Africa Can Help Feed Africa : Removing Barriers to Regional Trade in Food Staples
Africa's growing demand for food has been met increasingly by imports from the global market. This, coupled with rising global food prices, brings ever-mounting food import bills. In addition, population growth and changing demand patterns wil...
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ACCESS TO FOOD ACCESS TO MARKETS ADVERSE IMPACT AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AGRICULTURAL GROWTH AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AGRICULTURAL POLICIES AGRICULTURAL POLICY AGRICULTURAL PRICES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURAL SEASON AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURE ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION BAGGING BANANAS BANKRUPTCY CARTELS CASH FLOW CASSAVA CEREAL IMPORTS CEREALS CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATIC CONDITIONS COASTAL REGIONS COCOA COMMERCE COMMERCIALIZATION COMMODITY PRICES COMMON MARKET COMPETITIVE MARKETS COMPETITIVENESS CONSUMER PRICE CONSUMER PRICES CONSUMERS CROP PRODUCTION DANGERS DEFICIT REGIONS DEMAND FOR FOOD DEMOGRAPHICS DEVELOPING REGIONS DOMESTIC MARKET DROUGHT YEARS ECOLOGICAL ZONES ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC COOPERATION ECONOMIC VALUE EXCESS DEMAND EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES EXPORT MARKET EXPORTS EXTENSION AGENTS FARMER FARMERS FLOUR FOOD BASKET FOOD COMMODITIES FOOD CROP FOOD CROPS FOOD IMPORTS FOOD INSECURITY FOOD MARKETING FOOD MARKETS FOOD POLICY FOOD POLICY RESEARCH FOOD PRICE FOOD PRICES FOOD PRODUCTION FOOD PRODUCTS FOOD SAFETY FOOD SECURITY FOOD SELF-SUFFICIENCY FOOD SHORTAGES FOOD STAPLES FOOD STOCKS FOOD SURPLUS FORECASTS FRUITS GDP GOVERNMENT SUBSIDY GRAIN PRODUCTION GRAINS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROUNDNUTS HAZARD IFPRI INCLUSIVE PROCESSES INCOME GROUPS INCREASING RETURNS INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INTRA-REGIONAL TRADE INTRAREGIONAL TRADE IRRIGATION LABELING LEGUMES LIQUIDITY MAIZE MARKET ACCESS MARKET CONDITIONS MARKET DEVELOPMENT MARKET DEVELOPMENTS MARKET FAILURES MARKET INFORMATION MARKET POWER MARKET PRICE MARKET PRICES MARKET VALUE MILLS NET EXPORTS NET IMPORTS ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE PESTICIDE PESTICIDES PLANT HEALTH POLICY ENVIRONMENT POLICY INSTRUMENTS POLICY MAKERS POLITICAL ECONOMY POOR CONSUMERS POOR FAMILIES POOR FARMERS POOR PEOPLE POOR PRODUCERS POOR SMALL FARMERS POOR WOMEN POPULATION GROWTH POST HARVEST POST HARVEST LOSSES POTATO POTATOES POVERTY RATE POVERTY REDUCTION PRICE CHANGES PRICE CONTROLS PRICE FLUCTUATIONS PRICE INCREASES PRICE STABILIZATION PRICE VOLATILITY PRODUCER ORGANIZATIONS PRODUCER PRICES PRODUCERS PRODUCTION INCREASES PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PULSES PURCHASING QUALITY ASSESSMENT QUALITY STANDARDS QUOTAS REAL INCOME REGIONAL AGREEMENTS REGIONAL APPROACH REGIONAL DEMAND REGIONAL FOOD REGIONAL GROUPINGS REGIONAL INTEGRATION REGIONAL LEVEL REGIONAL LEVELS REGIONAL MARKET REGIONAL MARKETS REGIONAL NETWORKS REGIONAL PRODUCTION REGIONAL PROJECTS REGIONAL SOURCES REGIONAL TRADE REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENT REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS REGIONAL TRADE INTEGRATION REGIONAL VALUE RETAIL RETAILING RICE RISK MANAGEMENT ROOT VEGETABLES RURAL AREAS RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL INCOMES RURAL POPULATIONS RURAL PRODUCTION SALE SALES SECURITIES SEED CERTIFICATION SMALLHOLDER FARMERS SOYA BEANS STAPLE FOODS STATISTICAL ANALYSIS STORAGE FACILITIES SUB-REGION SUBSTITUTES SUPERMARKETS SUPPLIERS SUPPLY CHAIN SUPPLY COSTS SWEET POTATOES TARIFF BARRIERS TAXATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TOTAL COSTS TRADE BARRIERS TRADE COMPETITIVENESS TRADE POLICIES TRADE POLICY TRANSACTION COSTS TUBERS VALUE ADDED VETERINARY SERVICES WAREHOUSE WEATHER PATTERNS WFP WHEAT WHEAT FLOUR WHOLESALERS WORLD FOOD PROGRAM WORLD MARKET WORLD REGIONS YAM YAMS |
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ACCESS TO FOOD ACCESS TO MARKETS ADVERSE IMPACT AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AGRICULTURAL GROWTH AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AGRICULTURAL POLICIES AGRICULTURAL POLICY AGRICULTURAL PRICES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURAL SEASON AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURE ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION BAGGING BANANAS BANKRUPTCY CARTELS CASH FLOW CASSAVA CEREAL IMPORTS CEREALS CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATIC CONDITIONS COASTAL REGIONS COCOA COMMERCE COMMERCIALIZATION COMMODITY PRICES COMMON MARKET COMPETITIVE MARKETS COMPETITIVENESS CONSUMER PRICE CONSUMER PRICES CONSUMERS CROP PRODUCTION DANGERS DEFICIT REGIONS DEMAND FOR FOOD DEMOGRAPHICS DEVELOPING REGIONS DOMESTIC MARKET DROUGHT YEARS ECOLOGICAL ZONES ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC COOPERATION ECONOMIC VALUE EXCESS DEMAND EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES EXPORT MARKET EXPORTS EXTENSION AGENTS FARMER FARMERS FLOUR FOOD BASKET FOOD COMMODITIES FOOD CROP FOOD CROPS FOOD IMPORTS FOOD INSECURITY FOOD MARKETING FOOD MARKETS FOOD POLICY FOOD POLICY RESEARCH FOOD PRICE FOOD PRICES FOOD PRODUCTION FOOD PRODUCTS FOOD SAFETY FOOD SECURITY FOOD SELF-SUFFICIENCY FOOD SHORTAGES FOOD STAPLES FOOD STOCKS FOOD SURPLUS FORECASTS FRUITS GDP GOVERNMENT SUBSIDY GRAIN PRODUCTION GRAINS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROUNDNUTS HAZARD IFPRI INCLUSIVE PROCESSES INCOME GROUPS INCREASING RETURNS INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INTRA-REGIONAL TRADE INTRAREGIONAL TRADE IRRIGATION LABELING LEGUMES LIQUIDITY MAIZE MARKET ACCESS MARKET CONDITIONS MARKET DEVELOPMENT MARKET DEVELOPMENTS MARKET FAILURES MARKET INFORMATION MARKET POWER MARKET PRICE MARKET PRICES MARKET VALUE MILLS NET EXPORTS NET IMPORTS ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE PESTICIDE PESTICIDES PLANT HEALTH POLICY ENVIRONMENT POLICY INSTRUMENTS POLICY MAKERS POLITICAL ECONOMY POOR CONSUMERS POOR FAMILIES POOR FARMERS POOR PEOPLE POOR PRODUCERS POOR SMALL FARMERS POOR WOMEN POPULATION GROWTH POST HARVEST POST HARVEST LOSSES POTATO POTATOES POVERTY RATE POVERTY REDUCTION PRICE CHANGES PRICE CONTROLS PRICE FLUCTUATIONS PRICE INCREASES PRICE STABILIZATION PRICE VOLATILITY PRODUCER ORGANIZATIONS PRODUCER PRICES PRODUCERS PRODUCTION INCREASES PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PULSES PURCHASING QUALITY ASSESSMENT QUALITY STANDARDS QUOTAS REAL INCOME REGIONAL AGREEMENTS REGIONAL APPROACH REGIONAL DEMAND REGIONAL FOOD REGIONAL GROUPINGS REGIONAL INTEGRATION REGIONAL LEVEL REGIONAL LEVELS REGIONAL MARKET REGIONAL MARKETS REGIONAL NETWORKS REGIONAL PRODUCTION REGIONAL PROJECTS REGIONAL SOURCES REGIONAL TRADE REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENT REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS REGIONAL TRADE INTEGRATION REGIONAL VALUE RETAIL RETAILING RICE RISK MANAGEMENT ROOT VEGETABLES RURAL AREAS RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL INCOMES RURAL POPULATIONS RURAL PRODUCTION SALE SALES SECURITIES SEED CERTIFICATION SMALLHOLDER FARMERS SOYA BEANS STAPLE FOODS STATISTICAL ANALYSIS STORAGE FACILITIES SUB-REGION SUBSTITUTES SUPERMARKETS SUPPLIERS SUPPLY CHAIN SUPPLY COSTS SWEET POTATOES TARIFF BARRIERS TAXATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TOTAL COSTS TRADE BARRIERS TRADE COMPETITIVENESS TRADE POLICIES TRADE POLICY TRANSACTION COSTS TUBERS VALUE ADDED VETERINARY SERVICES WAREHOUSE WEATHER PATTERNS WFP WHEAT WHEAT FLOUR WHOLESALERS WORLD FOOD PROGRAM WORLD MARKET WORLD REGIONS YAM YAMS World Bank Africa Can Help Feed Africa : Removing Barriers to Regional Trade in Food Staples |
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Africa East Africa Southern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa West Africa Kenya Malawi Niger Tanzania Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe |
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Africa's growing demand for food
has been met increasingly by imports from the global market.
This, coupled with rising global food prices, brings
ever-mounting food import bills. In addition, population
growth and changing demand patterns will double demands over
the next 10 years. Two key issues must be addressed: (a)
establishing a consistent and stable policy environment for
regional trade in fertilizers; and (b) investing in
institutions that reduce the transaction costs of
coordination failures. Many countries have enacted new
fertilizer laws in recent years, but few have provided the
resources to define and enforce regulations through
standards and testing capacity. This report shows that
reducing regulatory burdens on fertilizers and the
consequent increase in use of fertilizers will have
substantial impacts on returns to farmers, with consequent
impacts on poverty. The report highlights the range of
barriers to food trade in Africa along the entire value
chain. The issues pertain to many ministries and agencies
within government: trade, agricultural, health and safety,
transport, and finance. This in turn requires a "whole
of government' approach to freeing up food trade, which
will require strong and effective leadership to articulate
the rationale and sustain the momentum for reform. Leaders
must also address the hard choices that will arise in
dealing with the political economy constraints that have
until now blocked the capacity of Africa to exploit its
enormous potential to feed Africans. |
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Africa Can Help Feed Africa : Removing Barriers to Regional Trade in Food Staples |
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Africa Can Help Feed Africa : Removing Barriers to Regional Trade in Food Staples |
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Africa Can Help Feed Africa : Removing Barriers to Regional Trade in Food Staples |
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Africa Can Help Feed Africa : Removing Barriers to Regional Trade in Food Staples |
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Africa Can Help Feed Africa : Removing Barriers to Regional Trade in Food Staples |
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africa can help feed africa : removing barriers to regional trade in food staples |
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okr-10986-260782021-04-23T14:04:33Z Africa Can Help Feed Africa : Removing Barriers to Regional Trade in Food Staples World Bank ACCESS TO FOOD ACCESS TO MARKETS ADVERSE IMPACT AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION AGRICULTURAL GROWTH AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL OUTPUT AGRICULTURAL POLICIES AGRICULTURAL POLICY AGRICULTURAL PRICES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURAL SEASON AGRICULTURAL SECTOR AGRICULTURE ASYMMETRIC INFORMATION BAGGING BANANAS BANKRUPTCY CARTELS CASH FLOW CASSAVA CEREAL IMPORTS CEREALS CLIMATE CHANGE CLIMATIC CONDITIONS COASTAL REGIONS COCOA COMMERCE COMMERCIALIZATION COMMODITY PRICES COMMON MARKET COMPETITIVE MARKETS COMPETITIVENESS CONSUMER PRICE CONSUMER PRICES CONSUMERS CROP PRODUCTION DANGERS DEFICIT REGIONS DEMAND FOR FOOD DEMOGRAPHICS DEVELOPING REGIONS DOMESTIC MARKET DROUGHT YEARS ECOLOGICAL ZONES ECONOMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMIC COOPERATION ECONOMIC VALUE EXCESS DEMAND EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES EXPORT MARKET EXPORTS EXTENSION AGENTS FARMER FARMERS FLOUR FOOD BASKET FOOD COMMODITIES FOOD CROP FOOD CROPS FOOD IMPORTS FOOD INSECURITY FOOD MARKETING FOOD MARKETS FOOD POLICY FOOD POLICY RESEARCH FOOD PRICE FOOD PRICES FOOD PRODUCTION FOOD PRODUCTS FOOD SAFETY FOOD SECURITY FOOD SELF-SUFFICIENCY FOOD SHORTAGES FOOD STAPLES FOOD STOCKS FOOD SURPLUS FORECASTS FRUITS GDP GOVERNMENT SUBSIDY GRAIN PRODUCTION GRAINS GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROUNDNUTS HAZARD IFPRI INCLUSIVE PROCESSES INCOME GROUPS INCREASING RETURNS INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INTRA-REGIONAL TRADE INTRAREGIONAL TRADE IRRIGATION LABELING LEGUMES LIQUIDITY MAIZE MARKET ACCESS MARKET CONDITIONS MARKET DEVELOPMENT MARKET DEVELOPMENTS MARKET FAILURES MARKET INFORMATION MARKET POWER MARKET PRICE MARKET PRICES MARKET VALUE MILLS NET EXPORTS NET IMPORTS ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE PESTICIDE PESTICIDES PLANT HEALTH POLICY ENVIRONMENT POLICY INSTRUMENTS POLICY MAKERS POLITICAL ECONOMY POOR CONSUMERS POOR FAMILIES POOR FARMERS POOR PEOPLE POOR PRODUCERS POOR SMALL FARMERS POOR WOMEN POPULATION GROWTH POST HARVEST POST HARVEST LOSSES POTATO POTATOES POVERTY RATE POVERTY REDUCTION PRICE CHANGES PRICE CONTROLS PRICE FLUCTUATIONS PRICE INCREASES PRICE STABILIZATION PRICE VOLATILITY PRODUCER ORGANIZATIONS PRODUCER PRICES PRODUCERS PRODUCTION INCREASES PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH PULSES PURCHASING QUALITY ASSESSMENT QUALITY STANDARDS QUOTAS REAL INCOME REGIONAL AGREEMENTS REGIONAL APPROACH REGIONAL DEMAND REGIONAL FOOD REGIONAL GROUPINGS REGIONAL INTEGRATION REGIONAL LEVEL REGIONAL LEVELS REGIONAL MARKET REGIONAL MARKETS REGIONAL NETWORKS REGIONAL PRODUCTION REGIONAL PROJECTS REGIONAL SOURCES REGIONAL TRADE REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENT REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS REGIONAL TRADE INTEGRATION REGIONAL VALUE RETAIL RETAILING RICE RISK MANAGEMENT ROOT VEGETABLES RURAL AREAS RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL INCOMES RURAL POPULATIONS RURAL PRODUCTION SALE SALES SECURITIES SEED CERTIFICATION SMALLHOLDER FARMERS SOYA BEANS STAPLE FOODS STATISTICAL ANALYSIS STORAGE FACILITIES SUB-REGION SUBSTITUTES SUPERMARKETS SUPPLIERS SUPPLY CHAIN SUPPLY COSTS SWEET POTATOES TARIFF BARRIERS TAXATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TOTAL COSTS TRADE BARRIERS TRADE COMPETITIVENESS TRADE POLICIES TRADE POLICY TRANSACTION COSTS TUBERS VALUE ADDED VETERINARY SERVICES WAREHOUSE WEATHER PATTERNS WFP WHEAT WHEAT FLOUR WHOLESALERS WORLD FOOD PROGRAM WORLD MARKET WORLD REGIONS YAM YAMS Africa's growing demand for food has been met increasingly by imports from the global market. This, coupled with rising global food prices, brings ever-mounting food import bills. In addition, population growth and changing demand patterns will double demands over the next 10 years. Two key issues must be addressed: (a) establishing a consistent and stable policy environment for regional trade in fertilizers; and (b) investing in institutions that reduce the transaction costs of coordination failures. Many countries have enacted new fertilizer laws in recent years, but few have provided the resources to define and enforce regulations through standards and testing capacity. This report shows that reducing regulatory burdens on fertilizers and the consequent increase in use of fertilizers will have substantial impacts on returns to farmers, with consequent impacts on poverty. The report highlights the range of barriers to food trade in Africa along the entire value chain. The issues pertain to many ministries and agencies within government: trade, agricultural, health and safety, transport, and finance. This in turn requires a "whole of government' approach to freeing up food trade, which will require strong and effective leadership to articulate the rationale and sustain the momentum for reform. Leaders must also address the hard choices that will arise in dealing with the political economy constraints that have until now blocked the capacity of Africa to exploit its enormous potential to feed Africans. 2017-02-17T16:20:23Z 2017-02-17T16:20:23Z 2012-10 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/307411468009984733/Africa-can-help-feed-Africa-removing-barriers-to-regional-trade-in-food-staples http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26078 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Agriculture Study Economic & Sector Work Africa East Africa Southern Africa Sub-Saharan Africa West Africa Kenya Malawi Niger Tanzania Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe |