Product standards and Africa’s agricultural exports
The preponderance and stringency of product standards have implications for global trade, especially for developing countries. Despite the importance of this issue to Africa, only a few empirical studies exist in the area. It is on this basis that this study draws its objective, which is to investig...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2014
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| author | Kareem, Olayinka Idowu |
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| description | The preponderance and stringency of product standards have implications for global trade, especially for developing countries. Despite the importance of this issue to Africa, only a few empirical studies exist in the area. It is on this basis that this study draws its objective, which is to investigate the impact of EU standards on Africa’s exports in relation to the Comprehensive Africa Agricultural Development Programme. A two-step Heckman model is adopted using mostly unexploited standards data from Perinorm. Two high-value commodities were selected, fish and vegetable, as well as a traditional cash crop, coffee, at HS-6 digit level. The findings show that at the extensive margins of export, standards are trade-inhibiting in fish and coffee, while enhancing the export of the vegetable. At the intensive margin, standards are trade-inhibiting in vegetable and coffee exports while trade-enhancing in fish export. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1500142025-11-06T06:01:11Z Product standards and Africa’s agricultural exports Kareem, Olayinka Idowu exports policies trade european union The preponderance and stringency of product standards have implications for global trade, especially for developing countries. Despite the importance of this issue to Africa, only a few empirical studies exist in the area. It is on this basis that this study draws its objective, which is to investigate the impact of EU standards on Africa’s exports in relation to the Comprehensive Africa Agricultural Development Programme. A two-step Heckman model is adopted using mostly unexploited standards data from Perinorm. Two high-value commodities were selected, fish and vegetable, as well as a traditional cash crop, coffee, at HS-6 digit level. The findings show that at the extensive margins of export, standards are trade-inhibiting in fish and coffee, while enhancing the export of the vegetable. At the intensive margin, standards are trade-inhibiting in vegetable and coffee exports while trade-enhancing in fish export. 2014 2024-08-01T02:50:27Z 2024-08-01T02:50:27Z Working Paper https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150014 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Kareem, Olayinka Idowu. 2014. Product Standards and Africa’s Agricultural Exports. AGRODEP Working Paper 0009. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/150014 |
| spellingShingle | exports policies trade european union Kareem, Olayinka Idowu Product standards and Africa’s agricultural exports |
| title | Product standards and Africa’s agricultural exports |
| title_full | Product standards and Africa’s agricultural exports |
| title_fullStr | Product standards and Africa’s agricultural exports |
| title_full_unstemmed | Product standards and Africa’s agricultural exports |
| title_short | Product standards and Africa’s agricultural exports |
| title_sort | product standards and africa s agricultural exports |
| topic | exports policies trade european union |
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