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An Anatomy of Moroccan Agricultural Trade

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  • Li, NaiChia
  • Roe, Terry L.
  • Diao, Xinshen
  • Somwaru, Agapi

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Morocco is engaged in a number of economic reforms to better position the country's integration into world markets. Her agricultural sector is particularly important as its trade, GDP, and employment share are relatively large. We analyze Morocco's agricultural trade growth trends over the past 40 years (1962 - 2004) using SITC 4-digit bilateral agricultural trade data. The data are analyzed using the trend and cycles decomposition (TCD) approach and measurement of trade growth at the intensive and extensive margin. We find a high concentration of agriculture trade in both commodities and trading partners. Morocco has also lost export shares in EU to other EU countries in her top exporting commodities. Another finding suggests that agricultural export growth for Morocco was at the intensive rather than extensive margin. This posts a great challenge for Morocco if she is to expand trade at the extensive margin.

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  • Li, NaiChia & Roe, Terry L. & Diao, Xinshen & Somwaru, Agapi, 2007. "An Anatomy of Moroccan Agricultural Trade," 2007 Annual Meeting, July 29-August 1, 2007, Portland, Oregon 9834, American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association).
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:aaea07:9834
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.9834
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