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Market Access For African Agricultural Exports

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Author : Gashahun Lemessa Fura
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017

Market Access For African Agricultural Exports written by Gashahun Lemessa Fura and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with categories.

Agriculture plays a critical role in the majority of African Countries' economy. The sector is not only a major employer but also a significant source of export earnings and hence it has a high multiplier effect. This very fact makes agricultural market access issues of major concern to African countries.This paper aims at assessing the agricultural market access challenges of African countries through reviewing pertinent literature, WTO Agreements on Agriculture (AOA) and the Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) measures and recent developments at the Doha round of trade negotiations.While through the adoption of the AoA, WTO members have brought agricultural trade to a new phase of remarkable reform, African agricultural exports still face significant challenges (both tariff and non-tariff). Particularly, African small holder farmers' exports hardly penetrate into major export markets due to ever increasing complex nature of SPS measures administered by those markets although a number of preferential market access regimes are available to them. It also appears that the Doha round, on the basis of the different modalities in motion, offers little to most of African countries, leaving “aid for trade” as an important supplementary policy for the round to be pro-development, as it purports to be.

Market Access For African Agricultural Exports

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Author : Gashahun Lemessa
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010

Market Access For African Agricultural Exports written by Gashahun Lemessa and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with categories.

Agriculture plays a critical role in the majority of African Countries' economy. The sector is not only a major employer but also a significant source of export earnings and hence it has a high multiplier effect. This very fact makes agricultural market access issues of major concern to African countries. This paper aimed at assessing the agricultural market access challenges of African countries through reviewing pertinent literature, WTO Agreements on agriculture (AOA) and the Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) measures and recent developments at the Doha round of trade negotiations. While through the adoption of the AoA, WTO members have brought agricultural trade to a new phase of remarkable reform, African agricultural exports still face significant challenges (both tariff and non-tariff). Particularly, African small holder farmers' exports hardly penetrate into major export markets due to ever increasing complex nature of SPS measures administered by those markets although a number of preferential market access regimes are available to them. It also appears that the Doha round, on the basis of the different modalities in motion, offers little to most of African countries, leaving “aid for trade” as an important supplementary policy for the round to be pro-development, as it purports to be. Presented at the SIEL 2010 Conference in Barcelona.

Market Access For Developing Country Exports Selected Issues

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Author : International Monetary Fund
language : en
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Release Date : 2002-09-26

Market Access For Developing Country Exports Selected Issues written by International Monetary Fund and has been published by International Monetary Fund this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-09-26 with Business & Economics categories.

In this paper, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund have drawn together available research findings on the benefits of trade liberalization as well as on the obstacles to trade-oriented development.

Market Opportunities For African Agriculture

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Author : Xinshen Diao
language : en
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Release Date : 2007

Market Opportunities For African Agriculture written by Xinshen Diao and has been published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Social Science categories.

How can East and Southern African nations reduce poverty and hunger through agricultural growth? How can they create sufficient market demand to power such growth? This report proposes answers to these questions, applying a general equilibrium framework to the experiences of Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. The authors conclude that, for countries like these, promoting traditional agricultural exports, developing nontraditional exports, and increasing food staple growth will probably not be sufficient to generate a significant level of economic growth. Instead, the model simulations suggest that reductions in marketing costs through improved infrastructure and development of market institutions, along with significant growth in the nonagricultural economy (besides that generated by agricultural growth linkages) are necessary conditions for rapid economic growth. This report's findings are a valuable first step toward understanding how East and Southern African nations can achieve economywide growth and poverty reduction.

Market Access Supplier Access And Africa S Manufactured Exports

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Author : Ibrahim Elbadawi
language : en
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Release Date : 2006

Market Access Supplier Access And Africa S Manufactured Exports written by Ibrahim Elbadawi and has been published by World Bank Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Business enterprises categories.

"In a large cross-country sample of manufacturing establishments drawn from 188 cities, average exports per establishment are smaller for African firms than for businesses in other regions. The authors show that this is mainly because, on average, African firms face more adverse economic geography and operate in poorer institutional settings. Once they control for the quality of institutions and economic geography, what in effect is a negative African dummy disappears from the firm level exports equation they estimate. One part of the effect of geography operates through Africa's lower "foreign market access:" African firms are located further away from wealthier or denser potential export markets. A second occurs through the region's lower "supplier access:" African firms face steeper input prices, partly because of their physical distance from cheaper foreign suppliers, and partly because domestic substitutes for importable inputs are more expensive. Africa's poorer institutions reduce its manufactured exports directly, as well as indirectly, by lowering foreign market access and supplier access. Both geography and institutions influence average firm level exports significantly more through their effect on the number of exporters than through their impact on how much each exporter sells in foreign markets. "--World Bank web site.

A Country Of Two Agricultures

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Author : Wandile Sihlobo
language : en
Publisher: Jonathan Ball Publishers
Release Date : 2023-08-14

A Country Of Two Agricultures written by Wandile Sihlobo and has been published by Jonathan Ball Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-08-14 with Business & Economics categories.

Nearly three decades after the dawn of democracy, South Africa has remained a country of 'two agricultures'. On the one hand we have a subsistence, primarily non-commercial, black farming segment. On the other hand, however, we have a predominantly commercial and white farming sector that is well-resourced and has access to domestic and international trade networks. These disparities can be traced back to South Africa's painful history where, for decades, black farmers were on the margins of government support and also experienced land dispossession and livestock plunder. A Country of Two Agricultures focuses less on history and more on the present and the future, explaining why these disparities have persisted in the democratic era, and what it will take to overcome them. It aims to contribute to a better understanding of the variety of agricultural forces, taking into account both questions of domestic political economy and external factors, as well as to bring to light new risks and opportunities. Wandile Sihlobo offers insights into the role of agriculture in the South African economy from an agricultural economy perspective, and provides political economy insights that are rooted in the experiences of farming communities on the ground and right through the value chain. Beyond insights on the realities this book offers the government, the private sector, and anyone interested in the betterment of the South African economy, tools to grapple with this duality, and proposes a framework for bolstering the black farming segment for growth and competitiveness – and ultimately food security. Wandile Sihlobo is the Chief Economist of the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa (Agbiz) and the author of Finding Common Ground: Land, Equity and Agriculture.

Africa Agriculture Trade Monitor 2018

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Author : Badiane, O. (ed)
language : en
Publisher: CTA
Release Date : 2018-09-01

Africa Agriculture Trade Monitor 2018 written by Badiane, O. (ed) and has been published by CTA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09-01 with Technology & Engineering categories.

Boosting intra-African trade and deepening regional integration offer an effective vehicle to speed up Africa’s economic transformation. Increasing the volumes of intra-African trade in agricultural products and the elimination of non-tariff barriers have the potential to boost industrialization and enhance competitiveness, at country and industry levels, through higher investments in connectivity and infrastructure, both physical and digital.

Improving Market Access

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Author : Brendan Bayley
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996

Improving Market Access written by Brendan Bayley and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Farm produce categories.

International Markets For African Agricultural Exports

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Author : Philip Digges
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997-01-01

International Markets For African Agricultural Exports written by Philip Digges and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-01-01 with Africa categories.

A review of recent trends and prospects for agricultural exports - considering the market outlook for traditional and non-traditional exports, the factors which will govern their performance and the strategic issues which relate to their trade. Of use to agricultural policy-makers in African countries and development agencies as a timely complement to the current debate on performance of African agriculture post-structural development.

Reforming Agricultural Markets In Africa

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Author : Kherallah, Mylene
language : en
Publisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Release Date : 2002-01-01

Reforming Agricultural Markets In Africa written by Kherallah, Mylene and has been published by Intl Food Policy Res Inst this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-01-01 with Business & Economics categories.

The long-term reduction of hunger and poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa remains one of the great challenges for the international development community. Eliminating hunger and promoting widespread growth in the region inevitably involves agriculture, given its central role in the region’s economies. Over the past 20 years, most African governments have carried out reforms to deregulate agricultural markets and reduce the role of state enterprises. How much has the state actually withdrawn from agricultural markets? Have well-functioning private markets emerged? How successful were these reforms in boosting agricultural production, economic growth, and the incomes of the rural poor? What lessons can we learn from the reform process? The authors of this book address these questions through an analysis based on an extensive review of experiences with reform, focusing on three major agricultural markets: fertilizer, food crops, and export crops. They examine the historical rationales for intervention, the factors contributing to reform, the process of implementation, and the impact of the reforms on farmers and consumers in Sub-Saharan Africa. The authors find that reforms have had many favorable results, but that the impact has been muted by partial implementation and structural constraints. They propose a new agenda for promoting the development of agricultural markets in Sub-Saharan Africa, identifying areas where governments can play a supportive role. They argue that appropriate agricultural marketing policies and investments can improve livelihoods and the economic health of the region.