LA COMMERCIALISATION INFORMELLE DU RIZ LOCAL À GAGNOA

Abstract

Informal marketing of local rice in Gagnoa (Côte d’Ivoire) with the increase of rice demand and an insufficient domestic production to cover the needs of Ivoirians, Ivoirian authorities are deploying many efforts in rice cultivation, especially in the exploitation of lowlands, in order to increase productivity. The present study aims to analyze the efficiency of domestic rice’s marketing chain. Although overall, the market is competitive. We can however note a predominance of informal system. In addition, rice price is not uniform, change over time and depending on the trader.