Agricultural Value Chain Transformations: A Comparative Analysis Of Milling Segment Upgrading In The Rice Value Chains In Ghana And Ivory Coast

dc.contributor.authorLaurent, R.
dc.contributor.authorSoullier, G.
dc.contributor.authorJean-François, L.
dc.contributor.authorMilhorance, C.
dc.date.accessioned2025-09-16T10:43:07Z
dc.date.issued2025-02-03
dc.descriptionResearch Article
dc.description.abstractThis paper investigates the extent of technical and organisational transformations in the milling segment of the rice value chains in Ghana and Ivory Coast, which is discussed against the literature on agricultural value chain transformations. The method is based on rice miller’s quantitative data and stakeholders’ interviews. The results reveal that both countries are undergoing technical change and a shift of value chain governance towards vertical integration, implemented at larger scale in Ghana. The differences observed are attributed to variations in production systems, demand for local rice, currency conditions, and policy approaches in the respective countries. Resum ´ e: ´ L’article examine l’ampleur des changements techniques et organisationnels en cours dans le segment de la transformation des chaînes de valeur du riz au Ghana et en Cote ˆ d’Ivoire, qui est discut´e par rapport ` a la litt´erature sur les transformations des chaînes de valeur agricoles. La m´ethode est bas´ee sur des donn´ees quantitatives et des entretiens. Les r´esultats r´ev`elent que les deux pays connaissent un changement technique et un changement de gouvernance de la chaîne de valeur qui tend vers l’int´egration verticale, mise en œuvre ` a plus grande ´echelle au Ghana. Les diff´erences observ´ees sont attribu´ees aux variations dans les syst`emes de production, la demande pour le riz local, les conditions mon´etaires et les approches politiques dans les pays respectifs.
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work (2002-012) was funded through Labex AGRO 2011-LABX002 (under I-Site Muse framework) coordinated by Agropolis Fondation, France.
dc.identifier.citationLaurent, R., Soullier, G., Le Coq, J. F., & Milhorance, C. (2025). Agricultural value chain transformations: A comparative analysis of milling segment upgrading in the rice value chains in Ghana and Ivory Coast. Journal of Rural Studies, 114, 103570.
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2025.103570
dc.identifier.urihttps://ugspace.ug.edu.gh/handle/123456789/43914
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherJournal of Rural Studies
dc.subjectQuiet revolution
dc.subjectRice value chain
dc.subjectMilling segment
dc.subjectUpgrading
dc.subjectWest Africa
dc.titleAgricultural Value Chain Transformations: A Comparative Analysis Of Milling Segment Upgrading In The Rice Value Chains In Ghana And Ivory Coast
dc.typeArticle

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