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WORKING PAPER/TCP/SAF/2081 PRODUCTS WITH COMPETITIVE POTENTIAL IN AFRICAN AGRICULTURE NEPAD Dorina Minoiu Agricultural Policy Coordinating Service |
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FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
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STUDY'S OBJECTIVES AND METHODOLOGY
SELECTION OF POTENTIALLY COMPETITIVE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
POTENTIALLY COMPETITIVE CROPS BY SUB-REGION AND COUNTRY
Current cropping pattern by sub-region and country
Selection of potentially competitive crops according to production-cum-trade-opportunities criterion
Crop productivity and competitiveness
Crop competitiveness and producer pricesPOTENTIALLY COMPETITIVE ANIMAL TYPES BY SUB-REGION AND COUNTRY
Current distribution of animal types by sub-region
Selection of potentially competitive animal types according to the production-cum-trade-opportunities criterionPOTENTIALLY COMPETITIVE SUB-REGIONS AND COUNTRIES FOR FORESTRY AND WILDLIFE DEVELOPMENT
Current roundwood production and export volumes
Selection of potentially-competitive sub-regions and countries for forestry and wildlife developmentPOTENTIALLY COMPETITIVE SUB-REGIONS AND COUNTRIES FOR MARINE FISHERY DEVELOPMENT
Current fish catch by sub-region and country
Selection of potentially competitive coastal sub-regions/countries for marine fishery development
CONSTRAINTS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF POTENTIALLY COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS
OVERALL ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL CONDITIONS
RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE
CONSTRAINTS TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF POTENTIALLY COMPETITIVE AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIESMain features and cross-cutting issues regarding the natural resource base
Sub-regional features and constraintsCONSTRAINTS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FORESTRY AND WILDLIFE SUBSECTORS
Common features and cross-cutting issues
Sub-regional features and constraintsCONSTRAINTS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE MARINE FISHERY SECTOR
Common features and cross-cutting issues
Major constraints to the development of marine fisheries
ACTIONS AND TYPES OF INVESTMENTS
GENERAL ACTIONS AND TYPES OF INVESTMENTS TO UPGRADE OVERALL BUSINESS CONDITIONS
SUSTAINABLE NATURAL-RESOURCE UTILIZATION
IMPROVEMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE FOR MARKET ACCESS
TRADE FACILITATION, MARKET ACCESS AND MARKET INTEGRATION
SUB-REGIONAL ACTIONS AND TYPES OF INVESTMENT FOR IMPROVING SUSTAINABLE LAND-AND WATER-RESOURCE UTILIZATIONNorth Africa
East Africa
Central Africa
West Africa
Southern AfricaACTIONS AND TYPES OF INVESTMENTS FOR FORESTRY DEVELOPMENT AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
Revitalization of the public sector
Plantations development: ensuring policy support and developing investment programmes
Processing-industry and trade-operator development: ensuring policy support and developing investment programmes
Addressing the loss of biodiversity and building on its potential
Application of a holistic approach to natural-resource developmentACTIONS AND TYPES OF INVESTMENTS FOR MARINE FISHERY DEVELOPMENT
ANNEX 1. LIST OF MAJOR PRODUCTS CULTIVATED IN AFRICA BY SUB-REGION
ANNEX 2. NORTH AFRICA: NATURALLY SUITABLE CROPS BY SUB-REGION AND COUNTRY, AVERAGE 1996-2000
ANNEX 3. EAST AFRICA: NATURALLY SUITABLE CROPS BY SUB-REGION AND COUNTRY, AVERAGE 1996-2000
ANNEX 4. CENTRAL AFRICA: NATURALLY SUITABLE CROPS BY SUB-REGION AND COUNTRY, AVERAGE 1996-2000
ANNEX 5. SOUTHERN AFRICA: NATURALLY SUITABLE CROPS BY SUB-REGION AND COUNTRY, AVERAGE 1996-2000
ANNEX 6. COASTAL WEST AFRICA: NATURALLY SUITABLE CROPS BY SUB-REGION AND COUNTRY, AVERAGE 1996-2000
ANNEX 7. SAHEL WEST AFRICA: NATURALLY SUITABLE CROPS BY SUB-REGION AND COUNTRY, AVERAGE 1996-2000
ANNEX 8. NORTH AFRICA POTENTIALLY COMPETITIVE COUNTRY-SPECIFIC CROPS: PRODUCTIVITY AND GROSS INCOME DIFFERENTIAL, AVERAGE 1996-2000
ANNEX 9. EAST AFRICA POTENTIALLY COMPETITIVE COUNTRY-SPECIFIC CROPS: PRODUCTIVITY AND GROSS INCOME DIFFERENTIAL, AVERAGE 1996-2000
ANNEX 10. CENTRAL AFRICA (EXCLUDING CHAD) POTENTIALLY COMPETITIVE COUNTRY-SPECIFIC CROPS: PRODUCTIVITY AND GROSS INCOME DIFFERENTIAL, AVERAGE 1996-2000
ANNEX 11. COASTAL WEST AFRICA POTENTIALLY COMPETITIVE COUNTRY-SPECIFIC CROPS: PRODUCTIVITY AND GROSS INCOME DIFFERENTIAL, AVERAGE 1996-2000
ANNEX 12. SAHEL WEST AFRICA POTENTIALLY COMPETITIVE COUNTRY-SPECIFIC CROPS: PRODUCTIVITY AND GROSS INCOME DIFFERENTIAL, AVERAGE 1996-2000
ANNEX 13. SOUTHERN AFRICA POTENTIALLY COMPETITIVE COUNTRY-SPECIFIC CROPS: PRODUCTIVITY AND GROSS INCOME DIFFERENTIAL, AVERAGE 1996-2000
ANNEX 14. LIVESTOCK POPULATION EXPRESSED IN WORLD EXPORT VALUE IN US$ '000S, AVERAGE 1996-2000, BY COUNTRY AND SUB-REGION
ANNEX 15. ROUNDWOOD PRODUCTION, IMPORT, EXPORTS BY COUNTRY, IN M3, AVERAGE 1996-2000, AND THEIR SHARE IN SUB-REGIONAL LEVEL
ANNEX 16. ANNUAL FISH PRODUCTION IN METRIC TONNES, AVERAGE 1995-1999
ANNEX 17. FISH CATCH AND EXPORTS IN METRIC TONNES (AVERAGE 1995-1999) BY COUNTRY AND EEMZ SIZE AND SHARE IN THE SUB-REGIONAL TOTAL