frontier and that the frontier will move out faster. In particular, plants that export will achieve a higher productivity level …. However intuitive the argument, empirical evidence is meager. This hypothesis is examined by calculating the effect of export … increase their productivity advantage after entry into the export market. While the first finding can be explained by selection …

livelihoods are largely dependent on the production and export of raw agricultural commodities such as coffee, cocoa, and cotton … theme of "Agricultural Trade Facilitation and Non-Traditional Agricultural Export Development in Sub-Saharan Africa." This …

The export performance of Sub-Saharan Africa has lagged behind that of developing countries in other regions for the … past two decades, and total export proceeds have fallen significantly since 1980. Many factors explain this outcome … new agricultural products and light manufactures could boost export earnings, but only if the region can compete …