book chapter

Overview [in Africa agriculture trade monitor 2020]

by Antoine Bouët,

Sunday P. Odjo and

Chahir Zaki

Africa Agriculture Trade Monitor | 2020 | Pages: 10

Publisher(s): international food policy research institute (ifpri)

DOI : https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896293908_01

Open Access | CC BY-4.0

Citation

Bouët, Antoine; Odjo, Sunday P.; and Zaki, Chahir. 2020. Overview. In Africa agriculture trade monitor 2020. Bouët, Antoine; Odjo, Sunday P.; and Zaki, Chahir (Eds.). Chapter 1, Pp. 7-16. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896293908_01

The objective of this first chapter is to provide an overview of recent issues related to agricultural trade in Africa. Hence, the next section explains how regional integration has experienced some new trends, yet is still impeded by old and structural issues. The following section provides an analysis of informal trade flows, given their importance for agriculture in Africa. In addition, we look at the unprecedented shock of COVID-19 as it can be expected to have a major impact on trade and food security in Africa. The final section describes some issues concerning data and methodology for this report.