IFPRI Policy Seminar: Making the most of intra-African trade

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 Subscribe IFPRI Insights newsletter and event announcements at www.ifpri.org/content/newsletter-subscription