Non-tariff technical measures: what effects on agricultural exports of African countries?

Les mesures techniques non tarifaires: quels effets sur les exportations agricoles des pays africains ?

Najla Kamergi () and Gabriel Figueiredo de Oliveira ()
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Najla Kamergi: CESAER - Centre d'Economie et de Sociologie Rurales Appliquées à l'Agriculture et aux Espaces Ruraux - AgroSup Dijon - Institut National Supérieur des Sciences Agronomiques, de l'Alimentation et de l'Environnement - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement
Gabriel Figueiredo de Oliveira: LEAD - Laboratoire d'Économie Appliquée au Développement - UTLN - Université de Toulon

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Abstract: We analyze the impact of non-tariff technical measures on agricultural crops' exports from five African regions, namely East, West, Central, North and Southern Africa. A gravity model, estimated for 108 partner countries over the period 2003-2013, shows that sanitary and phytosanitary measures and technical barriers to trade have divergent effects on these countries. First, they appear to improve the export capacity of East and West African countries through quality signals and act as catalysts to develop their competitive advantage. By contrast, producers in Central, Northern and Southern Africa are failing to improve their risk management. This would suggest that the additional costs of certification significantly hamper their exports to developed markets in favor of southern markets.

Keywords: Mesures sanitaires et phytosanitaires; Problèmes commerciaux spécifiques; Classification JEL N33; N93; O18 Mots-clés Modèle de gravité Obstacles techniques au commerce Mesures sanitaires et phytosanitaires Problèmes commerciaux spécifiques; Obstacles techniques au commerce; Modèle de gravité (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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Published in Région et Développement, 2021, 54, pp.31-50

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