(Re)Shaping Markets for Inclusive Economic Activity: Competition and Industrial Policies Relating to Food Production in Southern Africa. 

Posted: 7 Jun 2017 Last revised: 9 Jun 2017

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Simon Roberts

Centre for Competition, Regulation & Economic Development (CCRED)

Date Written: June 1, 2017

Abstract

The paper examines developments in key markets and value chains in food production in southern Africa in order to evaluate the role of markets and the significance of market power. Rising incomes and urbanisation are driving demand for processed food across the continent and, without substantial improvements in industrial development in food processing, the trade deficit is set to worsen. The paper draws on a range of research on regional value chains undertaken in recent years along with insights from competition cases to assess issues of competition, market power and industrial policy. The analysis covers key inputs in the form of fertilizer, two important food value chains namely animal feed to poultry, and sugar to confectionary, and developments in wholesale and retail trade. The paper identifies critical implications with regard to regional and international linkages, governance and market power, and industrial policy, if an appropriate agenda is to be pursued to shape markets for more inclusive growth.

Keywords: Market Power, Value Chains, Industrial Development

JEL Classification: L18, Q18, 055

Suggested Citation

Roberts, Simon, (Re)Shaping Markets for Inclusive Economic Activity: Competition and Industrial Policies Relating to Food Production in Southern Africa.  (June 1, 2017). CCRED Working Paper No. 12/2017, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2982355

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