What can Africa contribute to global meat demand? Opportunities and constraints
While Africa has traditionally been constrained in world markets by low productivity, animal diseases and high standards for animal health and food safety, the growing demand for meat and the emergence of alternative policy mechanisms for facilitating exports could increase Africa's importance as a...
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SAGE Publications
2009
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| author | Rich, Karl M. |
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| description | While Africa has traditionally been constrained in world markets by low productivity, animal diseases and high standards for animal health and food safety, the growing demand for meat and the emergence of alternative policy mechanisms for facilitating exports could increase Africa's importance as a global supplier of livestock products. This paper outlines Africa's current role in global meat markets and highlights constraints and opportunities. A key constraint that militates against large-scale exports from Africa is its lack of competitiveness vis-à-vis competitors such as Brazil and India. Africa will need to invest in market development, productivity measures, feed resources and infrastructure to reduce production costs and facilitate effective marketing efforts. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1272023-09-12T16:47:12Z What can Africa contribute to global meat demand? Opportunities and constraints Rich, Karl M. While Africa has traditionally been constrained in world markets by low productivity, animal diseases and high standards for animal health and food safety, the growing demand for meat and the emergence of alternative policy mechanisms for facilitating exports could increase Africa's importance as a global supplier of livestock products. This paper outlines Africa's current role in global meat markets and highlights constraints and opportunities. A key constraint that militates against large-scale exports from Africa is its lack of competitiveness vis-à-vis competitors such as Brazil and India. Africa will need to invest in market development, productivity measures, feed resources and infrastructure to reduce production costs and facilitate effective marketing efforts. 2009-09 2009-11-23T11:36:06Z 2009-11-23T11:36:06Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/127 en Limited Access SAGE Publications Rich, K.M. 2009. What can Africa contribute to global meat demand? Opportunities and constraints. Outlook on Agriculture 38(3): 223-233. |
| spellingShingle | Rich, Karl M. What can Africa contribute to global meat demand? Opportunities and constraints |
| title | What can Africa contribute to global meat demand? Opportunities and constraints |
| title_full | What can Africa contribute to global meat demand? Opportunities and constraints |
| title_fullStr | What can Africa contribute to global meat demand? Opportunities and constraints |
| title_full_unstemmed | What can Africa contribute to global meat demand? Opportunities and constraints |
| title_short | What can Africa contribute to global meat demand? Opportunities and constraints |
| title_sort | what can africa contribute to global meat demand opportunities and constraints |
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