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Connecting Food Staples and Input Markets in West Africa: A Regional Trade Agenda for ECOWAS Countries

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dc.contributor.authorMaur, Jean-Christophe
dc.contributor.authorShepherd, Ben
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-21T22:18:35Z
dc.date.available2015-07-21T22:18:35Z
dc.date.issued2015-06-01
dc.description.abstractThe report Africa Can Help Feed Africa (World Bank 2012) showed that increasing food staples1 supply can be met by better connecting African markets to each other. That report called for a stronger focus on removing trade barriers and building on the forces of regional integration. This report builds on the lessons of Africa Can Help Feed Africa by looking into the specific circum¬stances met in West Africa, home to one-third of the continent’s population and to some of its most vulnerable countries. Staple foods are the main source of calories in Africa and in West Africa. In that region, rice, followed by maize and cassava, provides the main source of calories in coastal countries, with millet and sorghum being an important source of food in Sahelian countries (Haggblade et al. 2012). The challenge of food supply is particularly acute in West Africa with some of the world’s fastest growing populations, including urban populations. West Africa’s 2011 population of 342 million is expected to increase to 516 million by 2030 and to 815 million by 2050 (United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division 2013); in this time frame, the region’s urban population will grow from 44 percent to 63 percent of the total population (United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division 2014). As this report will show, strong reasons exist to bring a more strategic focus on promoting regional trade. The first compelling reason is that there is already a sizeable amount of trade in the region, revealing existing important complementarities between countries in the ECOWAS space. Because a large share of this trade is informal, this reality is not always well taken into account. A second reason is that developing these complementarities by facilitating trade and creating the regional soft and hard infra¬structure to incite cross-border flows would further enable (a) the exploitation of comparative advan¬tages and economies of scale in the region; (b) access to and diffusion of better production technologies; (c) competitive access to inputs, research, and extension services; and (d) improved security in the face of shocks that lead to food crises. Finally, a third reason is that existing national policies that affect trade are, by and large, inefficient and incoherent at the regional level; therefore a better use of policy making and institutions is needed to achieve food policy objectives.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/07/24739588/connecting-food-staples-input-markets-west-africa-regional-trade-agenda-ecowas-countries
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/22276
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/22276
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectFEEDS
dc.subjectSAFETY OF FOOD
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL POLICIES
dc.subjectCAPITAL MARKETS
dc.subjectFOOD NEEDS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL GROWTH
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectPOLICY ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectFAMINES
dc.subjectMILLS
dc.subjectPACKAGING
dc.subjectWHEAT FLOUR
dc.subjectFOOD CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectBREAD
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectLEGUMES
dc.subjectPRODUCERS
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPESTICIDE
dc.subjectCONTROL LABORATORIES
dc.subjectWORLD FOOD PROGRAMME
dc.subjectCASSAVA
dc.subjectFOOD POLICY
dc.subjectJUICES
dc.subjectPASTA
dc.subjectINCENTIVES
dc.subjectIFPRI
dc.subjectTOMATOES
dc.subjectPESTICIDES
dc.subjectFOOD SHORTAGES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
dc.subjectFOOD OUTPUT
dc.subjectSUPERMARKET
dc.subjectGLOBAL FOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectMAIZE
dc.subjectFOOD MARKETS
dc.subjectYAMS
dc.subjectEXPLOITATION
dc.subjectCEREALS
dc.subjectFOOD EXPORTS
dc.subjectFOOD POLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectLABELING
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectGROUNDNUT
dc.subjectCOOKING
dc.subjectLOGISTICS
dc.subjectSOYBEANS
dc.subjectOPTIONS
dc.subjectFOOD REQUIREMENTS
dc.subjectPERISHABLE GOODS
dc.subjectCONTAINERS
dc.subjectPALM OIL
dc.subjectFOOD PRODUCERS
dc.subjectPADDY
dc.subjectVEGETABLES
dc.subjectFOOD SUPPLIES
dc.subjectFAMINE
dc.subjectGRAINS
dc.subjectCOCOA
dc.subjectFOOD PRODUCTS
dc.subjectEFFICIENCY
dc.subjectFOOD PRODUCTION
dc.subjectFLOUR MILLS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL POLICY
dc.subjectRESOURCES
dc.subjectSTAPLE FOODS
dc.subjectBEEF
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION
dc.subjectCEREAL PRODUCTION
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectSPICES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectVALUES
dc.subjectBEER
dc.subjectFOOD RESERVES
dc.subjectCREDIT
dc.subjectROOT VEGETABLES
dc.subjectPURCHASING POWER
dc.subjectANIMAL FEED
dc.subjectTUBERS
dc.subjectORANGE
dc.subjectFRUIT
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectCEREAL IMPORTS
dc.subjectPROPERTY
dc.subjectCONFECTIONERY
dc.subjectWFP
dc.subjectENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectEGGS
dc.subjectBAGGING
dc.subjectSEAFOOD
dc.subjectFOOD
dc.subjectWORLD FOOD PROGRAM
dc.subjectPORK
dc.subjectECONOMICS
dc.subjectMEAT PROCESSING
dc.subjectFOOD IMPORTS
dc.subjectFOOD INSECURITY
dc.subjectGROUNDNUTS
dc.subjectDEMAND FOR FOOD
dc.subjectTRADE
dc.subjectPOTATOES
dc.subjectLAND
dc.subjectECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subjectCORN
dc.subjectCONSUMPTION PATTERNS
dc.subjectFOOD CROPS
dc.subjectFOOD SAFETY
dc.subjectFOOD SUPPLY
dc.subjectMEAT
dc.subjectFOOD EXPORT
dc.subjectAPPLES
dc.subjectSWEET POTATOES
dc.subjectMEATS
dc.subjectMEAL
dc.subjectWHEAT
dc.subjectFOOD AVAILABILITY
dc.subjectCHEMICAL ANALYSIS
dc.subjectFOOD PRODUCT
dc.subjectRICE
dc.subjectVEGETABLE OILS
dc.subjectFOOD PRICES
dc.subjectSTARCH
dc.subjectFOOD PROCESSING
dc.subjectFLOUR
dc.subjectFOODS
dc.subjectPULSES
dc.subjectFOOD STAPLES
dc.subjectPRICES
dc.subjectCEREAL CROPS
dc.subjectCLEANLINESS
dc.subjectPOTATO
dc.subjectYAM
dc.subjectECONOMIES
dc.subjectBREWERIES
dc.subjectBREWING
dc.subjectSUGAR
dc.titleConnecting Food Staples and Input Markets in West Africaen
dc.title.subtitleA Regional Trade Agenda for ECOWAS Countriesen
dc.typeReporten
dc.typeRapportfr
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okr.date.disclosure2015-07-08
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T10:33:44.194286Z
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Other Agricultural Study
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/07/24739588/connecting-food-staples-input-markets-west-africa-regional-trade-agenda-ecowas-countries
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
okr.guid918631468197340135
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum090224b083c49f5b_3_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum24739588
okr.identifier.report97279
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.geographicalWest Africa
okr.sectorAgriculture, fishing, and forestry :: Crops
okr.sectorIndustry and trade :: Other domestic and international trade
okr.themeTrade and integration :: Regional integration
okr.themeTrade and integration :: Trade facilitation and market access
okr.themeHuman development :: Nutrition and food security
okr.topicIndustry::Food & Beverage Industry
okr.topicAgriculture::Agricultural Research
okr.topicAgriculture::Agricultural Trade
okr.topicAgriculture::Fertilizers
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Export Competitiveness
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Trade and Regional Integration
okr.unitTrade Compet - GP - IBRD (GTCDR)
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