We examine the implications of the rise of a middle class in East and Southern Africa for food consumption patterns and … the food system. A unique classification of food items shows that highly processed food has one-third of the purchased … food market, with comparable shares in rural and urban areas (31 per cent vs 35 per cent), and among the vulnerable and …

This paper deals with the role of regional trade in fostering the resilience of domestic food markets. Using country … the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), and … pace of regional trade expansion and thus its contribution to creating more resilient domestic food markets through modest …

Standards are replacing tariffs as the main trade barriers facing African agro-food exports. This book examines the … challenges and opportunities that new public and private standards present to African countries - focusing on food safety …

regions of the global fresh produce market that has emerged in the West African Republic of Ghana over the past decade"-- …