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Reviewing Agricultural Trade Policies

To Promote Intra-OIC Agricultural Trade

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Figure 4. 30 Share of OIC Groups in Gambia’s Agricultural Imports

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

Figure 4.31 shows that the African group is the largest export partner of Gambia in agri-food

product exports. Exports of the agri-food products to the African group constitutes almost all of

the total Gambian exports of agri-food products to the OIC countries. The shares of the Arab and

the Asian group in Gambia’s total agri-food exports are in negligible values and percentages.

Figure 4. 31 Exports of Gambia’s Agri-Food Products to the OIC Groups

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

With regards to imports of agri-food products, the situation is quite different. Figure 4.32 shows

that The share of OIC imports of agri-food products is within the range of 25.8 % and 41.8 %

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