Regional trade agreements and agricultural trade: An analysis of Zimbabwe’s agricultural trade flows

The main aim of the study was to assess the impact of Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) and Southern African Development Community Free Trade Area (SADC-FTA) on Zimbabwe’s agricultural trade flows. Results highlight that Zimbabwe’s membership in EPA initiated in 2012, enhanced the country’s agric...

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Main Authors: Admire Chawarika, Faustino Madzokere, Agrippa Murimbika
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2022-12-01
Series:Cogent Economics & Finance
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23322039.2022.2048482
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description The main aim of the study was to assess the impact of Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) and Southern African Development Community Free Trade Area (SADC-FTA) on Zimbabwe’s agricultural trade flows. Results highlight that Zimbabwe’s membership in EPA initiated in 2012, enhanced the country’s agricultural trade flows by 307.96%. Membership in SADC-FTA initiated in 2008 has enhanced the country’s agricultural trade flows by 437.09%. Other independent variables including exchange rates and GDP negatively impacted the country’s agricultural trade flows. From the empirical findings, it is critical for the government to conduct impact assessments.
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spelling doaj-art-23b43ba900714fa4ba3e033fc9fd93522025-08-20T02:16:44ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Economics & Finance2332-20392022-12-0110110.1080/23322039.2022.2048482Regional trade agreements and agricultural trade: An analysis of Zimbabwe’s agricultural trade flowsAdmire Chawarika0Faustino Madzokere1Agrippa Murimbika2School of Economics and Management, Lund University, Lund, SwedenFaculty of Agribusiness and Commerce, Manicaland State University of Applied Sciences, ZimbabweMonitoring and Evaluation Department, Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD), ZimbabweThe main aim of the study was to assess the impact of Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) and Southern African Development Community Free Trade Area (SADC-FTA) on Zimbabwe’s agricultural trade flows. Results highlight that Zimbabwe’s membership in EPA initiated in 2012, enhanced the country’s agricultural trade flows by 307.96%. Membership in SADC-FTA initiated in 2008 has enhanced the country’s agricultural trade flows by 437.09%. Other independent variables including exchange rates and GDP negatively impacted the country’s agricultural trade flows. From the empirical findings, it is critical for the government to conduct impact assessments.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23322039.2022.2048482agricultural trade flowsregional trade agreementsfixed effectsZimbabweEPA
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fixed effects
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EPA
title Regional trade agreements and agricultural trade: An analysis of Zimbabwe’s agricultural trade flows
title_full Regional trade agreements and agricultural trade: An analysis of Zimbabwe’s agricultural trade flows
title_fullStr Regional trade agreements and agricultural trade: An analysis of Zimbabwe’s agricultural trade flows
title_full_unstemmed Regional trade agreements and agricultural trade: An analysis of Zimbabwe’s agricultural trade flows
title_short Regional trade agreements and agricultural trade: An analysis of Zimbabwe’s agricultural trade flows
title_sort regional trade agreements and agricultural trade an analysis of zimbabwe s agricultural trade flows
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regional trade agreements
fixed effects
Zimbabwe
EPA
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