book chapter

Regional integration Southern Africa

by Busani Moyo,

Marko Kwarambo and

Mamello Nchake

Africa Agriculture Trade Monitor | 2020 | Pages: 27

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

DOI : https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896293908_06

Open Access | CC BY-4.0

Citation

Moyo, Busani; Kwarambo, Marko; and Nchake, Mamello. 2020. Regional integration Southern Africa. In Africa agriculture trade monitor 2020. Bouët, Antoine; Odjo, Sunday P.; and Zaki, Chahir (Eds.). Chapter 6, Pp. 149-174. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896293908_06

This chapter examines agricultural trade integration in Southern Africa, focusing on SADC. We begin with a brief description of the evolution of SADC, followed by a detailed description and analysis of SADC agricultural trade flows and patterns and of possible drivers of the observed trade patterns. The next section discusses the evolution of regional trade agreements in Southern Africa with particular focus on SADC, and the following sections discuss trade integration in SADC, focusing on agricultural trade and possible explanations for the observed trade patterns and flows.