Trade policies for improved food security

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dc.creatorMelagne, N'Guessan Dieu-Donne
dc.creatorEhuitche, Beke Tite
dc.date2021-12-01
dc.date2024-05-22T12:12:58Z
dc.date2024-05-22T12:12:58Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:22:54Z
dc.descriptionAfrica south of the Sahara (SSA) remains highly dependent on agricultural and food trade for its population’s wellbeing (Bouët et al, 2021). In particular, regional trade integration is crucial for food security in the region, where agricultural trade plays an essential role in regulating the supply and prices of food products and contributes to household food security. Food and nutrition security are among the main priorities established by SSA’s major regional integration agreements, including ECOWAS/ECOWAP; ECCAS/SAC; COMESA, and the AfCTA (CEDEAO, 2015; Matthews, 2003; AEC, 2018). Despite existing free trade agreements for agri-food products within regional areas, however, many trade barriers remain: weak transport and communication infrastructures, technical barriers to trade, abusive controls and illicit payments from corridors, costs and delays of customs procedures, information and exchange costs, and costs linked to local distribution and pricing of agri-foodstuffs. These barriers are also combined with the region’s current structural and institutional weaknesses. To tackle these obstacles and improve food security, appropriate actions and policies are required (Tinta et al., 2018; N’guessan et Béké, 2020). This proposal outlines specific recommendations for best practices in trade facilitation and related policies for improved food security in SSA countries, based on relevant recent research.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/143298
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/102678
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceMelagne, N'Guessan Dieu-Donne; and Ehuitche, Beke Tite. 2021. Trade policies for improved food security. FSP Best Practices 6. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); and Food Security Portal. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/143298
dc.subjectfree trade agreements
dc.subjectfoods
dc.subjectpolicies
dc.subjecttransport
dc.subjectagri-food products
dc.subjecttrade barriers
dc.subjectagriculture
dc.subjecttrade
dc.subjectinfrastructure
dc.subjectprices
dc.subjectcommunication
dc.titleTrade policies for improved food security
dc.typeWorking Paper

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