STEP perspectivePub Date : 2023-01-01DOI: 10.19182/perspective/37142
Tristan Le Cotty, É. Maître d’Hôtel, Issoufou Porgo, J. Subervie, R. Soubeyran
{"title":"Inventory credit, a system to improve food security in sub-Saharan Africa","authors":"Tristan Le Cotty, É. Maître d’Hôtel, Issoufou Porgo, J. Subervie, R. Soubeyran","doi":"10.19182/perspective/37142","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19182/perspective/37142","url":null,"abstract":"Inventory credit is being developed in several Sahelian countries. This device is implemented by a farmers’ organisation and a financial institution. It consists in storing a portion of harvested grain in a warehouse for several months in exchange for an individual loan. Without this loan, farmers tend to sell their grain immediately after harvesting in order to pay off their debts or to meet their needs. The consequence is that families subsequently struggle to get through the lean season – the transition period between the depletion of food stocks and the new harvest – and to invest in their agricultural production systems. An impact assessment study conducted in western Burkina Faso shows that inventory credit increases food availability in the lean season and boosts agricultural investment and production. To accelerate its development, three conditions must be met: providing access to suitable storage facilities; ensuring the quality of products stored; and building trust between financial institutions, producers’ organisations and traders. The latter condition is undermined by the expansion of armed conflicts in the Sahel.","PeriodicalId":22077,"journal":{"name":"STEP perspective","volume":"30 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74611444","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
STEP perspectivePub Date : 2023-01-01DOI: 10.19182/perspective/37106
V. Alary, D. Gautier
{"title":"Évaluer la contribution de l’élevage au développement des régions sèches : indicateurs en vue de politiques publiques adaptées","authors":"V. Alary, D. Gautier","doi":"10.19182/perspective/37106","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19182/perspective/37106","url":null,"abstract":"Dans les régions sèches, les résultats scientifiques montrent que l’élevage mobile permet de tirer le meilleur profit social, environnemental et économique de ces espaces. Cette activité offre à la fois une sécurité à court terme en cas de choc et, dans de bonnes conditions, une capacité d’investissement. Il est cependant délicat d’élaborer des indicateurs pour comprendre et évaluer sa contribution au développement territorial car elle se situe à l’intersection de plusieurs échelles de temps, d’espace et d’organisation sociale et institutionnelle. Le cadre opérationnel proposé ici vise à repenser le rôle de l’élevage pour la durabilité des ressources et des sociétés des régions sèches. Six types d’indicateurs de développement croisent ces trois dimensions : caractéristiques du troupeau et des biens et services issus des espèces élevées, taille du troupeau, conduite d’élevage, gestion des ressources communautaires, accès aux soutiens de l’État, dépendance aux marchés, usage des terres et des ressources. Ce cadre invite les décideurs politiques à intégrer ces différentes échelles pour comprendre les mécanismes d’adaptation et les risques en cas d’intervention.","PeriodicalId":22077,"journal":{"name":"STEP perspective","volume":"24 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73227033","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
STEP perspectivePub Date : 2023-01-01DOI: 10.19182/perspective/37107
V. Alary, D. Gautier
{"title":"Assessing the contribution of livestock systems to development in drylands: indicators for appropriate public policies","authors":"V. Alary, D. Gautier","doi":"10.19182/perspective/37107","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19182/perspective/37107","url":null,"abstract":"In drylands, scientific research shows that mobile livestock systems derive the maximum social, environmental and economic benefits from these areas. These systems ensure both short-term security in case of shocks and, in the right conditions, investment capacity. However, it is difficult to develop indicators to understand and assess their contribution to territorial development, as they sit at the intersection between several scales of space and time, as well as of social and institutional organisation. The operational framework proposed here is aimed at rethinking the role of livestock systems in the sustainability of resources and societies in drylands. Six types of development indicators compare these three dimensions: characteristics of herds and of goods and services provided by the species bred, herd size, herd management system, management of land and resources use, access to state support, and dependence on markets. This framework invites policymakers to integrate these different scales in order to understand the adaption mechanisms and the risks associated with intervention.","PeriodicalId":22077,"journal":{"name":"STEP perspective","volume":"48 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90822557","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
STEP perspectivePub Date : 2023-01-01DOI: 10.19182/perspective/37190
L. Parrot, Yannick Biard, D. Klaver, E. Kabré, H. Vannière
{"title":"The challenges of agricultural value chain assessment and governance – The example of mangoes in Burkina Faso","authors":"L. Parrot, Yannick Biard, D. Klaver, E. Kabré, H. Vannière","doi":"10.19182/perspective/37190","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19182/perspective/37190","url":null,"abstract":"The integrated assessment of agricultural value chains through economic, social and environmental analyses is aimed at providing the necessary and sufficient information to guide or support investment decisions in the context of sustainable development. These assessments are based on data collection and analyses of the organisation of these value chains, as well as on their stakeholders’ strategies. Access to information, the reliability of this information, and the general context in which these value chains evolve are key dimensions. The context can be an obstacle to investment decisions and the implementation of sectoral agricultural policies. Indeed, investing requires confidence in the future, since it implies debt, and therefore risk-taking and accountability. In order to mitigate this risk, investors require information and must be able to access it. In low-income countries, difficulties in applying regulatory texts and the lack of reliable information hamper the development of sustainable agricultural value chains, as well as the processes to assess them. We show how mango value chains in Burkina Faso are concerned.","PeriodicalId":22077,"journal":{"name":"STEP perspective","volume":"19 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85414969","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
STEP perspectivePub Date : 2023-01-01DOI: 10.19182/perspective/37189
L. Parrot, Yannick Biard, Dieuwke Klaver, E. Kabré, Henri Vannière
{"title":"Les enjeux de l’évaluation et de la gouvernance des chaînes de valeur agricoles – Exemple de la mangue au Burkina Faso","authors":"L. Parrot, Yannick Biard, Dieuwke Klaver, E. Kabré, Henri Vannière","doi":"10.19182/perspective/37189","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19182/perspective/37189","url":null,"abstract":"L’évaluation intégrée des filières agricoles par des analyses économiques, sociales et environnementales a pour finalité de fournir les informations nécessaires et suffisantes pour orienter ou appuyer les décisions d’investissement dans le cadre d’un développement durable. Ces évaluations s’appuient d’une part sur des collectes de données et des analyses sur l’organisation de ces filières et, d’autre part, sur la stratégie de leurs acteurs. L’accès aux informations, leur fiabilité, ainsi que le contexte général dans lequel ces filières évoluent sont des dimensions essentielles. Le contexte peut rendre difficiles les décisions d’investir et la mise en œuvre de politiques sectorielles agricoles. En effet, investir nécessite une confiance en l’avenir car cela implique un endettement, donc une prise de risque et une responsabilité. Afin d’atténuer ce risque, l’investisseur a besoin d’informations et doit pouvoir y accéder. Dans les pays à faible revenu, les difficultés à appliquer des textes réglementaires et l’absence d’informations fiables compliquent le développement de chaînes de valeur agricoles durables, ainsi que les démarches pour les évaluer. Nous montrons comment les chaînes de valeur de la mangue au Burkina Faso sont concernées.","PeriodicalId":22077,"journal":{"name":"STEP perspective","volume":"3 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90565546","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Le warrantage, un dispositif pour améliorer la sécurité alimentaire en Afrique subsaharienne","authors":"Tristan Le Cotty, Élodie Maître d’Hôtel, Issoufou Porgo, Julie Subervie, Raphael Soubeyran","doi":"10.19182/perspective/37141","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.19182/perspective/37141","url":null,"abstract":"Le warrantage se développe actuellement dans plusieurs pays du Sahel. C’est un dispositif de crédit-stockage mis en place par une organisation d’agriculteurs et une institution financière. Il consiste à stocker quelques mois une partie des céréales après la récolte dans un entrepôt en échange d’un crédit individuel. Sans ce crédit, les agriculteurs tendent à vendre leurs céréales dès la récolte pour rembourser les dettes ou subvenir à leurs besoins. Conséquence : les familles ont par la suite du mal à assurer la soudure, période de transition entre l’épuisement des stocks et la nouvelle récolte, et à investir dans leurs systèmes de production agricole. L’évaluation d’impact menée dans l’Ouest du Burkina Faso montre que le warrantage accroît la disponibilité alimentaire en période de soudure et qu’il renforce l’investissement et la production agricoles. Pour que son développement s’accélère, il est nécessaire de satisfaire trois conditions : disposer d’infrastructures de stockage adaptées, assurer la qualité des produits stockés, et établir des relations de confiance étroites entre institutions financières, organisations de producteurs et commerçants. Cette dernière condition est mise à mal par l’extension des conflits armés au Sahel.","PeriodicalId":22077,"journal":{"name":"STEP perspective","volume":"10 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74084331","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
STEP perspectivePub Date : 2022-10-13DOI: 10.4000/perspective.27913
Mathieu Beaud
{"title":"Dialectique Orient-Occident. La mise en récit historique de l’art religieux en France par Émile Mâle","authors":"Mathieu Beaud","doi":"10.4000/perspective.27913","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4000/perspective.27913","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":22077,"journal":{"name":"STEP perspective","volume":"37 41 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82756787","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
STEP perspectivePub Date : 2022-10-13DOI: 10.4000/perspective.27873
Susanna Caviglia
{"title":"Raconter une histoire, raconter l’histoire. Penser la peinture narrative à la période moderne (1435-1775)","authors":"Susanna Caviglia","doi":"10.4000/perspective.27873","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4000/perspective.27873","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":22077,"journal":{"name":"STEP perspective","volume":"27 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82134637","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
STEP perspectivePub Date : 2022-10-13DOI: 10.4000/perspective.27959
Jean-Baptiste Georges-Picot
{"title":"Des images claires dans des pièces obscures. Les représentations de la Jātakamālā au Tibet oriental (1450-1550)","authors":"Jean-Baptiste Georges-Picot","doi":"10.4000/perspective.27959","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4000/perspective.27959","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":22077,"journal":{"name":"STEP perspective","volume":"64 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90379468","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}