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SUBJECT:
[paepard] ECA Report: COVID-19 in Africa: Protecting Lives and
Economies (48 pages)
DATE:
2020-04-18 18:26
FROM:
"Francois Stepman" <fstepman@gmail.com>
TO:
"Platform for African - European Partnership in Agricultural Research
for Development Phase II (PAEPARD II)" <PAEPARD@dgroups.org>
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"Platform for African - European Partnership in Agricultural Research
for Development Phase II (PAEPARD II)" <PAEPARD@dgroups.org>
https://www.un.org/africarenewal/news/coronavirus/eca-report-covid-19-a…
17 April 2020. ECA Report: COVID-19 in Africa
The economic costs of the Pandemic have been harsher than the direct
impact of the COVID-19. Across the continent, all economies are
suffering from the sudden shock to the economies.
EXTRACTS OF THE REPORT
If prices continue to fall over the coming months, the situation will
affect vulnerable small-scale farmers who are the back-bone of coffee
and tea production in major African coffee producing countries such as
Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda. Cocoa prices on 7 April 2020 had fallen 6
per cent since the start of 2020. Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana are dependent
on cocoa exports for 39 per cent and 19 per cent of their exports,
respectively. The sector involves more than 800,000 farmers in Ghana.
(page 18)
The Ethiopian horticulture industry reportedly lost $11 million
potentially resulting in the layoff of 150,000 people. (page 19)
Falling demand has translated into a 26 per cent fall in cotton prices
since December 2019, with knock-on effects for cotton farmers in Benin,
Burkina Faso, Mali and Zimbabwe.(page 16)
World production of staple foods is currently strong; it is access to
that supply that must be ensured. (page 26)
Most worrisome for Africa is the stall in shipments of rice from India,
Africa's second biggest supplier, due to a nationwide lockdown there,
and export bans on rice in Viet Nam and Myanmar, Africa's fifth and
sixth biggest suppliers, introduced on 24 March and 3 April 2020,
respectively. (page 26)
The introduction of a quota on wheat exports from the Russian
Federation, Africa's largest supplier, on 1 April 2020, raises concerns
for North Africa. Thirty-nine African countries are net importers of
basic foods, in particularly north African countries, which are
dependent on wheat imports, and west African countries, which are
dependent on rice imports. In total, Africa remains dependent on imports
for approximately 29 per cent of its cereals. (page 26)
The globally coordinated response to COVID-19 provides a template for
the climate response of Africa: with Africa's fiscal space even more
constrained by COVID-19, additional assistance is required for African
countries to fulfil their nationally determinedcontributions to climate
action. (page 32)
In the absence of clean cooking technologies, the consumption of wood
for cooking increases pressure on natural habitats, thereby increasing
the risks of zoonotic diseases. (page 33)
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SUBJECT:
[paepard] ECA Report: COVID-19 in Africa: Protecting Lives and
Economies (48 pages)
DATE:
2020-04-18 18:26
FROM:
"Francois Stepman" <fstepman@gmail.com>
TO:
"Platform for African - European Partnership in Agricultural Research
for Development Phase II (PAEPARD II)" <PAEPARD@dgroups.org>
REPLY-TO:
"Platform for African - European Partnership in Agricultural Research
for Development Phase II (PAEPARD II)" <PAEPARD@dgroups.org>
https://www.un.org/africarenewal/news/coronavirus/eca-report-covid-19-a…
17 April 2020. ECA Report: COVID-19 in Africa
The economic costs of the Pandemic have been harsher than the direct
impact of the COVID-19. Across the continent, all economies are
suffering from the sudden shock to the economies.
EXTRACTS OF THE REPORT
If prices continue to fall over the coming months, the situation will
affect vulnerable small-scale farmers who are the back-bone of coffee
and tea production in major African coffee producing countries such as
Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda. Cocoa prices on 7 April 2020 had fallen 6
per cent since the start of 2020. Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana are dependent
on cocoa exports for 39 per cent and 19 per cent of their exports,
respectively. The sector involves more than 800,000 farmers in Ghana.
(page 18)
The Ethiopian horticulture industry reportedly lost $11 million
potentially resulting in the layoff of 150,000 people. (page 19)
Falling demand has translated into a 26 per cent fall in cotton prices
since December 2019, with knock-on effects for cotton farmers in Benin,
Burkina Faso, Mali and Zimbabwe.(page 16)
World production of staple foods is currently strong; it is access to
that supply that must be ensured. (page 26)
Most worrisome for Africa is the stall in shipments of rice from India,
Africa's second biggest supplier, due to a nationwide lockdown there,
and export bans on rice in Viet Nam and Myanmar, Africa's fifth and
sixth biggest suppliers, introduced on 24 March and 3 April 2020,
respectively. (page 26)
The introduction of a quota on wheat exports from the Russian
Federation, Africa's largest supplier, on 1 April 2020, raises concerns
for North Africa. Thirty-nine African countries are net importers of
basic foods, in particularly north African countries, which are
dependent on wheat imports, and west African countries, which are
dependent on rice imports. In total, Africa remains dependent on imports
for approximately 29 per cent of its cereals. (page 26)
The globally coordinated response to COVID-19 provides a template for
the climate response of Africa: with Africa's fiscal space even more
constrained by COVID-19, additional assistance is required for African
countries to fulfil their nationally determinedcontributions to climate
action. (page 32)
In the absence of clean cooking technologies, the consumption of wood
for cooking increases pressure on natural habitats, thereby increasing
the risks of zoonotic diseases. (page 33)
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Platform for African - European Partnership in Agricultural Research for
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