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Useful PapersProduction and consumptionThe type of production practices a farmer country engages in and the type of fish a population consumes are largely affected by initial resource endowments. As a result it is difficult to make sweeping market generalisations about the industry’s production methods and consumers’ preferences. Therefore the best approach is to understand the market is to take a regional and then country-specific slant. Information on Africaftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/a0874e/a0874e01.pdf Information on Asia ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/a0597e/a0597e00.pdf Information on the EU25 http://www.fas.usda.gov/gainfiles/200601/146176677.pdf Information on Sub-Saharan Africa ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/a0619e/a0619e00.pdf Information on North America ftp://ftp.fao.org/docrep/fao/009/a0636e/a0636e00.pdf Industry forecast http://www.globefish.org/files/Circular1001_179.pdf Trade Trade in fish products is growing exponentially and developing countries’ share of global trade has steadily increased since the 1990s. http://www.fao.org/docrep/009/a0874e/a0874e00.htm Regulatory issuesTariffs and non-tariffs barriers play a role in shaping trade patterns. Countries use tariff barriers and non-tariffs barriers to protect domestic farmers from imported goods. Tariffs increase the price of imported goods compared to domestic goods, thereby giving domestic producers a relative price advantage. The EU’s tariff rates can be accessed at TARIC and the US’ at the US Department of Agriculture. Non-tariff barriers usually take the form of strict sanitary and phytosanitary measures or adherence to certification measures, such as 1SO 9000 standards. Non-tariff barriers increase a producer’s costs throughout the supply chain due to the complexity of the processes that he/she must adhere to and the bureaucratic cost of ensuring that procedures are documented. The following articles mostly cover non-tariff barriers as they have a greater influence on the trade of high-value agricultural (HVA) products. Information on the EU market Information traceability issues in the US market Information on labelling issues in the US market For a comparative study on the US and EU’s tariff measures: Information on developing countries’ preferential treatment: Way forward The papers below are case studies that showcase a number of countries’ initiatives to create critical mass in their domestic industries by forming associations to pool scarce resources. Associations Southern African sub-office of Infopeche, Erik Hempel, Private Bag X 13355, Kenya House, Robert Mugabe Avenue,, 4th Floor, Windhoek, Namibia |
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