global value chain of food security for energy-expor7ng middle … · 2016-09-19 · global value...
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• Moroccoisoneofthehighestwheatconsumersintheworldandisalargeimporter
• Moroccohasovermillingcapacityandprocesseswheatforexports• Heavystateinterven7onsthroughoutthewheatvaluechainintheMaghreb
regioncreateconstraints• Misalignmentbetweenstatepoliciesandchainactorscreatestensionalong
thechain
INTRO
• MENAregiondependsonimportstofeeditspopula?ons• Socialstabilityintheregionissensi7vetohighfoodpricesandchanges
inwheatandbreadsubsidies• FirmsarehesitanttoexportintotheMENAregionduetotheuncertain
policyenvironment• Infrastructureconstraintsexistinexportersandimportersna?ons• Russiangrainleadfirmsareveryinfluen?alandareoDenver?callyand
horizontallyintegrated• Shi;tocheaperBlackSeagrainexposesMENAimporterstogreater
vola7lity• Conflictinwheatexportandimportcountriesimpactglobalprices• Useoffoodpowerforpoli7calandeconomicinfluencecon7nueto
underliepoliciesinMENAandRussia
INTRO
GlobalValueChainofFoodSecurityforEnergy-Expor7ngMiddleEastNa7onsGhada Ahmed, Danny Hamrick, Sona Nahapetyan and Gary Gereffi – Duke CGGC at SSRI
Lincoln Pratson – Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke
INTRO
Project Overview
Global Value Chain Analysis
Key Findings
• Mul7-yearprojectsupportedbyUSDept.ofDefenseMINERVAIni?a?veandArmyResearchOfficeforUniversity-LedResearch
• Collabora7onwiththeNicholasSchooloftheEnvironmenttostudyfoodsecurityintheMiddleEastandNorthAfrica(MENA)
• FoodsecurityisamajorchallengefacingcountriesintheMENAregion.MENAisthelargestwheat-impor?ngregionintheworld.
• RankfoodsecurityofMENAcountriesbasedonmul?plevariablesanddatasources
• ApplyGVCapproachtoiden7fyvulnerabili7esandleveragepointsinkeyfoodcommodi?esinMENAcountries
• Iden7fyrisksandstrategicop7onstoimprovefoodsecurityintheregion
• Tracethegeographicspreadofproduc?on• Maptheecosystemoffirms,ins?tu?onsandpolicies• Analyzegovernancestructures&enablingenvironment• DetermineupgradingtrajectoriesandboLlenecks• Addresseconomic,socialandenvironmentalchallenges
ThisresearchissupportedbytheMinervaProgram,U.S.DepartmentofDefense.Forfurtherinforma?oncontactGhadaAhmed([email protected]).
MENA Wheat Trade Patterns and Vulnerabilities
• DependencyonRussiaorsinglesourcecountryisriskyduetoshiDsinpoliciesandweathercondi?ons
• Accesstoforeigncurrencyisfundamentaltopurchasingwheatininterna?onalmarketsandhavingdiversifiedsourcing
• MENAimportshighvolumesofcornthatfacesthesamelogis?calandpolicyconstraints.UkraineisanemergingpartnerforMENAincornsupply
Russia’s Importance in Wheat • RussiaisthetopwheatsuppliertotheMENAregion• Weather,storage,transportandpolicyuncertaintyconstrainexports• Largeagro-holdingsdominateproduc7on• Russiausestariffsandexportbanstocontrolexports• Leadfirmsareac7veinRussia,KazakhstanandUkrainegrainmarkets• Regionalinstabilitycanimpactwheatsupplyandglobalprices
Threat to Morocco’s Value Chain
Wheat GVC Challenges by Region Bottlenecks in Egypt
Syrian Conflict’s Impact on Wheat
• PolicyfailuresdriveboLlenecks,corrup?on,wasteandhighsystemlosses• Governmentcontroldiscourageinvestmentandexposethechainto
disrup7onsandhighglobalprices• Failureinthechainarelikelytoresultinhigherpricesand/orsupply
constraintswhichwillimpactsocialstability