The African Continental Free Trade Area: How will economic distribution change?

Virtual Event - The African Continental Free Trade Area: How will economic distribution change? DEC 15, 2020 - 09:30 AM TO 10:45 AM EST In early 2021, African countries will begin implementing the much-anticipated African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). The Africa-wide elimination of tariffs will encourage regional integration to a degree never before seen on the continent. As intra-African trade unifies, will regional agricultural production and food supply chains change drastically? How will the agreement affect poverty and food security? And what types of political resistance might arise? Join three specialists in a discussion about the political and economic distribution effects we anticipate as the AfCFTA unfolds. Introduction: Nalishebo Meebelo, Senior Program Coordinator, Regional Network of Agricultural Policy Research and Institutes (ReNAPRI) Speakers: David Laborde Debucquet, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI Maryla Maliszewska, Senior Economist, World Bank Group Andrew Mold, Chief, Regional Integration and AfCFTA Cluster, Office for Eastern Africa, ECA, UNECA Closing Remarks: Antoine Bouet, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI Moderator: Julie Kurtz, Research Analyst, IFPRI LINKS Food And Agricultural Trade In The New Policy Environment: How Can WTO Members Support Economic Recovery And Resilience? - https://www.ifpri.org/spotlight/food-and-agricultural-trade-new-policy-environment-how-can-wto-members-support-economic Book: COVID-19 & Global Food Security - http://bit.ly/IFPRICovidBook IFPRI Resources And Analyses Of COVID-19 Impact - https://www.ifpri.org/covid-19 Akademiya2063 - https://akademiya2063.org/ International Institute For Sustainable Development (IISD) - https://www.iisd.org/ Commerce Alimentaire Et Agricole Dans Le Nouvel Environnement Politique : Comment Les Membres De L’OMC Peuvent-Ils Appuyer La Re - https://www.ifpri.org/event/%C3%A9v%C3%A8nement-virtuel-commerce-alimentaire-et-agricole-dans-le-nouvel-environnement-politique More on the seminar: https://www.ifpri.org/event/virtual-event-african-continental-free-trade-area-how-will-economic-distribution-change Subscribe IFPRI Insights newsletter and event annoucements at www.ifpri.org/content/newsletter-subscription