Exploring market opportunities for African smallholders

Wealthy countries’ agricultural subsidies have also created unfair competition. African farmers not only have limited access to rich-country agricultural markets, but they also face unfair competition in their own domestic markets from subsidized imports of food staples. New challenges come from dra...

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Main Authors: Diao, Xinshen, Hazell, Peter B. R.
Format: Brief
Language:Inglés
Published: International Food Policy Research Institute 2004
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/156709
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description Wealthy countries’ agricultural subsidies have also created unfair competition. African farmers not only have limited access to rich-country agricultural markets, but they also face unfair competition in their own domestic markets from subsidized imports of food staples. New challenges come from dramatically changed marketing chains that require African farmers to compete in markets that are more demanding in terms of product quality and food safety. What can be done to enhance market opportunities so that agriculture can become a more powerful engine of growth for the continent? Which markets and which products offer the greatest potential for raising incomes and food consumption? This brief addresses these questions and suggests policies that could help enlarge markets for African farmers.
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spelling CGSpace1567092025-01-10T06:30:55Z Exploring market opportunities for African smallholders Diao, Xinshen Hazell, Peter B. R. small farms markets subsidies imports food safety quality food consumption income smallholders Wealthy countries’ agricultural subsidies have also created unfair competition. African farmers not only have limited access to rich-country agricultural markets, but they also face unfair competition in their own domestic markets from subsidized imports of food staples. New challenges come from dramatically changed marketing chains that require African farmers to compete in markets that are more demanding in terms of product quality and food safety. What can be done to enhance market opportunities so that agriculture can become a more powerful engine of growth for the continent? Which markets and which products offer the greatest potential for raising incomes and food consumption? This brief addresses these questions and suggests policies that could help enlarge markets for African farmers. 2004 2024-10-24T12:45:11Z 2024-10-24T12:45:11Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/156709 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Diao, Xinshen; Hazell, P. B. R. 2004. Exploring market opportunities for African smallholders. 2020 Africa Conference Brief; Issue brief. 6. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/156709
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