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Improving Transport Connectivity for Food Security in Africa: Strengthening Supply Chains

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-19T22:07:03Z
dc.date.available2025-02-19T22:07:03Z
dc.date.issued2025-02-14
dc.description.abstractFood insecurity is a persistent global problem affecting hundreds of millions of people each year. Transport Connectivity for Food Security in Africa: Strengthening Supply Chains confirms the complexity of the problem and focuses on the transport dimension to its resolution. The book explores critical links between transport, logistics, and food security in Africa, with the goal of enhancing the resilience of food systems. The book relies on a World Bank in-house Freight Flow and Transport Choice Model (FlowMax) to analyze the supply chains of key food commodities in Africa. It explores how transport deficiencies affect food production, distribution, and imports and, ultimately, food security. It is the first of its kind to answer six questions that are often asked in relation to food security on the continent: 1. Why does Africa have a “long food supply chain”? 2. How can regional economic blocks facilitate a more efficient exchange of food between countries? 3. What impedes the distribution of food within countries? 4. Does Africa have a transport infrastructure problem that impacts the food supply chain? 5. Do market distortions in transport services contribute to high costs of food in Africa? 6. What hampers investment in storage as one of the ingredients to the weaknesses of food supply chains on the continent? Using the FlowMax model, the book identifies weaknesses and opportunities for improvement along the entire food supply chain, from local production and consumption to international linkages, aiming for more resilient food systems. Recommendations focus on fostering international network connectivity, increasing regional integration, strengthening domestic logistics, and improving access to markets. en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099013125143525383/P17993919896090b31b8c71d9df51feffc3
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/42838
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/42838
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWashington, DC: World Bank
dc.rightsCC BY-NC 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/igo
dc.subjectTRANSPORT CONNECTIVITY
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectFOOD PRICES
dc.subjectSUPPLY CHAIN
dc.subjectMARKETS
dc.subjectACCESS TO FOOD
dc.titleImproving Transport Connectivity for Food Security in Africaen
dc.title.subtitleStrengthening Supply Chainsen
dc.typeReport
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okr.crossref.titleImproving Transport Connectivity for Food Security in Africa: Strengthening Supply Chains
okr.date.disclosure2025-02-14
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-14T11:48:59.925720Z
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-03T02:37:03.899307Z
okr.date.lastmodified2025-01-31T00:00:00Zen
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099013125143525383/P17993919896090b31b8c71d9df51feffc3
okr.guid099013125143525383
okr.identifier.docmidP179939-98960901-1743-44b3-b8c7-d9df51feffc3
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum34451899
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum34451899
okr.identifier.report196977
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okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099013125143525383/pdf/P17993919896090b31b8c71d9df51feffc3.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.sectorFY17 - Rural and Inter-Urban Roads,FY17 - Ports/Waterways,FY17 - Railways,FY17 - Trade
okr.topicAgriculture::Food Security
okr.topicTransport
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Living Standards
okr.unitInfra - Global Knowledge (ITRGK)
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