[ Analyse de la chaine de valeur des feuilles de l’Hyphaene thebaica du Goulbi N’kaba ]
Volume 44, Issue 3, January 2025, Pages 779–787
ADAM Mamadou1, MAHAMAN Sabiou2, and MAMAN Garba3
1 Département d’Economie, Sociologie Rurales et Transfert de Technologies, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique du (INRAN), Nig, Niger
2 Département de Gestion des Ressources Naturelles, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique du (INRAN), Nig, Niger
3 Département de Gestion des Ressources Naturelles, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique du (INRAN), Nig, Niger
Original language: French
Copyright © 2025 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
The Goulbi N’kaba field tree is the most important area for the exploitation and processing of Hyphaene thebaica products in Niger. It offers a good job opportunity to several actors and through the added value generated procures them revenues. This study aims to analyze the main links in the marketing of doum tree-based products. The methodology consisted of collecting data by focus groups and individual interviews, using interview guides and questionnaires to nearly one hundred main actors exploiting leaves, operating in villages, markets, and Goulbi N’Kaba leaf counters. The results show that the doum tree value chain revolves around the leaves and ripe fruits. These are processed into various products and craft items, of which mat weaving is the most remunerative activity. The products are marketed by links in traditional markets but also at the leaf counters. These activities create added value of 5.40% for leaf operators, 13.6% for craftsmen and 81% for traders, especially wholesalers. The 10% taxes collected at the leaf counters should generate substantial resources used to finance development projects within the communities in charge of the management of the field of doum tree of Goulbi N’kaba.
Author Keywords: Doum tree, processing, marketing, leaf counter, Goulbi N’Kaba, Maradi.
Volume 44, Issue 3, January 2025, Pages 779–787
ADAM Mamadou1, MAHAMAN Sabiou2, and MAMAN Garba3
1 Département d’Economie, Sociologie Rurales et Transfert de Technologies, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique du (INRAN), Nig, Niger
2 Département de Gestion des Ressources Naturelles, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique du (INRAN), Nig, Niger
3 Département de Gestion des Ressources Naturelles, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique du (INRAN), Nig, Niger
Original language: French
Copyright © 2025 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
The Goulbi N’kaba field tree is the most important area for the exploitation and processing of Hyphaene thebaica products in Niger. It offers a good job opportunity to several actors and through the added value generated procures them revenues. This study aims to analyze the main links in the marketing of doum tree-based products. The methodology consisted of collecting data by focus groups and individual interviews, using interview guides and questionnaires to nearly one hundred main actors exploiting leaves, operating in villages, markets, and Goulbi N’Kaba leaf counters. The results show that the doum tree value chain revolves around the leaves and ripe fruits. These are processed into various products and craft items, of which mat weaving is the most remunerative activity. The products are marketed by links in traditional markets but also at the leaf counters. These activities create added value of 5.40% for leaf operators, 13.6% for craftsmen and 81% for traders, especially wholesalers. The 10% taxes collected at the leaf counters should generate substantial resources used to finance development projects within the communities in charge of the management of the field of doum tree of Goulbi N’kaba.
Author Keywords: Doum tree, processing, marketing, leaf counter, Goulbi N’Kaba, Maradi.
Abstract: (french)
La doumeraie du Goulbi N’kaba constitue la zone la plus importante d’exploitation et de transformation de produits d’Hyphaene thebaica au Niger. Elle offre une grande opportunité d’occupation et des revenus à plusieurs acteurs notamment par la création de la valeur ajoutée. Cette étude vise à analyser les principaux maillons de la commercialisation des produits à base de l’Hyphaene thebaica. La méthodologie a consisté en la collecte des données par focus groupe et des entretiens individuels en utilisant des guide d’entretiens et questionnaire auprès d’une centaine d’acteurs exploitants des feuilles, actifs sur les marchés et au niveau des comptoirs des feuilles du Goulbi N’Kaba. Les résultats montrent que la chaine de valeur de Doum s’articule autour des feuilles et des fruits murs. Ces derniers sont transformés en divers sous-produits et articles artisanaux, dont le tissage de natte constitue l’activité la plus rémunératrice. Les produits sont commercialisés par maillon sur des marchés traditionnels mais aussi au niveau des comptoirs de feuilles. Ces activités créent de la valeur ajoutée de 5,40% pour les exploitants des feuilles, de 13,6% pour les artisans et 81 % pour les commerçants notamment les grossistes. La perception de taxe de 10% au niveau des comptoirs des feuilles devrait générer des ressources substantielles pour le financement des actions de développement des collectivités en charge de la gestion de la doumeraie de Goulbi N’kaba.
Author Keywords: Doumier, transformation, commercialisation, comptoir des feuilles, Goulbi N’kaba, Maradi.
How to Cite this Article
ADAM Mamadou, MAHAMAN Sabiou, and MAMAN Garba, “Value chain analysis of Hyphaene thebaica leaves of Goulbi N’kaba,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 44, no. 3, pp. 779–787, January 2025.
