The Influence of modernising the farming process on the food systems and on the export in the agrarian sector in the Northern and Western African regions

Abstract

This study infers to the best explanation of the modernisation process of farmers in Northern and Western Africa. For this purpose, it utilises the hypotheticodeductive method through random effects modelling and systems dynamics simulation. Thus, Northern and Western African regions form the sample constructed on secondary dataset between 2011-2020. The findings reveal that modernising the farming process is a necessary and a sufficient condition for food systems and export in these regions. Moreover, agricultural policy is associated with modernising the farming process in both regions, even though it is a necessary but not a sufficient condition. Consequently, as agricultural policy has impacts on modernising the farming process and the latter is associated with food systems and export in turn, this study concludes that modernising the farming process calls for an impetus in both regions and in terms of agricultural extension policy.