Eastern Africa - A study of the Regional Maize Market and Marketing Costs

Maize is the most important staple food in the Eastern Africa region and the most widely traded agricultural commodity. Therefore, the performance of grain markets has a significant impact on people's welfare, particularly the poor, and is cri...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Other Agricultural Study
Language:English
Published: World Bank 2012
Subjects:
GDP
TAX
TEA
WFP
WTO
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topic AGGREGATE DEMAND
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY
AGRICULTURAL GROWTH
AGRICULTURAL POLICY
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
AGRICULTURE
ANIMAL FEED
AUCTIONS
AVERAGE VARIABLE COSTS
BANANAS
CALORIE INTAKE
CASSAVA
CEREALS
CLIMATE CHANGE
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
COMPETITIVENESS
CONSUMER PRICES
CONSUMERS
CONSUMPTION LEVELS
COOKING
CORN
CROP INCOME
CROP PRODUCTION
CROSSING
DEMAND FOR FOOD
DUMPING
ECONOMIC SECTOR WORK
ELASTICITIES
ELASTICITY
EXPENDITURE
EXPENDITURES
EXPORT CROPS
EXPORT MAIZE
EXPORTS
FAIR
FARM INCOME
FARM SIZE
FARMER ORGANIZATIONS
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FIXED COSTS
FOOD CONSUMPTION
FOOD CONSUMPTION PATTERNS
FOOD CROPS
FOOD DEFICIT
FOOD DISTRIBUTION
FOOD EXPENDITURES
FOOD INSECURITY
FOOD PRICE DILEMMA
FOOD PRICES
FOOD PRODUCTION
FOOD PRODUCTS
FOOD SECURITY
FOOD SHORTAGES
FOOD STAPLES
FOOD SUPPLY
FOOD SURPLUS
FREE TRADE
FRUITS
FUEL
FUEL COSTS
FUEL EFFICIENCY
FUEL PRICES
FUEL TAXES
FUELS
GDP
GDP PER CAPITA
GRAIN MARKETS
GRAINS
HIGH TRANSPORT
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HUNGER
IFPRI
INCOME
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
INPUT PRICES
INTERNATIONAL MARKET
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKETS
LAMB
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS
LONG-RUN ELASTICITIES
MAIZE
MAIZE DEFICIT
MAIZE EXPORTER
MAIZE HARVEST
MAIZE IMPORTS
MAIZE MARKET
MAIZE MARKETING
MAIZE POLICY
MAIZE PRICES
MAIZE PRODUCERS
MAIZE PRODUCING AREAS
MAIZE PRODUCTION
MAIZE PRODUCTS
MAIZE PURCHASES
MAIZE SURPLUS
MAIZE YIELDS
MARKET ACCESS
MARKET CONDITIONS
MARKET DEMAND
MARKET INTEGRATION
MARKET LINKAGES
MARKET POSITION
MARKET PRICES
MARKETING
MARKETING COSTS
MEANS OF TRANSPORT
MEAT
MODE OF TRANSPORTATION
MULTIPLIER EFFECTS
OPPORTUNITY COSTS
OUTPUT PER CAPITA
PER CAPITA INCOME
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PLANTING TIME
POLICE
POPULATION DENSITIES
POPULATION GROWTH
POSITIVE EFFECTS
POTENTIAL OUTPUT
PRICE CHANGES
PRICE CONTROL
PRICE DIFFERENTIAL
PRICE INCENTIVES
PRICE INCREASE
PRICE MARGINS
PRICE POLICIES
PRICE TREND
PRICE VOLATILITY
PRODUCTION COSTS
PROFIT MARGINS
PUBLIC PARTNERSHIPS
PURCHASING
PURCHASING MAIZE
RAIL
RAIL INVESTMENTS
RAIL SERVICES
RAILROADS
RAINY SEASON
RICE
ROAD
ROAD MAINTENANCE
ROAD NETWORK
ROOT CROPS
ROUTES
RURAL ROADS
RURAL ROUTES
SALE
SALES
SMALL FARM
SORGHUM
SPREAD
STAPLE FOODS
STEEL
STOCKS
STORAGE CAPACITY
SUPPLY CHAIN
SUPPLY CHAINS
SURPLUS
SURPLUS FOOD
SWEET POTATOES
TARIFF BARRIERS
TAX
TAXATION
TEA
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TIRES
TOTAL COSTS
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
TRADE POLICY
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT CHARGES
TRANSPORT CORRIDORS
TRANSPORT COSTS
TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
TRANSPORT SECTOR
TRANSPORT SERVICES
TRANSPORT USERS
TRANSPORTATION
TRANSPORTATION COSTS
TRAVEL DISTANCES
TRAVEL TIME
TRIP
TRUCKS
TRUE
URBAN CONSUMERS
URBAN CONSUMPTION
URBAN MARKETS
VARIABLE COSTS
VEGETABLES
VEHICLE
VEHICLE OPERATING
VEHICLE OPERATING COSTS
WAREHOUSE
WEALTH
WFP
WHEAT
WHITE MAIZE
WHOLESALE MAIZE
WHOLESALE PRICES
WORLD FOOD PROGRAM
WORLD MARKET
WORLD MARKETS
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
WTO
YELLOW MAIZE
spellingShingle AGGREGATE DEMAND
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY
AGRICULTURAL GROWTH
AGRICULTURAL POLICY
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
AGRICULTURE
ANIMAL FEED
AUCTIONS
AVERAGE VARIABLE COSTS
BANANAS
CALORIE INTAKE
CASSAVA
CEREALS
CLIMATE CHANGE
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
COMPETITIVENESS
CONSUMER PRICES
CONSUMERS
CONSUMPTION LEVELS
COOKING
CORN
CROP INCOME
CROP PRODUCTION
CROSSING
DEMAND FOR FOOD
DUMPING
ECONOMIC SECTOR WORK
ELASTICITIES
ELASTICITY
EXPENDITURE
EXPENDITURES
EXPORT CROPS
EXPORT MAIZE
EXPORTS
FAIR
FARM INCOME
FARM SIZE
FARMER ORGANIZATIONS
FINANCIAL CRISIS
FIXED COSTS
FOOD CONSUMPTION
FOOD CONSUMPTION PATTERNS
FOOD CROPS
FOOD DEFICIT
FOOD DISTRIBUTION
FOOD EXPENDITURES
FOOD INSECURITY
FOOD PRICE DILEMMA
FOOD PRICES
FOOD PRODUCTION
FOOD PRODUCTS
FOOD SECURITY
FOOD SHORTAGES
FOOD STAPLES
FOOD SUPPLY
FOOD SURPLUS
FREE TRADE
FRUITS
FUEL
FUEL COSTS
FUEL EFFICIENCY
FUEL PRICES
FUEL TAXES
FUELS
GDP
GDP PER CAPITA
GRAIN MARKETS
GRAINS
HIGH TRANSPORT
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
HUNGER
IFPRI
INCOME
INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
INPUT PRICES
INTERNATIONAL MARKET
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKETS
LAMB
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS
LONG-RUN ELASTICITIES
MAIZE
MAIZE DEFICIT
MAIZE EXPORTER
MAIZE HARVEST
MAIZE IMPORTS
MAIZE MARKET
MAIZE MARKETING
MAIZE POLICY
MAIZE PRICES
MAIZE PRODUCERS
MAIZE PRODUCING AREAS
MAIZE PRODUCTION
MAIZE PRODUCTS
MAIZE PURCHASES
MAIZE SURPLUS
MAIZE YIELDS
MARKET ACCESS
MARKET CONDITIONS
MARKET DEMAND
MARKET INTEGRATION
MARKET LINKAGES
MARKET POSITION
MARKET PRICES
MARKETING
MARKETING COSTS
MEANS OF TRANSPORT
MEAT
MODE OF TRANSPORTATION
MULTIPLIER EFFECTS
OPPORTUNITY COSTS
OUTPUT PER CAPITA
PER CAPITA INCOME
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PLANTING TIME
POLICE
POPULATION DENSITIES
POPULATION GROWTH
POSITIVE EFFECTS
POTENTIAL OUTPUT
PRICE CHANGES
PRICE CONTROL
PRICE DIFFERENTIAL
PRICE INCENTIVES
PRICE INCREASE
PRICE MARGINS
PRICE POLICIES
PRICE TREND
PRICE VOLATILITY
PRODUCTION COSTS
PROFIT MARGINS
PUBLIC PARTNERSHIPS
PURCHASING
PURCHASING MAIZE
RAIL
RAIL INVESTMENTS
RAIL SERVICES
RAILROADS
RAINY SEASON
RICE
ROAD
ROAD MAINTENANCE
ROAD NETWORK
ROOT CROPS
ROUTES
RURAL ROADS
RURAL ROUTES
SALE
SALES
SMALL FARM
SORGHUM
SPREAD
STAPLE FOODS
STEEL
STOCKS
STORAGE CAPACITY
SUPPLY CHAIN
SUPPLY CHAINS
SURPLUS
SURPLUS FOOD
SWEET POTATOES
TARIFF BARRIERS
TAX
TAXATION
TEA
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TIRES
TOTAL COSTS
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
TRADE POLICY
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT CHARGES
TRANSPORT CORRIDORS
TRANSPORT COSTS
TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
TRANSPORT SECTOR
TRANSPORT SERVICES
TRANSPORT USERS
TRANSPORTATION
TRANSPORTATION COSTS
TRAVEL DISTANCES
TRAVEL TIME
TRIP
TRUCKS
TRUE
URBAN CONSUMERS
URBAN CONSUMPTION
URBAN MARKETS
VARIABLE COSTS
VEGETABLES
VEHICLE
VEHICLE OPERATING
VEHICLE OPERATING COSTS
WAREHOUSE
WEALTH
WFP
WHEAT
WHITE MAIZE
WHOLESALE MAIZE
WHOLESALE PRICES
WORLD FOOD PROGRAM
WORLD MARKET
WORLD MARKETS
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
WTO
YELLOW MAIZE
World Bank
Eastern Africa - A study of the Regional Maize Market and Marketing Costs
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description Maize is the most important staple food in the Eastern Africa region and the most widely traded agricultural commodity. Therefore, the performance of grain markets has a significant impact on people's welfare, particularly the poor, and is critical to inducing pro-poor growth in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, i.e. the countries under review in this report. Marketing costs at the borders would need to be reduced but even more attention should be paid to domestic marketing costs. Policy makers in East Africa should not be misled that encouraging greater regional trade is solely a diplomatic matter. Instead, concerted public investments and policy actions at local, national, and regional levels are required. Reduced marketing costs would allow a reduction in input prices and thus production costs. This report aims to examine, identify, and quantify the factors behind the marketing costs for maize in East African countries. While a number of studies have recognized major barriers to trade in the region, few have actually quantified their relative importance or the magnitudes of these constraints on grain trade. Since much past research has been inconclusive, a key focus of this report is to identify how different barriers contribute to marketing costs within countries and across borders. It also aims to analyze whether a reduction in cross-border trade costs without a simultaneous reduction in domestic costs would be sufficient for greater regional integration in East Africa.
format Economic & Sector Work :: Other Agricultural Study
author World Bank
author_facet World Bank
author_sort World Bank
title Eastern Africa - A study of the Regional Maize Market and Marketing Costs
title_short Eastern Africa - A study of the Regional Maize Market and Marketing Costs
title_full Eastern Africa - A study of the Regional Maize Market and Marketing Costs
title_fullStr Eastern Africa - A study of the Regional Maize Market and Marketing Costs
title_full_unstemmed Eastern Africa - A study of the Regional Maize Market and Marketing Costs
title_sort eastern africa - a study of the regional maize market and marketing costs
publisher World Bank
publishDate 2012
url http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333038_20100108004716
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spelling okr-10986-31552021-04-23T14:02:07Z Eastern Africa - A study of the Regional Maize Market and Marketing Costs World Bank AGGREGATE DEMAND AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY AGRICULTURAL GROWTH AGRICULTURAL POLICY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AGRICULTURE ANIMAL FEED AUCTIONS AVERAGE VARIABLE COSTS BANANAS CALORIE INTAKE CASSAVA CEREALS CLIMATE CHANGE COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE COMPETITIVENESS CONSUMER PRICES CONSUMERS CONSUMPTION LEVELS COOKING CORN CROP INCOME CROP PRODUCTION CROSSING DEMAND FOR FOOD DUMPING ECONOMIC SECTOR WORK ELASTICITIES ELASTICITY EXPENDITURE EXPENDITURES EXPORT CROPS EXPORT MAIZE EXPORTS FAIR FARM INCOME FARM SIZE FARMER ORGANIZATIONS FINANCIAL CRISIS FIXED COSTS FOOD CONSUMPTION FOOD CONSUMPTION PATTERNS FOOD CROPS FOOD DEFICIT FOOD DISTRIBUTION FOOD EXPENDITURES FOOD INSECURITY FOOD PRICE DILEMMA FOOD PRICES FOOD PRODUCTION FOOD PRODUCTS FOOD SECURITY FOOD SHORTAGES FOOD STAPLES FOOD SUPPLY FOOD SURPLUS FREE TRADE FRUITS FUEL FUEL COSTS FUEL EFFICIENCY FUEL PRICES FUEL TAXES FUELS GDP GDP PER CAPITA GRAIN MARKETS GRAINS HIGH TRANSPORT HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUNGER IFPRI INCOME INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT INPUT PRICES INTERNATIONAL MARKET LABOR MARKET LABOR MARKETS LAMB LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS LONG-RUN ELASTICITIES MAIZE MAIZE DEFICIT MAIZE EXPORTER MAIZE HARVEST MAIZE IMPORTS MAIZE MARKET MAIZE MARKETING MAIZE POLICY MAIZE PRICES MAIZE PRODUCERS MAIZE PRODUCING AREAS MAIZE PRODUCTION MAIZE PRODUCTS MAIZE PURCHASES MAIZE SURPLUS MAIZE YIELDS MARKET ACCESS MARKET CONDITIONS MARKET DEMAND MARKET INTEGRATION MARKET LINKAGES MARKET POSITION MARKET PRICES MARKETING MARKETING COSTS MEANS OF TRANSPORT MEAT MODE OF TRANSPORTATION MULTIPLIER EFFECTS OPPORTUNITY COSTS OUTPUT PER CAPITA PER CAPITA INCOME PETROLEUM PRODUCTS PLANTING TIME POLICE POPULATION DENSITIES POPULATION GROWTH POSITIVE EFFECTS POTENTIAL OUTPUT PRICE CHANGES PRICE CONTROL PRICE DIFFERENTIAL PRICE INCENTIVES PRICE INCREASE PRICE MARGINS PRICE POLICIES PRICE TREND PRICE VOLATILITY PRODUCTION COSTS PROFIT MARGINS PUBLIC PARTNERSHIPS PURCHASING PURCHASING MAIZE RAIL RAIL INVESTMENTS RAIL SERVICES RAILROADS RAINY SEASON RICE ROAD ROAD MAINTENANCE ROAD NETWORK ROOT CROPS ROUTES RURAL ROADS RURAL ROUTES SALE SALES SMALL FARM SORGHUM SPREAD STAPLE FOODS STEEL STOCKS STORAGE CAPACITY SUPPLY CHAIN SUPPLY CHAINS SURPLUS SURPLUS FOOD SWEET POTATOES TARIFF BARRIERS TAX TAXATION TEA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TIRES TOTAL COSTS TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE POLICY TRANSPORT TRANSPORT CHARGES TRANSPORT CORRIDORS TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSPORT SERVICES TRANSPORT USERS TRANSPORTATION TRANSPORTATION COSTS TRAVEL DISTANCES TRAVEL TIME TRIP TRUCKS TRUE URBAN CONSUMERS URBAN CONSUMPTION URBAN MARKETS VARIABLE COSTS VEGETABLES VEHICLE VEHICLE OPERATING VEHICLE OPERATING COSTS WAREHOUSE WEALTH WFP WHEAT WHITE MAIZE WHOLESALE MAIZE WHOLESALE PRICES WORLD FOOD PROGRAM WORLD MARKET WORLD MARKETS WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION WTO YELLOW MAIZE Maize is the most important staple food in the Eastern Africa region and the most widely traded agricultural commodity. Therefore, the performance of grain markets has a significant impact on people's welfare, particularly the poor, and is critical to inducing pro-poor growth in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda, i.e. the countries under review in this report. Marketing costs at the borders would need to be reduced but even more attention should be paid to domestic marketing costs. Policy makers in East Africa should not be misled that encouraging greater regional trade is solely a diplomatic matter. Instead, concerted public investments and policy actions at local, national, and regional levels are required. Reduced marketing costs would allow a reduction in input prices and thus production costs. This report aims to examine, identify, and quantify the factors behind the marketing costs for maize in East African countries. While a number of studies have recognized major barriers to trade in the region, few have actually quantified their relative importance or the magnitudes of these constraints on grain trade. Since much past research has been inconclusive, a key focus of this report is to identify how different barriers contribute to marketing costs within countries and across borders. It also aims to analyze whether a reduction in cross-border trade costs without a simultaneous reduction in domestic costs would be sufficient for greater regional integration in East Africa. 2012-03-19T17:25:41Z 2012-03-19T17:25:41Z 2009-12-31 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000333038_20100108004716 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3155 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank Economic & Sector Work :: Other Agricultural Study Africa Africa