Assessing protectionism and its impact from consumers' perspective: The case of Senegal's poultry import ban

Import ban, an extreme form of restriction prohibiting the trade a good is implemented under different scenarios including outbreak disease to prevent spread infection. While such policy may have varying degrees impact on sectors domestic economy, end-users in question are key providing useful information its success or failure. In this regard, study was conducted assess Senegal's poultry import ban from consumers' perspective using focus group discussions. Themes arising analysis data show that has contributed development sector, jobs for many along value chain. Furthermore, supply chicken witnessed surge contributing overall fall prices. Notwithstanding, neglecting consumers who driven by convenience, product diversity, and safety when purchasing meat. Modernization sector relation infrastructure processing, storage, addition education training actors hygiene meat distribution chain crucial if gains made industry be sustained.