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Top 10 agricultural imports driving Africa’s trade dynamics

Chisom Michael Africa’s major agricultural imports largely consist of products for which the continent lacks a revealed comparative advantage (RCA), with notable exceptions being sugars and sugar confectionery and tobacco substitutes. According to the Africa Agriculture Trade Monitor (AATM) Report 2024, the top ten imported product categories make up 81% of Africa’s total agricultural imports. Cereals, animal or vegetable fats and oils, and sugars and sugar confectionery together represent 50% of this total. This illustrates Africa’s challenge in meeting growing domestic demand driven by income increases, demographic changes, and urbanization, given its limited production capacity. The report reads “Africa remains […]

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