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Vol.5 , No. 1, Publication Date: Apr. 25, 2019, Page: 1-6
 method to assess the profitability of tomato exports; surveys were conducted among producers, processors, and exporters. The Financial and Economic Benefit ratios, nominal and effective protection coefficients and comparative advantage ratio were used in this study. Data analysis showed that tomato production at the farm level is profitable. It has a comparative advantage and can generate foreign currency. This is due to the lower social costs of tradable inputs and to the fact that actors use many domestic resources in their production systems. Thus, with a Domestic Resources Cost ratio (DRC) below one, the activity is competitive and will be more competitive in case of social costs decrease of domestic resources.&picture=http://www.aascit.org/aascit/decorators/img/journal/927.jpg)
| [1] | Fouad Elame, National Institute of Agronomic Research, Agadir Regional Center, Agadir, Morocco. |
| [2] | Hayat Lionboui, National Institute of Agronomic Research, Tadla Regional Center, Beni Mellal, Morocco. |
The agricultural sector accounts for almost 16% of the country's GDP and plays a fundamental role in employment, particularly, in rural areas. Despite rainfall variability, the agricultural sector achieves performance in certain value chain, including tomato. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the government's intervention policies for greenhouse tomato production based on data collected from a sample of farmers in the Souss-Massa area. The choice of this area was made for several reasons, including the potential of tomato crop production, the share of the greenhouse tomato production in relation to domestic production and the existence of the different segments and operators involved in the fresh tomato industry. For this study, we used the Policy Analysis Matrix (PAM) method to assess the profitability of tomato exports; surveys were conducted among producers, processors, and exporters. The Financial and Economic Benefit ratios, nominal and effective protection coefficients and comparative advantage ratio were used in this study. Data analysis showed that tomato production at the farm level is profitable. It has a comparative advantage and can generate foreign currency. This is due to the lower social costs of tradable inputs and to the fact that actors use many domestic resources in their production systems. Thus, with a Domestic Resources Cost ratio (DRC) below one, the activity is competitive and will be more competitive in case of social costs decrease of domestic resources.
Keywords
Value Chain, Tomato, Policy Analysis Matrix, Comparative Advantage
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