The Role of Economic Integration Between Egypt, Libya and Sudan on Intra- Trade of the Main Food Groups and Commodities | ||
| Assiut Journal of Agricultural Sciences | ||
| Article 16, Volume 47, Issue 4, August 2016, Pages 215-233 PDF (469.54 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ajas.2016.929 | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The aim of this study is to define the effect of economic integration between Egypt, Libya and Sudan on their intra and outside trade of main food groups and commodities, The study used many of the quantitative analytical Methods to achieve its aim. The study achieved the following results: 1- Despite the low volume of intra-regional trade of the main food groups and commodities between Egypt, Libya and Sudan, but it shows that there is an increase in intraregional trade rate between these countries where Egypt's exports to Libya increase by about 10.80% of grain, 9.23%of oilseed, 20.64% of oils, 17.86% of legumes, 20.69 of tubers, 26.18% of vegetables, 17.37% of fruits, 22.73% of Dairy, and 23.42% of sugar, while the rate of the increase in Egypt's exports to Sudan amounted to about 18.71% of oil, 17.58% of legumes, 23.36% of vegetables, 21.09% in fruits, 18.46% of dairy, and 22%of sugar, The rate of increase in Sudan's exports to Libya from oilseeds amounted to about 15.72 . 2- Realizing an economic integration between these countries can: a- Increase the intra- trade of food groups and commodities by about1906.5 million dollars which represent about1386% from current intra trade of these commodities. b- Reduce total external trade of Agricultural commodities of Egypt, Libya and Sudan by about 21.2%. 3- In lights of the above results its seems that establishment of an economic integration between the three countries serves the national security of these countries | ||
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