The intra-regional agreement of the African Continental Free Trade Area seeks to address the continent’s tough structural problems. So far, intra-African trade has remained well below its potential, and only accounts for…
Nowadays, there are no end of shops that sell fairly-traded products. However, significantly more producers could benefit from this – above all if there was more support from the major brands.
Will the world be able to feed itself adequately in 2030? Yes, our author maintains – provided that countries opt for lifting trade restrictions and thus ensuring an optimum and sustainable use of the world’s scarce…
At first glance, global commodity flows and sustainable development do not exactly seem compatible. But the following article shows that international trade can indeed contribute to addressing critical food security and…
Building on the findings of the Food and Agriculture Organization’s flagship report ‘The State of Agricultural Commodity Markets 2015-16’, this article argues that a better balance between technical and strategic…
Trade in agricultural products is of considerable importance to the economies of most African countries. Imports often play an important role in feeding a growing population. At the same time, they exert competitive…
In 2003, Nigeria banned chicken meat imports to protect the domestic poultry sector. Yet the markets in Africa’s largest economy are full of frozen poultry smuggled over the border from neighbouring Benin. Those who…
Food prices in West African countries are significantly higher than in other areas of the world with comparable levels of development. This situation is having serious effects on the welfare of households and on food…
Trade in food and agricultural products offers a way for farmers, processors and traders in developing countries to increase their incomes and boost economic development. But despite the potential, they face many…
The Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF) is a platform where donors and international agencies work with 51 of the world’s poorest countries to promote inclusive development through increased and better trade. Rural…
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