Abstract:
The Senegalese agricultural sector shows low production level over the last decades. . This study
assesses the impact of climate change on crop production and also tests policies instruments
through a national static computable general equilibrium (CGE) model. Our main results show
that the local impacts of climate change (through declining yields) are likely to affect Senegal
beyond the agricultural sector and farmers. The results show also after testing different policies
instruments in the worst climate scenario for Senegal that decreasing the rice import tariff by
20% and subsidizing fertilizers are the most suitable policies instrument that can help to mitigate
the negative effects that climate change has on agricultural food markets in Senegal. A global
action plan to evaluate and improve policy instruments can mitigate the negative effects of
climate change, enhance the overall resilience of the farming system and strengthen the capacity
of local markets to absorb shocks.
