An Analysis of Trend and Determinants of Intra-Ecowas Trade in Agricultural Products (Report‪)‬

Abstract The integration arrangement of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was aimed at expanding the volume of intra-Community trade implemented through the removal of both tariff and non-tariff barriers to trade. The objectives include to: review Nigeria's merchandise trade; assess the simultaneous exports and imports of prepared foodstuff (HS) (section (IV); evaluate the share of intra-industry trade in the total trade between Nigeria and the partner nations; and determine the effects of national and partners' characteristics on the intra-ECOWAS trade. The results revealed that intra-trade in Cereal preparations was positively and negatively influenced by partners' gross national income (GNI) per capita by partners" and foreign direct investment (FDI), respectively. Trade in miscellaneous edible preparations was "influenced positively by partners" GNI per capita and negatively by partners' household final consumption expenditure. In residue from food industry, trades were influenced positively by partners' gross national product (GDP), partners' population, and national value added by manufacturing, and negatively influenced by national population, partners' value added by manufacturing, and national agriculture value added in case of miscellaneous edible preparations within the ECOWAS sub-region.