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Product standards and Africa’s agricultural exports

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  • Kareem, Olayinka Idowu

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The preponderance and stringency of product standards have implications for global trade, especially for developing countries. Despite the importance of this issue to Africa, only a few empirical studies exist in the area. It is on this basis that this study draws its objective, which is to investigate the impact of EU standards on Africa’s exports in relation to the Comprehensive Africa Agricultural Development Programme. A two-step Heckman model is adopted using mostly unexploited standards data from Perinorm. Two high-value commodities were selected, fish and vegetable, as well as a traditional cash crop, coffee, at HS-6 digit level. The findings show that at the extensive margins of export, standards are trade-inhibiting in fish and coffee, while enhancing the export of the vegetable. At the intensive margin, standards are trade-inhibiting in vegetable and coffee exports while trade-enhancing in fish export.

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  • Kareem, Olayinka Idowu, 2014. "Product standards and Africa’s agricultural exports," AGRODEP working papers 9, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
    • Handle: RePEc:fpr:agrowp:9
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    1. Kareem, Olayinka Idowu & Wieck, Christine, 2022. "Cartographie du commerce agricole au sein de la CEDEAO : structure et flux des produits agricoles, obstacles au commerce, lacunes en matière de financement et options politiques.Un projet de recherche," Working Papers 316973, Universitaet Hohenheim, Institute of Agricultural Policy and Agricultural Markets.
    2. Kareem, Olayinka Idowu, 2022. "Fruit safety regulations in the transatlantic region: How are Africa’s exports faring with the regulations?," Journal of Policy Modeling, Elsevier, vol. 44(5), pages 886-902.
    3. Kareem, Olayinka Idowu & Wieck, Christine, 2022. "Mapping agricultural trade within the ECOWAS: structure and flow of agricultural products, barriers to trade, financing gaps and policy options A research project in cooperation with GIZ on behalf of ," Working Papers 316918, Universitaet Hohenheim, Institute of Agricultural Policy and Agricultural Markets.
    4. Olayinka Idowu Kareem, 2016. "The High-Value Commodity Export Effects of Standards in Africa," The International Trade Journal, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 30(3), pages 237-259, May.

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