ECONOMIC ANALYSIS OF THE PINEAPPLE VALUE CHAINS AND THE SHARING OF WEALTH CREATED IN BENIN

Abstract

The value chain and the sector are two concepts that describe the production processes, transformation and distribution of products. While the second emphasizes the stages undergone by a product from its production to the final consumer, the first focuses on the added values created at each stage. This article aims to identify the pineapple value chains and measure their efectiveness through the sharing of wealth created. To do this, a survey is carried out among 365 pineapple producers, 110 traders and 45 processors. The analysis method was to map these value chains and examine the weight of the added values created by each actor in relation to the overall added value of the chain. It is ineffective since the distribution of the wealth created is uneven and true depending on the actors and the chains. Producers are the weak links in these chains and they should be organized so that they can better take advantage of this jewel.