| Title: |
Governance through fair pricing: Co-constructing equity as a first step towards a dynamic, inclusive and certified institutional market for school canteens in Niakhar, Senegal |
| Authors: |
Fall, Modou Gueye; Fall, Cheikh Tidiane; Lo, Oumar; Piraux, Marc; Camara, Astou Diao |
| Publisher Information: |
CGIAR |
| Publication Year: |
2026 |
| Collection: |
CIRAD: Agritrop (Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement) |
| Description: |
This study assesses the potential of the structured school canteen market as a lever for a viable and equitable agroecological transition in the Niakhar municipality of Fatick Region, Senegal. While institutional demand is driving the adoption of sustainable practices, price governance, frozen since 2019, is jeopardizing the profitability of the dairy sector. To overcome this impasse, a five-step participatory methodology was implemented. It combines a quantitative profitability analysis (Benefit/Cost Ratio) with a qualitative co-construction approach with stakeholders. The diagnostic confirmed the market's positive impact on producer resilience, but also the unsustainability of historical prices (BCR < 1). A multi-stakeholder workshop enabled the collective definition of criteria for a "fair price," followed by the evaluation of different scenarios. The results identify a fair price mechanism of 650 FCFA/L for the producer and 1200 FCFA/L for the processor. This price pair is the only one to reconcile strong social legitimacy (high perception of fairness), proven economic viability (BCR > 1), and support for environmental sustainability. The study concludes that the sustainability of agroecological transitions relies on adaptive governance mechanisms, where prices are not imposed but co- constructed, paving the way for participatory certifications (PGS) and more resilient and equitable markets. |
| Document Type: |
book; report |
| File Description: |
text |
| Language: |
English |
| Relation: |
http://agritrop.cirad.fr/616909/; Governance through fair pricing: Co-constructing equity as a first step towards a dynamic, inclusive and certified institutional market for school canteens in Niakhar, Senegal. Fall Modou Gueye, Fall Cheikh Tidiane, Lo Oumar, Piraux Marc, Camara Astou Diao. 2026. Montpellier : CGIAR, 15 p.; http://agritrop.cirad.fr/616909/1/Governance%20through%20fair%20pricing%20Co-constructing%20equity%20as%20a%20first%20step%20towards%20a%20dynamic,%20inclusive%20and%20certified%20institutional%20market%20for%20school%20canteens%20in%20Niakhar,%20Senegal.pdf |
| Availability: |
http://agritrop.cirad.fr/616909/ |
| Rights: |
cc_by ; info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess ; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.1A18C803 |
| Database: |
BASE |