Global Value Chain Participation and Trade Barriers in Sub-Saharan Africa

2019 ◽  
pp. 13-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Herman S. Geyer
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Global Value Chain ◽  
Trade Barriers ◽  
Sub Saharan

scholarly journals Global Value Chain Participation and Inclusive Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kwasi Camara Obeng ◽  
Peter Yeltulme Mwinlaaru ◽  
Isaac Kwesi Ofori
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Global Value Chain ◽  
Inclusive Growth ◽  
Sub Saharan

ASR FORUM: ENGAGING WITH AFRICAN INFORMAL ECONOMIES

2013 ◽  
Vol 56 (3) ◽  
pp. 77-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michal Lyons ◽  
Alison Brown ◽  
Zhigang Li
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Informal Economy ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Value Chains ◽  
Socioeconomic Mobility ◽  
Informal Economies ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Economic Development Strategies

Abstract:This article analyzes the value chain for Chinese manufactured goods such as garments and textiles sold in sub-Saharan Africa. It explores the opportunities for Africans with small, private businesses in the export trade from China, the potential for long-term business development, and how strategies of engagement have changed over time. It finds that the value chains for low-cost goods vary. There is great diversity of entry levels and opportunities for socioeconomic mobility, and traders evolve diverse strategies to obtain and defend their position in the chain. These findings are discussed in terms of understandings of international value chains, the informal economy, and African economic development strategies.

scholarly journals Durum Wheat (Triticum durum Desf.) Origin, Cultivation, and Potential Expansion in Sub-Saharan Africa

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amadou Tidiane Sall ◽  
Tiberio Chiari ◽  
Wasihun Legesse ◽  
Kemal Seid-Ahmed ◽  
Rodomiro Ortiz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Durum Wheat ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Poverty Reduction ◽  
Smallholder Farmers ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Marginal Lands ◽  
Wheat Varieties ◽  
Variety Release ◽  
Sub Saharan

Durum wheat is an important food crop in the world and an endemic species of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). In the highlands of Ethiopia and the oases of the South Sahara this crop has been cultivated for thousands of years. Today, smallholder farmers still cultivate it on marginal lands to assure production for their self-consumption. However, durum wheat is no longer just a staple crop for food security but it has become a major cash crop. In fact, the pasta and couscous industry currently purchase durum grain at prices 10 to 20% higher than bread wheat. Africa as a whole imports over € 4 billion per year of durum grain to provide the raw material for its food industry. Hence, African farmers could obtain a substantial share of this large market by turning their production to this crop. Here, the achievements of the durum breeding program of Ethiopia are revised to reveal a steep acceleration in variety release and adoption in the last decade. Furthermore, the variety release for Mauritania and Senegal is described to show how modern breeding methods could be used to deliver grain yields above 3 t ha-1 in seasons of just 92 days of length and daytime temperatures always above 32°C. This review describes the ability of releasing durum wheat varieties adapted to all growing conditions of SSA, from the oases of the Sahara to the highlands of Ethiopia. This potential area of expansion for durum wheat production in SSA is not linked to any breeding technology, but rather it remains dependent on the market ability to purchase these grains at a higher price to stimulate farmer adoption. The critical importance of connecting all actors along the semolina value chain is presented in the example of Oromia, Ethiopia, and that success story is then used to prompt a wider discussion on the potential of durum wheat as a crop for poverty reduction in Africa.

scholarly journals RESOURCE CURSE AND THE EITI MEMBERSHIP EFFECT ON THE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND CORRUPTION IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: PART I - A THEORETICAL REVIEW

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-28
Author(s):  
Andries Francois Geldenhuys ◽  
Oluseye Samuel Ajuwon ◽  
Michael Graham
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Resource Curse ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Resource Governance ◽  
Growth Outcomes ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Rich Countries ◽  
Resource Sector ◽  
The Impact

This study reviews the theoretical literature concerning the resource curse as it pertains to the impact of natural resources upon economic growth and corruption in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), and how the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) membership can be of help. The EITI is an international standard promoting open and transparent resource governance through disclosure mechanisms in the resource value chain. Corruption has been associated with less-than-average economic growth in resource-rich countries. This research concludes that the theoretical review found that through the dissemination of disclosures in the natural resource sector, the EITI can potentially reduce the prevalence of corruption in implementing countries in SSA and it can address negative economic growth outcomes associated with resource abundance. However, there is not much evidence empirically needed to suggest this.

scholarly journals Immediate impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on bean value chain in selected countries in sub-Saharan Africa

2021 ◽  
Vol 188 ◽  
pp. 103034
Author(s):  
Eileen Bogweh Nchanji ◽  
Cosmas Kweyu Lutomia ◽  
Rowland Chirwa ◽  
Noel Templer ◽  
Jean Claude Rubyogo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Sub Saharan

Sustainable intensification and maize value chain improvements in sub-Saharan Africa

2018 ◽  
pp. 52-80
Author(s):  
Isaiah Nyagumbo ◽  
Mehreteab Tesfai ◽  
Udaya Sekhar Nagothu ◽  
Peter Setimela ◽  
James K. Karanja ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Sustainable Intensification ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Sub Saharan

Formal education and training for conservation agriculture in Africa.

2022 ◽  
pp. 305-330
Author(s):  
Saidi Mkomwa ◽  
Henry Mloza-Banda ◽  
Weldone Mutai
Keyword(s):  
Value Chain ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Innovation System ◽  
Conservation Agriculture ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Economies Of Scope ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Skills Development ◽  
Education Training ◽  
Sub Saharan

Abstract This chapter examines the role of formal education, training and skills development in Conservation Agriculture (CA) in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) in the context of the region's agricultural transformation systems. It explores nascent literature on potential reforms that include development of CA educational programmes and linkages that are more strategically attuned to national agriculture development aspirations. The chapter highlights theoretical grounds and practical examples for the multi-level strategies with complementary relationships aimed at facilitating systemic CA-related education, training and skills development to accelerate and expand its uptake in Africa. The chapter has advocated educational institutions and the university in particular to orchestrate the CA innovation value chain through 'internal' alignment of actors at institutional level (i.e. intra-organizational mainstreaming). The success of an innovation also depends on its 'external' viability. This was illustrated by proposing inter-organizational mainstreaming and a triple helix model where government and industry, respectively, are the principal actors towards increase in sociotechnical viability of the CA innovation system. There are obvious hurdles related to the interactions and coordination between stakeholders, as well as the integration of value complementarities across the value chain. Probable corrective strategies have been exhaustively interrogated and they are, for instance, manifested through technical and organizational adaptations as they summarize and compare systematically their contributions, arguments, assumptions and limitations in the process of creating and harnessing economies of scope in innovation. There may not be any ideal model for demand-led, CA-related education, training and skills development. A number of strategic options present themselves and, in a dynamic world, all strategies are relatively short-lived but must yield outcomes that contribute to longer-term goals. The educational institutions should find appropriate themes and avenues worthy of support in their own right, and projects that invite collaboration on their own terms.

scholarly journals Does Trade Policy Impact Food and Agriculture Global Value Chain Participation of Sub‐Saharan African Countries?

2018 ◽  
Vol 101 (3) ◽  
pp. 773-789 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean Balié ◽  
Davide Del Prete ◽  
Emiliano Magrini ◽  
Pierluigi Montalbano ◽  
Silvia Nenci
Keyword(s):  
Trade Policy ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Policy Impact ◽  
Global Value Chain ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Food And Agriculture ◽  
Sub Saharan

scholarly journals A scoping review of interventions for crop postharvest loss reduction in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (10) ◽  
pp. 821-835 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanya Stathers ◽  
Deirdre Holcroft ◽  
Lisa Kitinoja ◽  
Brighton M. Mvumi ◽  
Alicia English ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Asia ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Policy Formulation ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Systematic Assessment ◽  
Open Access Database ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Postharvest Loss ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Reducing postharvest losses (PHLs) of food crops is a critical component of sustainably increasing agricultural productivity. Many PHL reduction interventions have been tested, but synthesized information to support evidence-based investments and policy is scarce. In this study, PHL reduction interventions for 22 crops across 57 countries in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia from the 1970s to 2019 were systematically reviewed. Screening of the 12,907 studies identified resulted in a collection of 334 studies, which were used to synthesize the evidence and construct an online open-access database, searchable by crop, country, postharvest activity and intervention type. Storage technology interventions mainly targeting farmers dominated (83% of the studies). Maize was the most studied crop (25%). India had the most studies (32%), while 25 countries had no studies. This analysis indicates an urgent need for a systematic assessment of interventions across the entire value chain over multiple seasons and sites, targeting stakeholders beyond farmers. The lack of studies on training, finance, infrastructure, policy and market interventions highlights the need for interventions beyond technologies or handling practice changes. Additionally, more studies are needed connecting the impact of PHL reductions to social, economic and environmental outcomes related to Sustainable Development Goals. This analysis provides decision makers with data for informed policy formulation and prioritization of investments in PHL reduction.

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