SADC Trade with the European Union from a Preferential to a Reciprocal Modality

Abstract

This study employs a global computable general equilibrium (CGE) model to examine the potential impacts of the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) between the European Union (EU) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC). The simulation results suggest that a comprehensive EPA scenario is welfare-improving for many SADC members. SADC preferential access to the EU markets is the key source for the prospective welfare and terms of trade gains. Overall, SADC production structures become more concentrated in export-oriented sectors. These structural changes are accompanied by a high degree of adjustment and substantial fiscal losses. JEL classifications: C68, F15, F17, O55

The potential of replacing conventional dairy supplements with forage legume-based diets in Zimbabwe’s smallholder dairy sector

“…Various authors have documented the shrinkage of the dairy sector in Zimbabwe and the declining trend in milk production from 262 million litres (1990), through 187 million litres (2000) to 37 million litres (2009) owing to a number of challenges (Department of Livestock Production and Development 2011;Osman 2014). Challenges limiting dairy development in Zimbabwe's smallholder dairy sector include herd size and herd productivity decline, poor genetic quality and access, high disease prevalence, poor management practices and lack of skilled personnel, and poor quality and high cost of feed (Ngongoni et al 2006).…”