Report Anderson, E.; Ayala, F.; Bird, K. 2005 The social impact of improved market access and export promotion in agriculture, Overseas Development Institute, London, UK, 81 pp. Aggregate exports of agricultural commodities from developing to developed countries have remained largely stagnant over the past two decades. This is in marked contrast to developing countries? exports of manufactures. Nevertheless, some countries have achieved some significant increases in exports to developed countries of some agricultural commodities during the 1990s, particularly in Asia (e.g. China, Thailand, Malaysia) and Latin America (e.g. Chile, Mexico, Ecuador).
There is clear evidence to suggest that domestic trade policies have a significant impact on agricultural exports from developing countries.
This document begins with an executive summary, then chapters as follows: introduction, conceptual framework, cross-country analysis of agricultural exports, Case Study 1: Exports of fruit and vegetables from Kenya, Case Study 2: Exports of frozen shrimp from Bangladesh, Case Study 3: Exports of cut flowers from Ecuador, and finally, conclusion.