Development of the traditional value chain

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Table of contents

CHAPTER 1: GENERAL INTRODUCTION
Context
Issues: An African modernization?
Theory: Institutional economics
Research questions and hypotheses
Case study: The domestic rice value chain in Senegal
Methods
Thesis outline
CHAPTER 2: THE ONGOING MODERNISATION OF THE RICE VALUE CHAIN IN SENEGAL: A MOVE TOWARD THE ASIAN QUIET REVOLUTION?
Introduction
Documented changes in food chain governance in Asia and Africa
Conceptual framework
Methodology
Institutional and technical changes in the rice value chain
Modernisation of the value chain
Increase in total net margin
Discussion: A Senegalese quiet revolution?
Conclusions and policy recommendations
TRANSITION 1: FROM THE GOVERNANCE OF THE CHAIN TO THE INCLUSION OF PRODUCERS
CHAPTER 3: PLURAL FORMS OF GOVERNANCE AND AGRICULTURAL FINANCING—THE CASE OF THE DOMESTIC RICE VALUE CHAIN IN SENEGAL
Introduction
Conceptual framework
Method and data
Results
Discussion
Conclusion
TRANSITION 2: IMPACT ESTIMATION STRATEGY
CHAPTER 4: THE IMPACTS OF CONTRACT FARMING IN DOMESTIC GRAIN CHAINS ON FARMER INCOMES AND FOOD SECURITY—EVIDENCE FROM SENEGAL
Introduction
Background
Methods and data
Results and discussion
Conclusion
CHAPTER 5: CONCLUSION
Aims of the study
Main findings
Policy recommendations
Limitations
Research agenda
APPENDICES
Chapters’ appendices
Posters
Chapter 6: Les effets des investissements d’agrobusiness sur les agriculteurs familiaux. Le cas de la vallée du Fleuve Sénégal
4. Guides d’entretiens et questionnaires
5. Résumé de la thèse