High-value agricultural exports from Africa

African exports of high-value agricultural products, such as processed agricultural goods and horticultural products have been growing rapidly. Some observers seem to feel that expanding these exports might be key to generating the new export revenues needed to promote development. While there is a...

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Autor principal: Martin, Will
Formato: Brief
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: OCP Policy Center 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147124
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description African exports of high-value agricultural products, such as processed agricultural goods and horticultural products have been growing rapidly. Some observers seem to feel that expanding these exports might be key to generating the new export revenues needed to promote development. While there is a lot of potential for expanding these exports, it seems likely that they constitute only one part of the solution. Agricultural exports, at little more than 10 percent of total exports, are simply too small to provide the base for dramatic future growth in exports. What seems to be needed is policies that allow producers to try new products and processes, and help for them to build on the successes that they identify.
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spelling CGSpace1471242024-10-25T07:55:28Z High-value agricultural exports from Africa Martin, Will development trade liberalization exports agricultural products high-value agricultural products agricultural policies processed foods African exports of high-value agricultural products, such as processed agricultural goods and horticultural products have been growing rapidly. Some observers seem to feel that expanding these exports might be key to generating the new export revenues needed to promote development. While there is a lot of potential for expanding these exports, it seems likely that they constitute only one part of the solution. Agricultural exports, at little more than 10 percent of total exports, are simply too small to provide the base for dramatic future growth in exports. What seems to be needed is policies that allow producers to try new products and processes, and help for them to build on the successes that they identify. 2019-01-31 2024-06-21T09:11:27Z 2024-06-21T09:11:27Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147124 en Open Access OCP Policy Center Martin, Will. 2018. High-value agricultural exports from Africa. OCP Policy Brief 18/03. Rabat, Morocco: OCP Policy Center. http://www.ocppc.ma/publications/high-value-agricultural-exports-africa
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trade liberalization
exports
agricultural products
high-value agricultural products
agricultural policies
processed foods
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High-value agricultural exports from Africa
title High-value agricultural exports from Africa
title_full High-value agricultural exports from Africa
title_fullStr High-value agricultural exports from Africa
title_full_unstemmed High-value agricultural exports from Africa
title_short High-value agricultural exports from Africa
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topic development
trade liberalization
exports
agricultural products
high-value agricultural products
agricultural policies
processed foods
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/147124
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