The Effects of Trade Governance on Sugar Trade and Its Landscape of Policy Practices in Tanzania

Joseph Rajabu Kangile, Zena Theopist Mpenda, Reuben M. J. Kadigi and Charles Peter Mgeni

SAGE Open, 2022, vol. 12, issue 3, 21582440221121603

Abstract: Trade governance is important for the efficient implementation of trade policies that support and controls most of the global value chains (GVCs) trade in African countries. Poor trade governance leads to misalignment of trade policies and affects the sustainability of the agricultural commodities supply chains. This study used cross-sectional survey data of 375 randomly selected sugar supply chain actors in Tanzania to evaluate the level of trade governance in Tanzania and ascertain its effects on the sugar trade. Exploratory (factor analysis) and confirmatory (weighted least square regression) models were used for data analysis. The major findings are that governance affects the sugar trade with the magnitude of its effects being felt differently between farmers and traders. It shows further that abrupt trade policy change significantly ( p  

Keywords: trade policy; governance; supply chain; institutions; global value chains (GVCs) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1177/21582440221121603

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