Standards and Global Trade : A Voice for Africa
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Washington, DC: World Bank
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The book provides information, and
guidance for policymakers, the development community, and
others in the critical area of "behind the border"
barriers to trade. With a view to promoting efforts to
strengthen Africa's capacity to meet trade standards,
and comply with technical regulations, the book examines the
link between those standards, and regulations and export
success in case studies of five countries: Kenya,
Mozambique, Nigeria, South Africa, and Uganda. Each chapter
describe the economic context of trade standards in a
country, and examines the mechanisms by which standards, and
regulations are established, and revised at the local, and
international levels. The authors - local experts in the
region - review existing trade regulations, and determine
the extent to which they are consistent with international
practices. They also analyze each country's physical
infrastructure, organizational capacities, and current
standard implementation process, and, consider the probable
impact of new standards, regulations, and related
production/marketing practices in key industries. The first
comprehensive assessment of the relationship between trade
standards, and development priorities in Sub-Saharan Africa,
this book offers concrete action plans for supporting
African firms, and farmers in their efforts to improve
product quality, and reach international markets in key
commodity sectors.
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ACCESS TO INFORMATION, AFRICAN FARMERS, AGRICULTURAL MARKETING, AGRICULTURAL MARKETS, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, AGRICULTURE, AGRONOMY, ANIMAL DISEASES, ANIMAL HEALTH, BIODIVERSITY, CEREALS, COMMODITIES, COMPETITIVENESS, CONSUMER EXPECTATIONS, CONSUMER GROUPS, CONSUMER PREFERENCES, CONSUMERS, COTTON, CPI, DEVELOPED COUNTRIES, DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS, DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC RELATIONS, ECONOMIC RESEARCH, ECONOMICS, ECONOMISTS, EMPLOYMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, EQUIPMENT, EUROPEAN COMMISSION, EXPORTS, EXTENSION, FAO, FARMERS, FARMING, FARMS, FISH, FISHERIES, FISHING, FORESTRY, FREE TRADE, FRUITS, GATT, GDP, GENETIC RESOURCES, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, GROWTH RATE, HEALTH PROMOTION, HUMAN CAPITAL, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, IMPACT ASSESSMENT, IMPORTS, INCOME, INCOMES, INSURANCE, INTERMEDIATE GOODS, INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS, INTERNATIONAL TRADE, ITC, KARI, LABORATORIES, LEGISLATION, LIVESTOCK, MALNUTRITION, MARKETING, MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING, MOA, MOU, NATURAL RESOURCES, NGOS, OIL, POLICY RESEARCH, PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRODUCERS, PRODUCTION PROCESSES, QUALITY STANDARDS, R&D, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, TEXTILES, TRADE POLICIES, UNCTAD, UNDP, UNEP, UNITED NATIONS, UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, UNIVERSITIES, USAID, VALUE ADDED, VEGETABLES, VETERINARY SERVICES, WORLD TRADE ORGANISATION, WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION, WTO TRADE DEVELOPMENT, INTERNATIONAL TRADE, TRADE AMONG DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, TRADE BARRIERS, TRADE PROMOTION, TRADE REGULATION, STANDARD INTERNATIONAL TRADE CLASSIFICATION, CASE STUDIES, ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, ORGANIZATIONAL CAPACITY, STANDARD PERFORMANCE, PRODUCTION CAPACITY, MARKETING POLICIES, INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, PRODUCT QUALITY, MARKET ACCESS