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1. The Role of « development models »
in shaping sustainable value chains in West Africa
G. DUTEURTRE1 and C. CORNIAUX1
1CIRAD, UMR “Selmet”, Montpellier, France
Contacts
Abstract
Guillaume DUTEURTRE
Livestock Economist
CIRAD -UMR “SELMET”
Posted at RUDEC (Vietnam)
Email: duteurtre@cirad.fr
Introduction
Milk marketing and
processing models
References
Objectives and Method
Discussion and Conclusion
Corniaux C., Duteurtre G. et Broutin C., 2014 : Filières laitières et développement de l’élevage en Afrique de l’Ouest : L’essor des minilaiteries, ouvrage, sous-presses,
Karthala, Paris, 229 p.
Corniaux C., Alary V., Gautier D., Duteurtre G., 2012 : « Producteur laitier en Afrique de l’Ouest : une modernité rêvée par les techniciens à l’épreuve du
terrain », Autrepart (62), 2012, p. 17-36
Corniaux C., Vatin F., Ancey V., 2012 : « Lait en poudre importé versus production locale en Afrique de l’Ouest : vers un nouveau modèle industriel ? Cahiers
Agriculture, Vol. 21, n°1, Janvier-Février 2012
Duteurtre G., 2007 : « Commerce et développement de l’élevage laitier en Afrique de l’Ouest : une synthèse », in Revue d’élevage et de médecine
vétérinaire des pays tropicaux, 60 (1-4), pp. 209-223.
Duteurtre G. et Koussou M.O., 2007 : « Économie pastorale et marchés laitiers au Sahel : L’âge d’or du commerce de beurre clarifié au Tchad de 1930 à
1970», in Revue d’élevage et de médecine vétérinaire des pays tropicaux, 60 (1-4), pp. 29-38.
By focusing on the concept of model, we
emphasize the plurality of the visions worn by actors
about dairy development. In the case of West Africa,
we show that actors refer to several models at farm
scale such as “intensive dairy farms”, “smallholder
farming”, etc. At value chain scale, they refer to
models of “large industries”, of “mini-dairies”, etc.
Debates between different models reflect a conflict
between 2 visions of agricultural development.
“Conventional agriculture refers to the evolution of
the sector towards intensive dairy farming. And
“sustainable“ agriculture gives priority to family
farming, small processing enterprises and agro-pastoral
development.
In the reality, farms and dairy enterprises rarely
refer to only one of the models that are presented
here. Value chain studies rather show a great
diversity of actors that underline the specificity of
local development trajectories.
Agri-food sector development models
Agro-food dominant Proximity development
tertiary model model
Agriculture development models
Conventional Alternative – sustainable
agriculture agriculture
Milk production models
In many regions of the world, dairy development
policies refer to different models. Some policy
programs aim at promoting “mega-farms”, or
“industrial processing plants”, whereas some other
may support “smallholders”, “Small-scale
processing”, “cooperatives”, “collective barns”,
“contract farming”, or “rural collection schemes”...
Is it possible to identify such models in the west-
African context? What are their role and importance
in the institutional changes that shape the dairy
value chains in the region? In particular, what can
we say about the model of “mini-dairies” which
seem to be the priority of many current projects?
Models of economic organization
Results
Cooperative model Contract-farming model
Based on “1 member, 1 vote” Partnership processor-producers
Collective management Business relationships
Services delivery to producers Collection contracts / credit
Models of processing units
Industrial dairy processing Small-scale processing
plants units (Mini-dairies)
Mainly use of imported powder milk Mainly use of local milk
Installation near urban centers Involvement with local community
Based on imported technologies Based on cottage-types technique
Steam / cold water system No steam / no cold water
Produce standardized products Produce typical dairy products
“Social-business” model
Engagement for collecting local milk
Seaking economic performance and profitability
Building partnerships with devt organisations and producers groups
In West-Africa, after some years focused on industrial
development, dairy development policies have been
more recently focusing on 2 different value chain
models: in peri-urban areas, they intend to promote
specialized dairy farms connected to large industries.
But in rural regions, they promote mini-dairies and
rural collection schemes that can help agro-pastoralists
to market their milk. Therefore, dairy policies often
include 2 components : 1 “industrial” and 1 “inclusive”.
Dairy development models are socially constructed
They are built in our minds individually and collectively.
They result from our desire to replicate success stories
(“imitative” dimension) and from our own vision of the
development (“significative” dimension).
In the reality, however, no real enterprise or
organization is the exact realization of one single
model. There is a great diversity of productive forms
that appear to be resulting from compromises between
several models – hence many specific local trajectories.
Milk production techniques
Holstein-based industrial Cross-bred cows model
model for large farms for smallholders
Exotic imported breed + AI Local bred x imported bred + AI
+ stalls + forage cultivation + stalls + forage cultivatoin
+ industrial feed + Agric. agro-indus. by-products
+ automatic milking parlors + Hand milk
Types of farms
Specialized intensive Family / Household
dairy farm model farm model
Periurban commercial farm Pluri-active family farm
100% of milk marketed Part of the milk is non marketed
Managed by investor/manager Essentially family labour / managt
High inputs systems (no grazing, Low input systems (grazing + by-high
breed, vet services). products, local breeds)
Specialization in dairy Agriculture and animal production
Figure 2. Between 2000 and 2012, the number of “Minilaiteries” tripled
in Burkina, Mali, Niger, and Senegal. Today, 125 units are still in activity.
Fig. 1. Model as a “source of imitation” / Model as an “explanation”
(signification)
Christian CORNIAUX
Livestock Systems Agronomist
CIRAD -UMR “SELMET”
Posted at PPZS (Senegal)
Email: corniaux@cirad.fr
African Dairy Value-chain Seminar
Nairobi, 21-24 September 2014
Our objective is to identify the dairy development
models referred to by stakeholders and policy
makers. To characterize those patterns, we study
the discourses and arguments developed by
scientists, journalists, policy deciders, development
agents, but also by the actors themselves. In
addition to stakeholders’ interviews, we refer to
technical manuals, projects literature, regulations
and media documents.
The concept of “model” has 2 meanings: it can be
considered (i) as a “source of imitation”, and (ii) as
an “explanation” of the reality (fig. 1).
Dad, you are
my model!
Rural development models
In US, 40% of the milk comes
from farms of more than 2000 cows
In France, farmers unions protest against a
new farm project of only 1000 cows…
We present here-below the dairy development models according to their scale of application : at the farm level,
at the value chain level, and at the food sector level.
Photo credit : G. Duteurtre (except Fig. 2 : Boyer J. - Agence Kamikazz)
Source for Fig. 1 : http://fr.dreamstime.com for the drawings ; Bommel et al. 2010 for the figure.
« Our objective is to support local dairy
production and the consumption of
senegalese products.
We simply do social busines »
Bagoré Bathily, Laiterie du Berger, oct. 2009
Intensive mechanised
livestock farms
Industrialized and
centralized channels
Normalized products
sold in supermarkets
Family / households
farms
Network of SME
(small med. enter.)
Typical (localized)
products sold nearby