAS Rice Self-Sufficiency Policy},
      address = {2015},
      number = {1008-2016-80201},
      pages = {28},
      year = {2015},
      abstract = {Rice is a strategic commodity for food security in West  Africa. Its consumption has grown rapidly over time and  dependency on imported rice exposes the region to external  shocks stemming from the global market. Given its economic  and social importance, national and regional strategies  have been developed to boost rice production and meet the  challenge of rice self-sufficiency in West Africa by 2025.  Our analysis projects total rice consumption to reach  around 24 million metric tons by 2025, increasing by 74  percent over the period 2011–2025. The required average  annual increase in production (8 percent) is estimated to  be twice that of consumption (4 percent) to achieve the  self-sufficiency goal by 2025. As a consequence, the  regional GDP growth rate is expected to increase by an  average of 0.4 percentage point per year relative to the  baseline scenario over the period 2015–2025.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/212211},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.212211},
}