摘要：The magnitude and direction of trade flows in cattle and beef, and how cattleproduction and beef consumption adjust in response to more open trade in the CentralCorridor (an acronym for the sub-region that includes Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, Mali, andBurkina Faso) have been estimated. A mathematical programming approach was used tomodel trade in cattle and beef in the West African Central Corridor. Quadratic programmingwhich maximizes the net social surplus in the Samuelson sense under a competitive marketframework when farmers are risk averse was applied. Estimates of consumer surplus,producer profits, and government revenue changes were used as welfare indicators. Thedifferent scenarios analyzed indicate that there would be an increase in trade in cattle andbeef consumption in the sub-region, as well as an overall welfare gain.
