Leveraging the global value chain (GVC) framework, the Duke GVC Center conducts industry-centric research on economic globalization that highlights linkages across geographic space. This has helped inform decision-making for stakeholders throughout the continent. Our work in Africa has looked at inclusive development, upgrading, and workforce development opportunities for a number of countries in a range of agro-food, light manufacturing, and service industries.
The following is a snapshot of our work on Africa:
– Reports: 16
– Publications: 9
– Geographies: 12 countries (Burundi, Egypt, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Morocco, Rwanda, Sierra Leone Swaziland, Tanzania, Tunisia and Uganda)
– Clients: International Trade Center (ITC), Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO), World Bank, International Growth Center (IGC), OECD, Oxfam, RTI International and USAID/ACDI-VOCA.
Capturing the Gains in Africa: Making the Most of Global Value Chain Participation
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Dairy Value Chains in East Africa
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Maize Value Chains in East Africa
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Primates and Beyond: Tourism Value Chains in East Africa
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Realizing the Potential of African Agriculture: Innovations and Market Access for Smallholders Farmers
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Regional Value Chains in East Africa: Summary Report
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Wheat Value Chains and Food Security in the Middle East and North Africa Region
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Analysis of Ghana’s Non-Traditional Agricultural Exports
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Sierra Leone in the Cocoa Global Value Chain
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The Tobacco Global Value Chain in Low Income Countries
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Burundi in the Agribusiness Global Value Chain: Skills for Private Sector Development
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Burundi in the Agribusiness, Coffee and Energy Global Value Chains: Skills for Private Sector Development: Project Overview
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Burundi in the Coffee Global Value Chain: Skills for Private Sector Development
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Burundi in the Energy Global Value Chain: Skills for Private Sector Development
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Making Foreign Direct Investment Work for Sub-Saharan Africa: Chapter 7: Sector Case Study: Apparel
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Comparing Egypt and Saudi Arabia’s Wheat GVC
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Employment and Human Resource Services in Egypt
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Role of Private Firms in the Egyptian Maize Value Chain
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Moroccan Food Security and the Wheat Value Chain
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Private Employment Agencies in Morocco
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Global Value Chains, Economic Upgrading and Gender: Case Studies of the Horticulture, Tourism, and Call Center Industries
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Africa & Tourism Global Value Chains
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Global Value Chain Analysis of Food Security and Food Staples for Major Energy- Exporting Nations in the Middle East and North Africa: Russia Focus
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GVC Analysis of Food Security and Food Staples for Major Energy-Exporting Nations in MENA
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Shifting Governance Structures in the Wheat Value Chain: Implications for Food Security in the Middle East and North Africa
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The Wheat Value Chain and Food Security in the Middle East and North Africa
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Rwanda Warehouse Receipt System
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