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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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Report
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:	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
Online Access:	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