Improving Agricultural Market Performance:
Developing Agricultural Market Information Systems
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Table 3: Top Five Food Crops and Growth Cereal Consumption in Selected West African Countries
Country Top 5 cereals and root crops produced Growth in per capita
cereal consumption from
1961-71 to 2001-07 (%)
Benin Cassava, yams, maize, sorghum and rice 29.9
Burkina Faso Sorghum, millet, rice, maize and pulses 54.7
Cote d’Ivoire Yams, cassava, rice, plantains and corn, -2.5
The Gambia Groundnuts, millet, cassava, corn and beans -0.3
Guinea Bissau Rice, corn, millet, and sorghum 26.2
Nigeria Cassava, yams, maize, sorghum and rice 38.8
Source: Chauvin N.P., F. Mulangu and G. Porto (2012)The market information disseminated covers major urban and rural markets in the participating
countries, sourced mainly from national MIS providers. The prices are reported in tonnes or
kilogrammes per local currency though transactions in the domestic and cross-border markets
are based on volumetric measures (e.g. in bags of variable weight). The information provided
does not appear to impact significantly on trade but has proved beneficial in fostering regional
policy integration (Galtier et al., 2014).
Figure 10: Food Security Overview in Democratic Republic of Congo (June-December 2017)
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