Africa agriculture trade monitor 2018

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“…The result implies that economic growth does not significantly cause agricultural imports in SSA. These results contrast with some claims in the existing economic literature that increased imports of agricultural products in the region would result from increased economic growth (Parker, 2011;Hilderink, et al, 2012;Badiane et al, 2018). There is strong evidence of unidirectional causality running from agricultural imports to GDP per capita growth in the full sample and in the middle-income non-oil exporter group.…”

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“…exports. Nevertheless, consumption demand has continued to grow because of the increase in population and income growth (Parker, 2011;Badiane et al, 2018). According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (2017), the value of food consumption exceeded the value of food production in SSA for the period 2000-2017.…”

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“…For example, over the period 2000-2010, Africa accounted for only about 2.8% of the world's exports (UNCTAD, 2013). Between 1998 and 2013, the value of Africa's agricultural imports grew fivefold whereas the value of agricultural exports tripled, leading to increased trade deficits (Badiane et al, 2018). According to Blein et al (2013), over the period [2007][2008][2009][2010][2011]37 African countries were net importers of food, whereas 22 countries were net importers of agricultural raw materials.…”

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“…A few countries are able to meet their import bills, whereas many still have difficulties (Manitra et al, 2012). Low yields and agriculture productivity coupled with increasing rates of population and economic growth among SSA and developing countries have been cited in the economic literature as the main factors behind the increasing demand for agricultural imports (Ikema, 1969;Gormely, 1991;Hilderink, et al, 2012;FAO, 2011;Parker, 2011;Manitra et al, 2012;Badiane et al, 2018).…”

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Agricultural Imports, Agriculture Productivity and Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa

Mwangi¹,

Chen²,

Njoroge³

2020

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Debate on agricultural trade can be traced back from the negotiations on agricultural trade under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, which came into force in 1948. Later, significant progress toward agricultural trade reforms were covered and continues to be negotiated upon by the World Trade Organization Agreement on Agriculture, which came into force in 1995 as a result of the 1986-1994 Uruguay Round of world trade negotiations supported by the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (WTO, 2016). Since 1994, agricultural trade has been liberalized, which has led to increased globalization and integration. World Trade Organization members commit themselves to general agricultural trade rules pertaining to market access, domestic support, and export competition within well-defined timelines. The ultimate goal of these negotiations is to improve the livelihoods of farmers around the world through implementing sound agricultural trade regulations and domestic policies that promote competition and reduce distortions in agricultural trade (WTO, 2016). The research on agricultural trade and economic growth has therefore been gaining attention in the recent past both in developed and developing countries.Most countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are agriculture-based, and agriculture accounts for about 32% of their Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on average (World Bank, 2008). In addition, more than 65% of the total population in the region is employed in the agriculture sector, although Africa in general has recently been experiencing rapid agricultural exits particularly in oil-producing countries (Headey et al., 2010). Nevertheless, Africa's agriculture has the potential to reduce rural and urban poverty, which explains why boosting agriculture productivity remains a critical priority (Mozumdar, 2012). In SSA, the sector's production remains relatively low compared with other regions in the world. Agriculture total factor productivity in SSA has been generally low and highly volatile, with an annual growth rate ranging between −0.05 and +0.05 for both low-and middle-income countries for the period 1962-2015 (USDA 2019). Stagnation in agriculture productivity in the region has resulted in low agricultural output and consequently low global share of Africa's agricultural

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2020

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The ‘Good Farmer’ concept and the diffusion of innovations in rural Africa

Pronti,

Mancinelli,

Mazzanti

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Endogenous agricultural development is needed to improve food productivity and address the socioeconomic and environmental challenges facing Africa in the near future. Considering the failure of past top-down development policies, the integral development of Africa’s agricultural sector, requires tailoring technological and technical improvements to the local rural realities while respecting their cultural identities and social norms. This paper focuses on the “Good Farmer” concept in a framework of symbolic interactionism, social capital production and shared identity. The study analyzes how the “Good Farmer” concept is perceived in rural Africa through textual analysis of a 2019 survey conducted in Mozambique. The results are compared with the definition of the “Good Farmer” in Western Countries from a Structured Literature Review. The analysis reveals that there is a key difference in Western and rural African conceptions of what is considered being a “Good Farmer”. In rural Africa, there is strong emphasis on community aspects and knowledge transfer, which can be of great importance in influencing the diffusion of innovation processes for its rural development.

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Africa agriculture trade monitor 2018

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Agricultural Imports, Agriculture Productivity and Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa

Agricultural Imports, Agriculture Productivity and Economic Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa

The ‘Good Farmer’ concept and the diffusion of innovations in rural Africa

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