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Reviewing Agricultural Trade Policies

To Promote Intra-OIC Agricultural Trade

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Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo)

(WTO, RTA-IS).

Figures 4.27 and 4.28 present breakdown of agricultural export destinations and import

countries of origins of the Gambia. China is the top export partner for Gambian agricultural

products. The share of OIC group in total agricultural exports is 24% and in agricultural imports

is 33% in 2016. The Gambian top agricultural import partners are Brazil and Malaysia, followed

by Indonesia, USA and the Netherlands.

Figure 4. 27 Breakdown of Gambia’s Agricultural Export Destinations, 2016

Source: CEPII BACI, Eurostat RAMON, UN Comtrade, UN Trade Statistics, authors’ visualizations

Figure 4. 28 Breakdown of Gambia’s Agricultural Import Origins, 2016

Source: CEPII BACI, Eurostat RAMON, UN Comtrade, UN Trade Statistics, authors’ visualizations

4.3.1. Agricultural Trade with the OIC Countries

General overview

As shown in Table 4.27, the share of OIC Countries in The Gambia’s total agricultural exports

have not been in stable percentages over the years. The share of OIC in Gambia’s total

agricultural exports varies from 0.3% to 31.2% with sharp discrepancies from one year to the

next year. The share of OIC countries in Gambia’s agricultural imports have been relatively

EU-28

%8

NAFTA

%0

MERCOSUR

%0

ASEAN

%6

OIC %24

Top 5

Partner

Share

China

41%

Guinea-Bissau 20%

India

20%

Viet Nam

6%

Senegal

3%

EU-28

%20

NAFTA

%6

MERCOSUR

%24

ASEAN

%20

OIC %33

Top 5

Partner

Share

Brazil

22%

Malaysia

11%

Indonesia

8%

USA

6%

Netherlands

6%