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Reviewing Agricultural Trade Policies

To Promote Intra-OIC Agricultural Trade

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Figure 3. 11 Origin of Top 5 Import Products of Arab Group

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

calculations. Note: Top 5 products are identified considering 3 year average between 2014 and 2016.

Figure 3. 12 Breakdown of Agricultural Trade by Partner, 2016

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

calculations

The overall situation in the year 2016 is pictured in Figure 3.12. Around ¾ of the imports of all

three country groups originate from the non-OIC countries, and non-OIC countries’ share as an

export destination is highest for the African group, followed by the Asian and the Arab groups.

The second largest group of origin for Africa and Asia is the Asian group. The second most

important region of origin for the Arab group is yet again the Arab group itself, indicating

relatively strong intra-group trade relationships within the region. Within the OIC group, the

export destination of the African and Asian groups is largely the Asian group while the export

destination of the Arab group is mostly the Arab group. Still, the Arab group’s trade ties with the

countries in the same group are strongest among all three OIC country groups.

3.2 Agricultural Trade Policy Objectives of OIC Member Countries

Agriculture has been prioritized by the COMCEC Economic Summit of November 2009, and,

together with trade, it has also been determined as one of the six cooperation areas of by the

COMCEC Strategy, adopted by the 4th Extraordinary Islamic Summit (14-15 Aug. 2012). The

strategic objective set for agriculture is “Increasing the productivity of agricultural sector and

sustaining food security in the OIC Member Countries.” The agricultural trade policy objectives

100%

10%

0%

5%

15%

20%

25%

2009

2016

2008

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

Non-OIC countries

Arab group

African group

Asian group

3%

4%

47%

3%

Exports of

Arab Group

44%

21%

Imports of

Asian Group

88%

2%

Imports of

African Group

9%

Exports of

Asian Group

6%

4%

Exports of

African Group

72%

12%

74%

6%

3%

74%

17%

75%

2%

15%

0%

13%

6%

Imports of

Arab Group

African Group

Asian Group

Arab Group

Non-OIC countries