Trade or trap? The impact of EU trade policies on South Africa's agri-food exports
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
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Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.1080/03031853.2025.2489934" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1080/03031853.2025.2489934</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03031853.2025.2489934" target="_blank" >10.1080/03031853.2025.2489934</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Trade or trap? The impact of EU trade policies on South Africa's agri-food exports
Original language description
This paper investigates the potential negative impact of the European Union's (EU) agri-food import practices on the competitiveness of South Africa's agricultural sector by applying the Constant Market Share (CMS) model to a 20-year dataset in the context of trade liberalisation and the slowdown in global value chain activity on agri-food trade. This study is the first to utilise the CMS model over an extended period to assess the competitiveness of South African agri-food exports to the EU. We categorise agri-food products into bulk commodities, processed intermediate goods, horticultural products, and consumer-ready goods. While South African agri-food exports responded to changes in EU market demand, they were concentrated in slower-growing markets and commodities with below-average growth rates. Although competitive in certain niches, South African agri-food exports were generally not competitive over the long term. The decline in the EU's agri-food imports from South Africa, despite trade agreements, suggests a persistent negative trend without strategic intervention. We recommend that South Africa focus on exporting high-demand commodities to rapidly growing EU markets and invest in priority areas to enhance competitiveness.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50203 - Industrial relations
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Agrekon
ISSN
0303-1853
e-ISSN
2078-0400
Volume of the periodical
64
Issue of the periodical within the volume
2
Country of publishing house
GB - UNITED KINGDOM
Number of pages
17
Pages from-to
200-216
UT code for WoS article
001472278700001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105003163565