Determinants of Agricultural Export Trade: Case of Fresh Pineapple Exports from Ghana

Baldry, David; Appah, John

doi:10.9734/bjemt/2014/10773

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“…This result was consistent with References [21,25]. Furthermore, Reference [29] stated that the impact of foreign direct investment (FDI) depends on its motive, whereby export-oriented FDI will promote the export performance of the exported commodities. In addition, the uni-directional Granger causality of agricultural exports to the share of agricultural gross domestic product for both tobacco and cotton in Zambia, implied that the two sectors should be prioritized in terms of increased budgetary allocations, which will raise agricultural GDP and drive the economy towards export diversification [28].…”

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confidence: 91%

“…However, the results of the literature reviewed indicate conflicting results regarding the impact of FDI on export performance. The findings of References [21,25] were positive, whilst References [11] and [19] were insignificant, and the results of Reference [29] were negative. However, Reference [29] emphasized that the impact of FDI depends on its motive.…”

Section: Factors Affecting the Growth Of Horticultural Cropsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The findings of References [21,25] were positive, whilst References [11] and [19] were insignificant, and the results of Reference [29] were negative. However, Reference [29] emphasized that the impact of FDI depends on its motive. Export-oriented investments would generally contribute to export growth, whilst investments aimed at capturing domestic markets would dampen trade.…”

Section: Factors Affecting the Growth Of Horticultural Cropsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Analyzing the Export Performance of the Horticultural Sub-Sector in Ethiopia: ARDL Bound Test Cointegration Analysis

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High dependency on traditional primary agricultural commodities and recurrent world market price fluctuations had exposed Ethiopia to foreign earnings instability. To reduce the high dependence on primary agricultural commodities and the associated vulnerability of negative price declines, diversification of trade from primary agricultural commodities into high-value horticultural commodities has attracted the attention of policy makers. The developments made in this area have brought the sector to the position of fifth largest foreign revenue generator for the country. However, given the comparative advantage in marketing and the potential to achieve trade gains that the country possesses, the benefit from the horticultural sub-sector is far below its potential. In this regard, knowledge of the determinants of the industry’s development is very important. So far, no attempt was made to examine factors influencing the export performance of the sector, taking the long period performance of the sector into consideration. Consequently, this study was proposed to examine the factors that have influenced the horticultural export performance of Ethiopia for the period from 1985–2016. Secondary data collected from National Bank of Ethiopia, Ethiopia Horticulture Producer Exporter Association, Ministry of Agriculture of Ethiopia, FAOSTAT, UNCTAD, and the World Bank were used in this study. The short-run and long-run relationships among the series were investigated using the autoregressive-distributed lag (ARDL) bound test cointegration approach. The model result of the Error Correction Model (ECM (-1)) was revealed as negative and significant, whereby it confirmed the existence of cointegration among the series. Its coefficient value was 0.472, which showed 47% of the adjustment will be made in the first year and it will return to its long-run equilibrium after 2.12 years. The model results also showed that the real effective exchange rate, the real GDP of Ethiopia, foreign direct investment (FDI), prices, and the structural break had significantly influenced the horticultural export performance both in the short-run and the long-run. Foreign GDP and real interest rates were revealed significant only in the long-run. Finally, important policy measures deemed to improve the horticultural export performance of Ethiopia were recommended.

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Section: Factors Affecting the Growth Of Horticultural Cropsmentioning

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Section: Factors Affecting the Growth Of Horticultural Cropsmentioning

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“…There are several factors that are assumed to affect competitiveness in the perspective of the development of processed cocoa in East Java. These factors are the competitiveness of processed cocoa, processed cocoa export volumes [25], processed cocoa export prices and cocoa productivity. To find out the factors that influence competitiveness in the perspective of the development of the processed cocoa industry in East Java, multiple regression tests can be seen in table 1.…”

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Analysis of Factors Influencing Processed Cocoa Industry in East Java Indonesia

Indah¹,

Harya²,

Pratiwi³

et al. 2018

Proceedings of the International Conference on Science and Technology (ICST 2018)

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This study aims to analyze the factors that influence the environment in the effort to develop the processed cocoa industry and the efforts made to encourage the development of the East Java processed cocoa industry. The basic method used was descriptive quantitative and qualitative descriptive with secondary data related to cocoa commodities in 2007-2016. The analytical method used to answer the first objective of the factors that influence competitiveness in the perspective of the development of East Java's processed cocoa industry was multiple linear regression analysis and the Porter's Diamond Method to identify competitiveness constraints. Then a descriptive qualitative method through literature study was employed to answer the second objective of the efforts made to improve the development of the processed cocoa industry in East Java. The results of this study indicate that from the Porter's Diamond Method, in general, the East Java processed cocoa industry is not competitive due to limited infrastructure and the difficulty of access to capital sources. The factors that influence competitiveness in the perspective of the development of the East Java processed cocoa industry are export volumes, export prices and cocoa productivity which have a significant positive effect. Based on the constraints from the identification using Porter's Diamond Method, efforts must be made to improve the competitiveness of the processed cocoa industry, namely improving the quality and quality of processed cocoa, increasing export volumes, maintaining export prices, developing processed cocoa industry clusters, facilitating capital access, deregulating policies and developing infrastructure.

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“…SMEs play an important role in the NTAE sector, though they appear not to have been performing well. This is in spite of various assistance programmes, incentive schemes, and, technical support from 7 governmental and non-governmental organisations (NGOs), and multilateral agencies made available to them (Boansi et al, 2014;Oppong et al, 2014). Some reasons advanced for not performing well are that SMEs face peculiar problems.…”

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Firm characteristics, business environment, and performance of non-traditional agricultural SME exporters in Ghana

Abban¹

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Words are often not enough to express my gratitude and to acknowledge the support of so many people. To my supervisors, I acknowledge each of you in a unique way. The journey to a PhD took a positive turn when I met Emeritus Professor Dr. S.W.F. (Onno) Omta, sometime in April 2007. He remained a pillar of support and a mentor throughout the entire journey. Special thanks to Dr. Victor Scholten who contributed in a number of ways and to Dr. Gerben van der Velde, I remain deeply grateful, you came in at a time to make that difference. To Emeritus Professor Dr. John B.K. Aheto, you were always there for me, through thick and thin, even when I was in despair you encouraged me. Your guidance is immeasurable. Working at the Wageningen School of Social Sciences (WASS) provided a number of opportunities which I explored and benefited from. My work as an assistant lecturer (Corporate Financial Management and Financial Business Management courses) was made more enjoyable with the free rides I hitched with Dr. Harry Bremmers. I recall the with extreme gratitude and appreciation, the trips from the office to the Atlas Building for lectures and the small chats we had on my PhD progress, advice, and suggestions on teaching techniques. Dr. Miranda Meuwissen was a joy to be with, as she had some jokes now and then when I discussed an experience during my class. I had the opportunity to discuss reviews of my paper and work with Professor Gertjan Hofstede, Dr. Jack Peerlings and Professor Aad van Tilburg. I gained a lot of experience working directly with Dr. Frances Fortuin, Dr. Jos Bijman and Dr. Nel Wognum, in working groups critiquing thesis of other PhD candidates before their defense. I also learned a lot from comments made during working group sessions from other Professors including Jacques Trienekens, Paul

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Determinants of Agricultural Export Trade: Case of Fresh Pineapple Exports from Ghana

Cited by 24 publications

References 15 publications

Analyzing the Export Performance of the Horticultural Sub-Sector in Ethiopia: ARDL Bound Test Cointegration Analysis

Analyzing the Export Performance of the Horticultural Sub-Sector in Ethiopia: ARDL Bound Test Cointegration Analysis

Analysis of Factors Influencing Processed Cocoa Industry in East Java Indonesia

Firm characteristics, business environment, and performance of non-traditional agricultural SME exporters in Ghana

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