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The government has been urged to utilise data from the Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) to guide tax, trade, and other economic policy decisions in Ghana. This is because the database provides comprehensive information on all market transactions and transfers in productive activities in the country, especially factors of production (land,…
Despite large volumes of cattle stocks in the Sahel, most exports of cattle products remain as live animal sales rather than meat. However, there is increased interest amongst donors and governments to increase value-added exports of beef. In this paper, we provide results from a simulation analysis that explores the prospective competitiveness and benefits of exporting beef from Burkina Faso to Ghana rather than live animals. The paper reviews trading patterns in live animals along the corridor and meat imports from overseas destinations to Ghana. Model results highlight limited competitivene...