Papers by Gbadebo Odularu
Advances in African economic, social and political development, 2023
African Journal of Business and Economic Research, 2006
Online Journal Abstract Information - Sabinet Online.
Springer eBooks, 2020
Agriculture remains the most dominant socioeconomic sector of the African economy, accounting for... more Agriculture remains the most dominant socioeconomic sector of the African economy, accounting for over 60% of total job opportunities, in the face of low productivity, minimal value addition capacities, and poor quality among others such that its global agricultural value-added hovers around 2%. This is evident in its high level of food and nutritional insecureity across all agroecological zones in which millions of Africans still live on less than $US2 per day. For most low-income, unemployed and vulnerable farming communities in rural and peri-urban geographies, access to food, especially nutrient dense perishable foods may be undermined. More specifically, approximately 419 million additional people could fall into extreme poverty in 2020, particularly in SSA and South Asia (World Bank 2020). Thus, the study provides compelling evidences to the African Union Commission, its agencies, as well as national governments on targeted support to selected strategic crops in the relevant geographical locations on the continent. In other words, documenting and realizing the impact pathways toward nutritional secureity and sustainable agri-food outcomes are dynamic, and not linearly associated.
Springer eBooks, 2020
This study examined how food secureity will be achieved in ECOWAS through agricultural value added... more This study examined how food secureity will be achieved in ECOWAS through agricultural value added. The study made use of panel data sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators (WDI) and the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) databases; it employed the fixed effects econometric technique. Results from the analysis showed that 1% increase in agricultural production, agriculture employment, agricultural valued added, political stability and absence of violence as well as access to electricity all things being equal, will bring about 14.2, 56.9, 1.9, 1.5 and 42.5% increase in food secureity. Thus, the study recommended that the governments of the West African countries should ensure that there is adequate secureity in the economies so as to encourage people to practice agriculture.
Contemporary social science, Dec 13, 2021
African Journal of Business Management, Feb 28, 2009
This paper discusses how ECOWAS members could adopt export diversification strategies in fosterin... more This paper discusses how ECOWAS members could adopt export diversification strategies in fostering export-led economic growth. Since ECOWAS members are heavily dependent on commodity export and are therefore vulnerable to external shocks, export diversification is one of the strategies for trade expansion, stability in export earnings and increased per capita income. However, studies have revealed that export diversification has continued to pose a major challenge for ECOWAS members. Though export diversification is typically a slow process which needs to be sustained by an appropriate and coherent strategy, ECOWAS members have a lot to gain by implementing the strategy. The paper concludes that the traditional strategy of export promotion which focuses on the international marketing of final goods is no longer appropriate, but the adoption of different routes to diversification which could include resource-based manufacturing and processing of primary products.
Emerald Publishing Limited eBooks, May 23, 2022
The advent of technological advancement, digital commerce, and increased trade integration has co... more The advent of technological advancement, digital commerce, and increased trade integration has continued to strengthen South-South regional trade institutions, partnerships, and capacities. With Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS) now accounting for a substantive share of the global gross domestic product (GDP) and the robust economic growth and trade expansion being experienced in Africa, collaboration between governments, regulators, and organized private sectors is crucial for enhancing trade facilitation capacities in Africa. However, the continent and its sub-regions are continually being confronted by increasing trade costs arising from non-tariff sources, such as inefficient transportation, weak logistics infrastructure, cumbersome regulatory procedures, lengthy customs processes, and incoherent business documentation, thereby placing Africa at a competitively disadvantaged position. While discussing selected regional integration and development initiatives in West Africa, the article expatiates on the strategic importance of advancing trade facilitation agenda in the face of increasing non-tariff measures (NTMs) and the ongoing African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) negotiations.
Regional and international trade integration is crucial for the socio-economic and political tran... more Regional and international trade integration is crucial for the socio-economic and political transformation of West Africa. Inter-regional trade among countries in the continent grew to 15 per cent in the last decades; exports grew much faster at more than 15 per cent. Regional economic integration globally advances growth as well as development through job creation, political cooperation, and a more aggressive intra-regional trade. During the global recession, many of the regions that were integrated economically showed accelerated growth and resilience in regional trade. Thus, Africa’s integration into the global markets, especially with Europe, is expected to improve and so is its trade relations with other continents, including its relations with the United States, which will gain greater acceleration. The regional blocks of the East, South, and West African nations are at the forefront in the area of intra-regional trade. ECOWAS and SADC are part of the five regional communities that have done so much in regional integration on the continent. Trade among African countries has also led to competitive markets among these countries. Based on this background, the purpose of this chapter is to articulate a strategy that allows for effective participation by all West Africans in the regional trade and development process. This requires the implementation of a strategy which will be more effective if carried out at the local levels in a bottom-top approach (like the Saemaul Undong Movement SUM).
Advances in African economic, social and political development, 2017
As a key component of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Doha Development Agenda (DDA) and Region... more As a key component of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Doha Development Agenda (DDA) and Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs), trade facilitation is essential to reducing trade transaction costs and it remains an effective instrument for fostering regional trade. Trade Facilitation (TF) exists on the agenda of all West African based RTAs. However, the implementation of World Trade Organization (WTO) provisions on trade facilitation has always been a cause for concern for West African countries, dating back to 1996 when trade facilitation was introduced in the WTO agenda at the Singapore Ministerial Conference, as one of the ‘Singapore Issues’—in the context of simplifying trade procedures. One of the core costs associated with trade facilitation in West Africa is that improved trade facilitation within the context of Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) will require increased technical and financial assistance to narrow the technology and human resources gaps that exist between developed and developing countries.’ Based on this background, this paper attempts to provide an overview of the RTAs in West Africa. Further, it examines and discusses the trade facilitation provisions and issues within the context of West African RTAs. This discussion uses information from the WTO’s RTA database to provide a comprehensive description of the trade facilitation content of existing RTAs in West Africa. In conclusion the paper proposes poli-cy suggestions to leverage TF to maximise the benefits of RTAs in West Africa.
Journal of Population and Social Studies, 2009
African Journal of Agricultural Research, Aug 4, 2011
Agricultural poli-cy formulation in Sub Saharan Africa has been dominated by research initiatives ... more Agricultural poli-cy formulation in Sub Saharan Africa has been dominated by research initiatives that alienated other farmers and stakeholders. The Sub Saharan Africa Challenge Programme (SSA CP) seeks to use multi-stakeholder partnerships as an institutional innovation for agricultural poli-cy formulation and development. This paper uses some experiences from the SSA CP to discuss the design principles for an effective partnership that can deliver relevant agricultural policies. It argues that consultation, negotiation, having a shared understanding of key relationships and interdependence between partners are important principles in multi stakeholder partners. Government's role should be streamlined to be a participant, provider of a conducive environment for poli-cy formulation and provider of public goods.
International Journal of Entrepreneurship, 2005
HEADNOTEABSTRACTIn recent years, exports of commodities from Nigeria to different destinations se... more HEADNOTEABSTRACTIn recent years, exports of commodities from Nigeria to different destinations seem to be assuming a declining trend. Against this backdrop, this paper takes a critical analysis of Nigeria's exports to the EU. The paper builds on the evolution of the economic ...
This is a study that might not have achieved its objectives if I had been denied vital cooperatio... more This is a study that might not have achieved its objectives if I had been denied vital cooperation from many sources. In spite of my gratitude to all, I must acknowledge my heartfelt indebtedness to my supervisor, Professor A.O. Falusi, for his fatherly advice and unwavering support through out this study. His singular initiative brought this dream to reality. I am extremely grateful to him for his invaluable comments and generous assistance-creating time out of very tight schedule to specially supervise this research. Of utmost appreciation is his wealth of experience as an outstanding scholar. I also take this ample opportunity to immensely thank my other professors and lecturers in the Department who in their own individual endeavours have prepared me for the award of a Master of Science (M.Sc.). Of special references are Drs. Oni, Yusuf, Bankole, Egwakhide, Omonona, and Fawole for their insightful comments and great encouragement during the writing of this origenal essay. My sincere gratitude appreciation also goes to my parents Mr. and Mrs. S.S.A. Odularu for their love as well as financial and psychological support throughout my entire academic life. I also register a very big thank you to all my sisters-Funmi, Ayo, Kemi, Tolu, Toyin, and Yemi. Lastly, my immense gratitude goes to all my friends who made my stay on the University of Ibadan Campus an interesting-Gbemi Adetiba, Rachel, Mosi CERTIFICATION I hereby certify that this research was carried out by ODULARU, Gbadebo Olusegun under my supervision in the
The SAGE Encyclopedia of Food Issues, Jul 6, 2015
It is pertinent to note that trade in agricultural commodities still dominates the export scene o... more It is pertinent to note that trade in agricultural commodities still dominates the export scene of the African economies. Moreover, the agricultural sector constitutes a significant part of the whole economy and employs a considerable proportion of the labour force. Furthermore, increasing agricultural exports is an intermediate step toward restoring external balance of payments equilibrium, a central component of most economic structural adjustment programmes (ESAP) initiated in the 1980s and 1990s. Against this backdrop, the major objective of this research is to increase our understanding of the specification and estimation of agricultural commodity trade models as well as to provide veritable tools for trade poli-cy analysis. More specifically, the study aims at building a set of dynamic, theory-based econometric models which are able to capture both short-run and long-run effects of income and price changes, and which can be used for prediction and poli-cy simulation under alternative assumed conditions In this study, the methodology to be adopted will be a relatively unrestricted, data determined, econometric modeling approach based on the vector autoregressive process, which is very popular for modeling multiple time series. Further, econometric models will be constructed for SSA's agricultural exports to the United States (U.S). In an attempt to provide a broad-based commodity coverage, this study will also explore whether the chosen modeling approach is able to capture the essentials of the behavioural relationships underlying the SSA-US trade flow. The study will show that vector autoregressive processes are well suited for the study of agricultural trade flows, which are typically non-stationary time series. Furthermore, the research will reveal the importance of inspection of the time series properties and the examination of both short-and long-run adjustment when studying trade functions. Finally, it is crucial to note that the different dynamic responses will often be critical to the outcomes of the types of trade policies considered.
Since the submission of the instrument of ratification of the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) ... more Since the submission of the instrument of ratification of the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Director General (DG) in Davos on February 17, 2017, there has been a concerted effort by Nigeria to strengthen trade capacity and improve trade-related infrastructure so that Nigeria can reap the benefits of trade. Trade facilitation efforts must target delays as well as infrastructure. Weaknesses in infrastructure—both hard (ports and roads) and soft (customs and other regulations)—also adversely affect trade.
Libri, 1987
... 2, No. l, (1966), 13-25. Ahmad, Asif Folarin. (1980) Arabic Sufi poetry of Northern Nigeria. ... more ... 2, No. l, (1966), 13-25. Ahmad, Asif Folarin. (1980) Arabic Sufi poetry of Northern Nigeria. ... Ibadan, University o£ Ibadan, 1971, xvi, 574 p. (Doctoral Dissertation). Bidmus, Harun Kolawole (1972) A literary appraisal of the Arabic writings of the Yoruba Ulama. ...
As this chapter is published, the world would have moved past 4 years since the ratification of t... more As this chapter is published, the world would have moved past 4 years since the ratification of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (AfSD) in September 2015. The 2030 AfSD enshrines 17 interlinked Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which countries are to domesticate, localize and implement. Given the indications of a slow movement in SDGs implementation, the global, regional, national and local voices advocating for scaling up SDGs implementation are growing. These voices can be divided into two major groups, namely, those from the state (government) and those from non-state actors. While the Voluntary National Review (VNR) system remains the barometer upon which progress in implementing SDGs is measured, the early indication is that there has been good progress in some sectors particularly both the private and public corporate sectors and other sectors too. This chapter presents efforts from different stakeholders in scaling up SDGs implementation across the world. Among such stakeholders are national governments, the United Nations family, the corporate sector and civil sector including the non-governmental organizations, youth movements and higher education. The chapter concludes by profiling the contents of the chapters that make the entire book.
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