The West African trade outlook: Business-as-usual compared with alternative options

Chapter 7, by Sunday Pierre Odjo and Ousmane Badiane, focuses on the outlook for expanding intra-regional trade within West Africa, the focus region of this issue, and the potential effects of expanded trade on regional food markets. The chapter reviews recent trends in intra-regional trade and exam...

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Autores principales: Odjo, Sunday P., Badiane, Ousmane
Formato: Capítulo de libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145983
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description Chapter 7, by Sunday Pierre Odjo and Ousmane Badiane, focuses on the outlook for expanding intra-regional trade within West Africa, the focus region of this issue, and the potential effects of expanded trade on regional food markets. The chapter reviews recent trends in intra-regional trade and examines the possibilities for increased regional trade to reduce food price volatility. The study then evaluates the scope for increasing trade within the region. A simulation model is used to examine the effects of alternative policy scenarios on regional trade and on the stability of regional food markets.
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spelling CGSpace1459832025-11-06T04:00:31Z The West African trade outlook: Business-as-usual compared with alternative options Odjo, Sunday P. Badiane, Ousmane economic competition markets prices international trade agricultural trade Chapter 7, by Sunday Pierre Odjo and Ousmane Badiane, focuses on the outlook for expanding intra-regional trade within West Africa, the focus region of this issue, and the potential effects of expanded trade on regional food markets. The chapter reviews recent trends in intra-regional trade and examines the possibilities for increased regional trade to reduce food price volatility. The study then evaluates the scope for increasing trade within the region. A simulation model is used to examine the effects of alternative policy scenarios on regional trade and on the stability of regional food markets. 2018-09-24 2024-06-21T09:05:29Z 2024-06-21T09:05:29Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145983 en https://doi.org/10.2499/9780896293496 Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Odjo, Sunday P.; and Badiane, Ousmane. 2018. The West African trade outlook: Business-as-usual compared with alternative options. In Africa agriculture trade monitor 2018, eds. Ousmane Badiane, Sunday P. Odjo, and Julia Collins. Chapter 7, Pp. 131-151. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/145983
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