Africa's agrifood trade: The state of play
The objective of this report is to establish a state of play of African trade by giving the most accurate picture possible and propose a typology of countries in terms of their degree of openness. It is preliminary work, the first in a series of documents, to pave the way for an in-depth analysis of...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
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| author | Traoré, Fousseini Mamboundou, Pierre Diop, Insa Sy, Abdourahmane |
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| description | The objective of this report is to establish a state of play of African trade by giving the most accurate picture possible and propose a typology of countries in terms of their degree of openness. It is preliminary work, the first in a series of documents, to pave the way for an in-depth analysis of the role of trade and trade policies in achieving food security and improved diets in Africa. The analysis is based on the rigorous exploitation of the best available data on trade in Africa (formal and informal), the use of the best analytical tools (gravity models) as well as recent indicators for measuring regional integration. The report is organized as follows. In the next section we set the scene by presenting an overview of the complex (positive and negative) links between trade, food security and nutrition. We then analyze Africa agrifood trade, examining first international flows, then regional patterns. In the following section we formally test whether Africa is “undertrading” or not. We next establish a typology of countries according to their degree of self-sufficiency and openness. The fifth - and final- section of the report provides some conclusions and recommendations. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1791852025-12-23T02:15:05Z Africa's agrifood trade: The state of play Traoré, Fousseini Mamboundou, Pierre Diop, Insa Sy, Abdourahmane trade food security nutrition agrifood systems agricultural trade The objective of this report is to establish a state of play of African trade by giving the most accurate picture possible and propose a typology of countries in terms of their degree of openness. It is preliminary work, the first in a series of documents, to pave the way for an in-depth analysis of the role of trade and trade policies in achieving food security and improved diets in Africa. The analysis is based on the rigorous exploitation of the best available data on trade in Africa (formal and informal), the use of the best analytical tools (gravity models) as well as recent indicators for measuring regional integration. The report is organized as follows. In the next section we set the scene by presenting an overview of the complex (positive and negative) links between trade, food security and nutrition. We then analyze Africa agrifood trade, examining first international flows, then regional patterns. In the following section we formally test whether Africa is “undertrading” or not. We next establish a typology of countries according to their degree of self-sufficiency and openness. The fifth - and final- section of the report provides some conclusions and recommendations. 2025-12-19 2025-12-22T14:52:26Z 2025-12-22T14:52:26Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179185 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Traoré, Fousseini; Mamboundou, Pierre; Diop, Insa; and Sy, Abdourahmane. 2025. Africa's agrifood trade: The state of play. Better Diets and Nutrition Report. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179185 |
| spellingShingle | trade food security nutrition agrifood systems agricultural trade Traoré, Fousseini Mamboundou, Pierre Diop, Insa Sy, Abdourahmane Africa's agrifood trade: The state of play |
| title | Africa's agrifood trade: The state of play |
| title_full | Africa's agrifood trade: The state of play |
| title_fullStr | Africa's agrifood trade: The state of play |
| title_full_unstemmed | Africa's agrifood trade: The state of play |
| title_short | Africa's agrifood trade: The state of play |
| title_sort | africa s agrifood trade the state of play |
| topic | trade food security nutrition agrifood systems agricultural trade |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/179185 |
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