Breaking Down the Barriers to Regional Agricultural Trade in Central Africa
Despite the region’s vast potential for agriculture production and trade, the agriculture sector in Central African economic and monetary community (CEMAC) remains largely underdeveloped. This study supports CEMAC countries in their efforts to dive...
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| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2018
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/233071535650013216/Breaking-down-the-barriers-to-regional-agricultural-trade-in-Central-Africa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30397 |
| Summary: | Despite the region’s vast potential for
agriculture production and trade, the agriculture sector in
Central African economic and monetary community (CEMAC)
remains largely underdeveloped. This study supports CEMAC
countries in their efforts to diversify their economies
through increased agricultural trade. Findings focus on the
costs and constraints associated with large and small-scale
agriculture trade, including procedures faced at the border
and in nearby assembly markets. This analysis uses a
corridor approach to understand current conditions at
selected border crossings and in nearby assembly markets
that are important to regional agriculture trade in CEMAC,
following commodities through six points on the supply
chain: farm, immediate market, collection market, urban
market, border market, and foreign market. The report is
centered on Cameroon, as currently CEMAC’s main agricultural
producer and exporter. Despite a large potential across the
CEMAC region, Cameroon is at the moment by far the largest
producer as well as the only significant exporter of
agricultural products. The report is organized around
thirteen key messages that cover production, sourcing, and
trade. The final section lists recommendations and areas for
potential investment and policy reform that can help the
region implement its trade integration ambitions in the
service of food security, agricultural development, and
economic diversification. |
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