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Pierre Mamboundou is an Associate Research Fellow in the Markets, Trade, and Institutions Unit. Pierre works with the Dakar team on various projects related to the impact of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and climate change on food security and on Integration of global production, markets, trade, and humanitarian assistance data for early warning of acute food insecurity. Prior to joining IFPRI, he was lecturer at the PURPAN School of Engineering in Toulouse, France. Pierre completed a PhD in Economics from Le Havre Normandy University, France, and holds a master’s in public policy analysis from the same university.

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Africa’s agrifood trade: The state of play

2025Traoré, Fousseini; Mamboundou, Pierre; Diop, Insa; Sy, Abdourahmane
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Africa’s agrifood trade: The state of play

The objective of this report is to establish a state of play of African trade by giving the most accurate picture possible and propose a typology of countries in terms of their degree of openness. It is preliminary work, the first in a series of documents, to pave the way for an in-depth analysis of the role of trade and trade policies in achieving food security and improved diets in Africa. The analysis is based on the rigorous exploitation of the best available data on trade in Africa (formal and informal), the use of the best analytical tools (gravity models) as well as recent indicators for measuring regional integration. The report is organized as follows. In the next section we set the scene by presenting an overview of the complex (positive and negative) links between trade, food security and nutrition. We then analyze Africa agrifood trade, examining first international flows, then regional patterns. In the following section we formally test whether Africa is “undertrading” or not. We next establish a typology of countries according to their degree of self-sufficiency and openness. The fifth – and final- section of the report provides some conclusions and recommendations.

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2025

Authors

Traoré, Fousseini; Mamboundou, Pierre; Diop, Insa; Sy, Abdourahmane

Citation

Traoré, Fousseini; Mamboundou, Pierre; Diop, Insa; and Sy, Abdourahmane. 2025. Africa’s agrifood trade: The state of play. Better Diets and Nutrition Report. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179185

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Africa; Trade; Food Security; Nutrition; Agrifood Systems; Agricultural Trade

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English

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Open AccessCC-BY-4.0

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Africa in global agricultural trade and food security: Recent trends

2025Aboushady, Nora; Mamboundou, Pierre; Zaki, Chahir
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Africa in global agricultural trade and food security: Recent trends

Africa’s agricultural trade was largely shaped by the colonial division of the continent in the 19th century, when the agriculture of several African regions was transformed into monocrop, export-oriented sectors that catered to the growing European demand for food, luxury products such as chocolate, and manufacturing inputs such as rubber and cotton (Bjornlund et al. 2020; Akyeampong 2017). This shift occurred at the expense of the domestic agricultural diversity and intra-African trade complementarity that had long ensured food security, and continued even after African countries gained their independence. Several African governments pursued agricultural policies similar to those of colonial times and focused on the export of a few crops to generate sufficient revenue to fund their industrialization and development plans. Between 1966 and 1973, for instance, nearly one-half of sub-Saharan African governments depended on the export of a single commodity to secure 50 percent of their export revenues (Bjornlund et al. 2020). This concentration had two negative repercussions on food security: (1) increased vulnerability to fluctuations in global commodity prices; and (2) decreased local and traditional food production, which threatened the availability of food for the growing African population.

Year published

2025

Authors

Aboushady, Nora; Mamboundou, Pierre; Zaki, Chahir

Citation

Aboushady, Nora; Mamboundou, Pierre; and Zaki, Chahir. 2025. Africa in global agricultural trade and food security: Recent trends. In Africa Agriculture Trade Monitor 2025, eds. Sunday Odjo, Fousseini Traore, and Chahir Zaki. Chapter 1, Pp. 1-44. Kigali: AKADEMIYA2063; Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://doi.org/10.54067/9798991636919

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Africa; Trade; Agricultural Trade; Food Security; International Trade; Policies

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English

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Open AccessCC-BY-4.0

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Economic and food security impacts of climate disasters and mitigation policies: Insights from Nigeria

2025Escalante, Luis Enrique; Mamboundou, Pierre; Meyimdjui, Carine; Omoju, Oluwasola E.
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Economic and food security impacts of climate disasters and mitigation policies: Insights from Nigeria

Climate disasters, exacerbated by climate change, are becoming more frequent and severe, leading to significant socioeconomic and food system implications. Using econometrics and a dynamic general equilibrium model, this study examines the economic impact of climate disasters in Nigeria and evaluates the effect of mitigation strategies. The results show that the direct effects of climate disaster shocks on crop production spill over to other sectors of the economy, resulting in an overall 2.11% fall in real GDP. The analysis also highlights the substantial influence of climate disasters on Nigeria’s food systems and the consequent increase in food insecurity, particularly in the northern region, where the likelihood of food shortages increases by 6.50%. The analysis of mitigation measures suggests that a mix of policies is more efficient than stand-alone policies. Specifically, we found that a combined strategy of cash transfers for rural households and tax reductions for urban households is the best option, as it improves consumption and employment. However, it also leads to increased food imports and vulnerability. Complementing this strategy with targeted investments and subsidies is key to strengthening crop resilience and mitigating disaster impacts.

Year published

2025

Authors

Escalante, Luis Enrique; Mamboundou, Pierre; Meyimdjui, Carine; Omoju, Oluwasola E.

Citation

Escalante, Luis; Mamboundou, Pierre; Meyimdjui, Carine; and Omoju, Oluwasola E. 2025. Economic and food security impacts of climate disasters and mitigation policies: Insights from Nigeria. Environmental and Resource Economics 88(6): 1657-1677. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10640-025-00981-3

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Nigeria

Keywords

Africa; Western Africa; Sub-saharan Africa; Climate Change Mitigation; Food Security; Natural Disasters; Policies

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English

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Open AccessCC-BY-4.0

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https://doi.org/10.1007/s10640-025-00981-3 Source record

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Journal Article