ISBN: 9251051453 9789251051450

Category: Business & Economics / International / General

Page count: 163

The last decade has witnessed a steady decline in the dollar values of many of the traditional agricultural export crops from developing countries and has highlighted the risks of depending upon a very narrow export base for foreign exchange earning. Breaking the dependence upon the traditional primary commodities and diversifying into higher value or added value exports is not easy. This report provides an overview of the market for non-traditional agricultural exports or NTAEs. In particular, the report focuses upon the trends in international trade in these products, the trade and import policies of the major destination buyers, the extent of the adding-up problem for selected NTAEs, the lessons learned, and the prospects for developing niche markets for organic and fair trade NTAEs.