POLICY SEMINAR

Making the most of intra-African trade: the 2021 Africa Agriculture Trade Monitor

Co-Organized by IFPRI and AKADEMIYA2063

SEP 23, 2021 - 09:30 AM TO 11:00 AM EDT

African countries have diversified their exports and trade partners over the last decade, but agricultural trade still lags behind its potential. The pandemic and recent implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) present a critical challenge and an unprecedented opportunity for Africa. The newly launched 2021 Africa Agriculture Trade Monitor (AATM) (https://akademiya2063.org/publications/resakss/EN/AATM/Africa%20Agriculture%20Trade%20Monitor_2021_ENG.pdf) examines these recent events, as well as long-term structural issues, and offers recommendations for improving Africa’s competitiveness and increasing agricultural trade flows.

The AATM has become the essential annual African agricultural trade publication, highlighting trends, competitiveness of Africa’s local and global value chains, and regional market integration, along with key policies and opportunities for strengthening trade. This seminar will explore the 2021 findings, including the impact of COVID-19 and the AfCFTA, and this year’s special focus on regional integration in Northern Africa’s Arab Maghreb Union.

Opening Remarks:

Antoine Bouet, Senior Research Fellow, CGIAR-IFPRI

Getaw Tadesse, Director, Bilateral Programs, AKADEMIYA2063

Speakers:

Leila Baghdadi, Professor of Economics at ESSECT, University of Tunis

Leysa Maty Sall, Associate Scientist, AKADEMIYA2063

Abdoulaye Seck, Département de Economie Professor, Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar

Discussants:

Johann Kirsten, Director, Bureau for Economic Research (BER)

Doaa Abdel Motaal, Author & Counsellor, World Trade Organization

Closing Remarks:

Chahir Zaki, Associate Professor of Economics, University of Cairo

Moderator:

Julie Kurtz, Research Analyst, CGIAR-IFPRI

Links:

AKADEMIYA2063: https://akademiya2063.org/index.php

2021 Africa Agriculture Trade Monitor (AATM): https://www.resakss.org/node/6838

More on the seminar: https://www.ifpri.org/event/making-most-intra-african-trade-2021-africa-agriculture-trade-monitor

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