Counting the costs of compliance with trade requirements from a value chain perspective : evidence from Southern Africa (English)

This note uses a value chain perspective to show how the cost of complying with regional trade requirements affects agriculture competitiveness and rural incomes. On the one hand, phytosanitary rules, product standards, and certification procedures are important to protect human, animal, and plant health. These requirements also help to improve buyer and seller confidence in international markets and can be useful for trade facilitation. Equally...

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Keyser,John C.;
Document Date
2012/07/01
Document Type
Brief
Report Number
72848
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Southern Africa,
Region
Eastern and Southern Africa,
Disclosure Date
2012/09/24
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Counting the costs of compliance with trade requirements from a value chain perspective : evidence from Southern Africa
Keywords
formal sector

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Keyser,John C..

Counting the costs of compliance with trade requirements from a value chain perspective : evidence from Southern Africa (English). Africa trade policy notes ; no. 32 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/360811468102893845

Counting the costs of compliance with trade requirements from a value chain perspective : evidence from Southern Africa (English)

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