@article{VanDenBroeck:258322,
      recid = {258322},
      author = {Van Den Broeck, G and Van Hoyweghen, K and Maertens, M},
      title = {Horticultural exports and food security in Senegal},
      address = {2017-07-03},
      number = {1067-2017-1348},
      year = {2017},
      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.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/258322},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.258322},
}