Overview in Africa agriculture trade monitor 2019

Bouët, Antoine; Odjo, Sunday P.

doi:10.2499/9780896296909_01

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“…However, as of 2018 these exports still constituted only 4 percent of global agricultural exports (Bouët and Odjo, 2019). Despite increasing exports, the African continent has not yet been able to produce the quantity and diversity of food necessary to feed its population, and the region has been a net food importer since the mid-1970s (Rakotoarisoa et al, 2012).…”

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Localising value chains and food system resilience : A systematic exploration

Bakker

Beekman²,

Piters³

et al. 2021

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Er is toenemende aandacht voor het lokaliseren van Afrikaanse voedselsystemen om daarmee wereldwijde crises beter het hoofd te kunnen bieden. Echter, het onderwerp is niet onomstreden, en er is weinig bekend over de implicaties van lokaliseringsbeleid. Deze studie presenteert een analysekader aan de hand waarvan deze implicaties, waaronder de trade-offs binnen het voedselsysteem, op systematische manier in kaart gebracht kunnen worden. Het analysekader kan op diverse cases worden toegepast, en draagt daarmee bij aan beter geïnformeerd beleid rondom lokalisering van voedselsystemen.There is increasing attention for the potential benefits of localising food African systems to better cope with global crises. However, the topic is not uncontested, and little is known about the actual implications of localisation policies for food. This study presents an analysis framework through which these implications, including trade-offs within the food system, can be explored in a systematic way.The framework can be applied to various cases, thereby contributing to better informed policies related to localising food systems.

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“…African countries became dependent on the imports of food items such as wheat, palm oil, sugar, rice, and dairy and soybean products. Between 2005 and 2017, food imports grew by 102% while exports grew by 71% (Bouët & Odjo, 2019).…”

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Localising value chains and food system resilience : A systematic exploration

Bakker

Beekman²,

Piters³

et al. 2021

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“…The FAO is working with African governments to define optimal locations for food storage. Other obstacles to overcome include minimizing trade restrictions and creating a pan‐African food safety agency 27 …”

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“…Other obstacles to overcome include minimizing trade restrictions and creating a pan-African food safety agency. 27 Torero foresees that the future of the food industry will be permanently changed by the coronavirus pandemic. Currently, the food industry is very labor intensive.…”

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The impact of COVID‐19 on food systems, safety, and security—a symposium report

Cable¹,

Jaykus

Hoelzer

et al. 2020

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

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Our food systems depend on complex interactions between farmers and food producers, local and federal governments, and consumers. Underlying these interactions are economic, environmental, and societal factors that can impact the types of food available, access to food, affordability, and food safety. The recent SARS‐CoV‐2 global pandemic has affected multiple aspects of our food systems, from federal governments’ decisions to limit food exports, to the ability of government agencies to inspect food and facilities to the ability of consumers to dine at restaurants. It has also provided opportunities for societies to take a close look at the vulnerabilities in our food systems and reinvent them to be more robust and resilient. For the most part, how these changes ultimately affect the safety and accessibility of food around the world remains to be seen.

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“…Kalaba et al (2016) find that most of the NTMs are applied on fruits, meat, dairy, vegetables, and cereal products -key products traded by the SADC members. Recent literature shows that Africa's agricultural trade has increased over time and that intraregional trade is increasing though still below potential (Bouët and Odjo 2019). The share of agricultural products exported within SADC by member countries is low compared to SADC exports to other regions.…”

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Regional integration Southern Africa

Moyo¹,

Kwarambo²,

Nchake³

2020

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, with many countries having overlapping membership in different regional communities. The Southern African Development Coordinating Conference (SADCC)-the precursor to SADC-was established in 1980 with the specific aim of lessening dependence on apartheid-era South Africa. In 1992, the Southern African Development Community Treaty was signed, transforming SADCC into SADC. SADC graduated to become a free trade area in 2008 but has not yet transitioned to the next regional integration stage for various reasons, including lack of political will, proliferation of regional groupings, and lack of experienced human resources and funding. In addition, regional indicators show that SADC countries are at different levels of trade integration. South Africa is the predominant economy in SADC-the largest in terms of gross domestic product (GDP), the most diversified, and the overall best-performing country in terms of integration, scoring highest on trade, financial, and macroeconomic integration (especially among SACU countries), and is also the only country that scores above average on all five regional integration dimensions (AUC 2016). Southern Africa is failing to diversify away from primary commodities. SADC mainly trades commodities, especially primary products. In this chapter, we focus on trade in agricultural products. Agriculture is a key sector in most Southern African economies and plays a crucial role in trade and regional integration. Agriculture contributes 15 percent of total GDP in Africa, however, its contribution ranges from less than 3 percent in Botswana and South Africa to more than 30 percent in Malawi (World Bank 2016). Trade of agricultural products is low (Bouët and Odjo 2019). There is heterogeneity in agricultural exports across SADC countries, with South Africa dominating exports to SADC countries. SADC countries export similar products (tobacco, maize, sugar)-which may explain why intraregional trade is low. The top 10 intra-SADC exported products include sugar, live animals, maize, and tobacco, with the most traded products by value being maize from South Africa, followed by sugar from Eswatini, and cattle from Namibia. Most RECs in Southern Africa (SADC, SACU, COMESA, and EAC) have a comparative advantage in vegetable products, though for SADC it has been declining. Agricultural trade at the intensive margin 1 has been declining for Zambia, Malawi, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique; however, for South Africa, the intensive margin index of all products has been increasing. The ability to trade new agricultural products (extensive margin) varies across SADC countries, with Malawi, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Lesotho, and Zimbabwe showing a declining trend. South Africa dominates participation in various commodity value chains among SADC member states. Most of the intermediate goods exported and imported within the SADC region are from South Africa, in terms of averaged values for the period 2003-2017. This trend is also observed by Black et al. (2019), who find that South Africa is the main ...

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Overview in Africa agriculture trade monitor 2019

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Localising value chains and food system resilience : A systematic exploration

Localising value chains and food system resilience : A systematic exploration

The impact of COVID‐19 on food systems, safety, and security—a symposium report

Regional integration Southern Africa

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