Attempting a patrimony account for land in Ivory Coast: information system and agricultural development

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Dravie, A.¹

Note: [1] Assou Dravie is Professor at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Statistique et d'Economie Appliquée in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. His research work is oriented towards the extension of national accounts into applications related to natural patrimony elements. Previously, he worked with Eurostat on ICP problems.

Abstract: Food shortage in sub-Saharan Africa can partly be attributed to social behaviour. It is possible to analyse the situation starting from the notion of “endowment”. It permits an assessment of the situation with a view to highlighting the long-term effects of human intervention, if appropriate tools for such an assessment can be developed. One possible approach towards this end is in the development of a suitable accounting framework. Formalized accounting for agricultural activities, for purposes of general environmental information, for the development of aggregate indicators on the evolution over time of natural patrimony elements, and for the work to be done by resource managers.

DOI: 10.3233/SJU-1989-6103

Journal: Statistical Journal of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 27-50, 1989