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More bones to pick with the EU? Controversial poultry exports to Africa: sustainable trade policy as a task for the G20
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Abstract In the course of signing Economic Partnership Agreements between the EU and African regions, an old topic became fashionable again: If the partner countries in Africa partially open up their markets, imported products such as chicken cuts, particularly those artificially cheapened due to European ag... view more
In the course of signing Economic Partnership Agreements between the EU and African regions, an old topic became fashionable again: If the partner countries in Africa partially open up their markets, imported products such as chicken cuts, particularly those artificially cheapened due to European agricultural subsidies, could threaten local production in Africa. Critics say this could trigger food crises, rob these countries of their future prospects and ultimately add to the causes of flight. On closer inspection, however, it seems that weak African domestic production has a number of causes - solving the problem would require a whole bundle of policies. (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
agricultural production; EU; policy of granting subsidies; foreign trade; international economic relations; trade policy; West Africa; export; import; development policy; economic agreement; agricultural policy; developing country; agricultural product
Classification
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
Economic Policy
Free Keywords
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS); Wirtschaftspartnerschaftsabkommen (EU)
Document language
English
Publication Year
2016
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
4 p.
Series
SWP Comment, 57/2016
ISSN
1861-1761
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications