Reviewing Agricultural Trade Policies
To Promote Intra-OIC Agricultural Trade
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Turkey Morocco Gambia Chad Thailand Brazil
Preferential
trade
agreements
Turkey has
FTAs
currently “in
force” with 8
OIC member
countries.
Morocco has
FTAs
currently “in
force” with
16 OIC
member
countries.
Gambia has
FTAs currently
“in force” with
11 OIC
member
countries.
Chad has
FTAs
currently “in
force” with 2
OIC member
countries.
Thailand has
FTAs currently
“in force” with
20 OIC
member
countries.
Brazil has
FTAs
currently “in
force” with 19
OIC member
countries.
Stakeholder
perceptions
on intra OIC
trade
promotion
There is a
strong
expectation
that Turkey’s
trade
relationships
with fellow
OIC countries
are likely to
be stronger in
the near
future.
Establishing
close
agricultural
trade
relationships
is a clear win-
win situation
both for
Turkey and
for the
partner OIC
country.
Regional trade
agreements
within the OIC
are assets and
would serve
as
opportunities
to facilitate
higher
volumes of
intra-OIC
agricultural
trade.
Promoting
intra-OIC
agricultural
trade
emerges as
an important
agricultural
trade policy
objective to
overcome
with the
problems of
self
sufficiency
The OIC
member
countries
could
envision and
take action
for being
partners in
agricultural
trade, not
competitors.
The
stakeholders
express that
the goodwill of
the current
Government is
an opportunity
for enhanced
trade ties
between The
Gambia and
many other
OIC countries.
Also,
inauguration
of Turkish
Airlines direct
flights into
Banjul is
considered to
be a great
opportunity
for enhanced
trade ties with
the OIC
countries,
Istanbul as a
hub.
Source: Authors.