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Dans un contexte de grave perturbation de la structure du commerce mondial due à la pandémie de coronavirus, l’édition 2020 du Moniteur du commerce agricole en Afrique (Africa Agriculture Trade Monitor, AATM) analyse les tendances les plus marquan
The 2020 Africa Agriculture Trade Monitor, the third in this series of flagship reports, presents an overview of trade in agriculture products in Africa and highlights the main impediments that affect intra- and extra-African trade.
This year’s report includes chapters focusing on intra-Africa trade integration for agricultural products, including the role of nontariff measures, and on the competitiveness of African value chains that are crucial for food security.
The 2020 AATM presented an overview of trade in agriculture products in Africa and highlighted the main impediments that affect intra- and extra-African trade.
Africa in global agricultural trade
The objective of this chapter is to provide an overview of Africa’s trade structure and trade policy. We first analyze recent performance in different markets and identify changes in the composition and direction of trade.
In this chapter, we will provide more detailed statistics concerning the (un)competitiveness of African economies in these three value chains.
The objective of this first chapter is to provide an overview of recent issues related to agricultural trade in Africa.
Gender and trade in Africa: Case study of Niger
The evidence on the impact of trade liberalization on gender inequalities is not fully established yet, nor is the impact of gender inequalities on trade policy outcomes.
Gender and trade in Africa: Case study of Niger
Trade is positively associated with economic growth as it expands market opportunities, increases income earnings, and improves livelihoods.
The trade war between the United States and China involves the two largest players in the world economy (i.e., the two countries with the largest GDPs, and the largest exporters and importers).
Intra-African trade integration
Regional integration arrangements have proliferated across Africa over the last 40 years.
Africa in global agricultural trade
It is commonly agreed that trade integration can contribute to the acceleration of economic growth and to poverty alleviation.
This is the second annual Africa Agriculture Trade Monitor (AATM), a fl agship publication that is part of a collaborative initiative between the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Ru
This chapter uses a statistical approach to explore African agricultural competitiveness. We illustrate competitiveness through all three means mentioned above: microeconomic drivers, macroeconomic drivers, and impact.
Regional integration is often seen as a powerful development strategy that provides a large parallel market for the development of new industries and minimizes external shocks through increased national income and bargaining power (Balassa 1961).
The second annual Africa Agriculture Trade Monitor assesses emerging and long-term trends and drivers shaping Africa’s trade in agricultural products and evaluates the possible impacts of current trade tensions.
The first decade of the 21st century marked a new beginning for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). After the signing of a peace treaty in 2002, the country re-connected with the world to engage in post-conflict reconstruction.
The first decade of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) post-conflict reconstruction period (2004-2013) was marked by an unprecedented economic growth in per capita gross domestic product (GDP) of 3-4% per year, but was this ‘peace divide
An examination of the recent trends, current status, and future outlook of African agricultural trade in global and regional markets.