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The impact of COVID-19 on free trade in Africa | In Africa, the outbreak of COVID-19 coincided with the signing of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), leading to concerns about the potential negative impacts on free trade targets in the region. A forthcoming book chapter, “The COVID-19 Pandemic and African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA): Exploring Potential Impacts and Developmental Implications” (published in Global Market and Global Trade [Working Title]), examines these impacts and discusses how the AfCFTA and similar trade agreements could be used to mitigate the negative economic fallout of COVID-19 and similar shocks in the future.
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Insights from the 2021 Africa Agriculture Trade Monitor | The 2021 Africa Agriculture Trade Monitor (AATM), launched Sept. 10 at the Africa Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) Summit in Nairobi, Kenya (with virtual participation), examines how the AfCFTA can maximize its potential, and details COVID-19 recovery policies to support more resilient livelihoods for agricultural producers and formal and informal traders—as well as the knowledge and data systems to guide us there.
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Latest monthly commodity price reports | Read the July reports on staple food prices in selected markets in East Africa and Kenya.
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Keep up with all of the newest food security and price reports and analysis in the FSP Resources section.
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The Africa South of the Sahara Food Security Portal (SSA FSP), facilitated by IFPRI and supported by the European Commission, provides up-to-date data and information to monitor regional food security situations and food prices, as well as tools for policy analysis and capacity development – all with the aim of providing policymakers and other stakeholders with the information they need to make appropriate and timely responses to address food insecurity.
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