Impact of trade policies on the chicken market in Burundi

This study aims to examine the impact of trade policies on chicken market in Burundi using WITS-SMART partial equilibrium model. The analysis uses six-digit Harmonized System data at level for years 2013, 2014, and 2015 from TRAINS database. defined a scenario liberalization tariff reduction. results show increase imports frozen cuts rest world creation that hurts less competitive domestic poultry production. Based obtained, reduction customs duties leads gain consumer welfare drop revenue, which represents country's budgetary resources. Taking these into account may enable government propose measures meet sector's twofold challenge: take advantage opportunity large expanding improve performance public private companies operating it their competitiveness face international competition.