Spatial Price Flows for Orphan Legumes: Evidence from Benin
| dc.contributor.author | Akem Nina Fabinin | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-01-29T07:34:12Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-01-29T07:34:12Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2026 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Understanding the trends in orphan legume crop markets is of vital importance given propositions for the development of the food system for such landrace crops. Regional distributions for such indigenous crop legumes mean understanding that their markets are crucial for enhancing market linkages for improving market performance and food distribution across regions. The current study descriptively examines monthly producer price data for orphan legume crops. For comparison purposes, a major staple is additionally examined to observe patterns relative to the orphan crops. What patterns exist between orphan crops, and compared to staple commodities? As observed, even within growing areas, differential linkages and inconsistencies may already point to structural challenges rather than market-specific inadequacies such as poor infrastructural amenities and systems. Similar correlated relationships between landrace legume and staple food markets may already point to such structural factors. Reconsidering regional segregation discrepancies into food policy frameworks may be able to contribute to reduced inequalities in food availability across regions. This could take the form of regional food redistributions across affluent and deficit regions | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://publication.aercafricalibrary.org/handle/123456789/4041 | |
| dc.publisher | AERC | |
| dc.title | Spatial Price Flows for Orphan Legumes: Evidence from Benin |