Regional quality standards for food staples in Africa : harmonization not always appropriate : Normes de qualité régionales pour les denrées alimentaires en Afrique : L'harmonisation n'est pas toujours appropriée (French)

One approach to improve the trade environment for food staples that has gained considerable momentum and widespread support in recent years has been to harmonize quality standards across countries and with international ones. Various policy papers on commodity trade in Africa have pointed to the lack of consistency in quality requirements as a non-tariff barrier and called for the harmonization of standards as a prerequisite for improved trade. The...

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Keyser,John C.;
Document Date
2012/07/01
Document Type
Brief
Report Number
72854
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Africa,
Region
Africa,
Disclosure Date
2014/07/30
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Normes de qualité régionales pour les denrées alimentaires en Afrique : L'harmonisation n'est pas toujours appropriée
Keywords
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Keyser,John C..

Regional quality standards for food staples in Africa : harmonization not always appropriate : Normes de qualité régionales pour les denrées alimentaires en Afrique : L'harmonisation n'est pas toujours appropriée (French). Africa trade policy notes|no. 33 Washington, DC : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/331671468191939458

Regional quality standards for food staples in Africa : harmonization not always appropriate : Normes de qualité régionales pour les denrées alimentaires en Afrique : L'harmonisation n'est pas toujours appropriée (French)

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