Performance of Agriculture Export Commodities from Afghanistan to World

Ayaz Khan Naseri; Khan Mohammad Ahmadzai; Ghulam Honaryar

doi:10.62810/jnsr.v2iSpecial.Issue.148

Authors

Ayaz Khan Naseri Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Faculty of Agriculture, Kabul University
Khan Mohammad Ahmadzai Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Faculty of Agriculture, Kabul University
Ghulam Honaryar Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Faculty of Agriculture, Kabul University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62810/jnsr.v2iSpecial.Issue.148

Keywords:

Balassa index, Instability index, RCA, SRCA

Abstract

This study delves into the symmetric comparative advantage of agricultural products in Afghanistan using the Balassa index from 2011 to 2021 and Cuddy-Della Valle's formula to measure instability in time series data from 2008 to 2022. The study focuses on eight agricultural product groups, with cereals, dairy products, and tobacco having a negative comparative advantage. However, the study finds that Afghanistan can focus on producing fruits, pulses, nuts, and textiles due to their positive symmetric comparative advantage over time. The study also finds that India, Iran, and other countries have a higher instability index than Pakistan in terms of agricultural export commodities from Afghanistan. The findings suggest that Afghanistan should accelerate export promotion policies, increase participation in regional trade, and improve product quality to be competitive in regional and international markets. Additionally, there is high instability in agricultural exports to India, Iran, and other countries, urging Afghanistan to take steps for smoother agricultural exports to improve its economic position.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

References

Akram, H. W. Ciddikie, D. and Khan, M. A. (2014). India’s trade relationship with SAFTA Countries: A review. Journal of Indian Research, 2(1), 46-58.

Anoueh T. L. (2016). Comparison of the relative advantage of Iran's export site with the major countries that export this product, Journal of Agricultural Economics and Development, 58(15), 177-203. https://www.sid.ir/fa/journal/ViewPaper.aspx?id=75944.

Balassa, B. (1965). Trade Liberalization and Revealed Comparative Advantage. The Manchester School, 33(2), 123-99. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9957.1965.tb00050.x DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9957.1965.tb00050.x

Bano S., and Frank S. (2011). New Zealand Kiwi fruit Export Performance: Market Analysis and Revealed comparative Advantage. Department of Economics. https://researchcommons.waikato.ac.nz/handle/10289/5794.

Cambridge university press HF3784.N39 382'.6'0954 75-46206

Dalum B. L. K, and Villumsen G. (1998). Structural change in OECD export specialisation patterns: despecialisation and ‘stickiness, International Review of Applied Economics, 12(3):423- 443. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02692179800000017

Deepeka N. (2008) South Asian studies: India' s exports and export policy in the1960s.

Fahrul R. M. Ketut S. Nusril and Sriyoto (2023). Analysis of Indonesian palm oil competetivness in the main export destination countries. Indonesian journal of agricultural research, 6(2): 68-78. DOI: https://doi.org/10.32734/injar.v6i2.11420

Gustrinazul, Syaiful H. Fajar R. Zulkifli2, Putri L. (2023). Export competitiveness analysis of pepper commodity in the international market. Jurnal Agroteknologi dan Agribisnis, 7(2): 135-142. DOI: https://doi.org/10.30737/agrinika.v7i2.4773

Karbasi, A., and Piri, M. (2017). Determining the relative advantage of apricot production and export: a case study, East Azarbaijan province. Journal of Research in Agricultural Sciences, 4(2), 226-237. https://civilica.com/doc/463938/(pesian).

Karimi, Z and Salami H. (2013). Compilation of development priorities for the export of agricultural products of Iran to selected countries of the continents of the world. Thesis, Faculty of Economics and agricultural development, University of Tehran.

Meghana, j. KN Ravi Kumar, KB Vedamurthy, K Uma Devi, Srinivasa Rao and M Rama Devy (2023). An economic analysis of trade performance of groundnut export from india. The pharma Innovation journal, 12(5): 910-914. www.thepharmajournal.com

OECD. (2021). observatory of economic complexity publication and documents. https://oec.world/en/profile/country/afg

Pires A and Chandran B. P. S. (2023). Competitiveness and stibiltiy of export specialization of agricultural trade. Journal of Research Administration, 5(2): 4675-4682.

Serin V., and Civan A. (2008). Revealed Comparative Advantage and Competitiveness: a Case study for Turkey towards the EU, Journal of Economic and Social Research, 10 (2), 25-41. http://jesr.journal.fatih.edu.tr/jesr.serin.civan.pdf.

Smyth, A. D. (2005). Ireland’s Revealed Comparative Advantage," Quarterly Bulletin Articles, Central Bank of Ireland, pages 101-114, February. https://ideas.repec.org/a/cbi/qtbart/y2005m02p101-114.html.

Suresh, A., and Mathur, V. C. (2016). Export of agricultural commodities from India: Performance and prospects. Indian Journal of Agricultural Science, 86(7), 776-83. DOI:10.56093/ijas.v86i7.59741 DOI: https://doi.org/10.56093/ijas.v86i7.59741

Vollrath, T.L. (1991). A theoretical evaluation of alternative trade intensity measures of Revealed Comparative Advantage, Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv, 127(2): 265-280. https://www.jstor.wqorg/stable/40439943. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02707986

Widodo T.(2009) Comparative advantage: theory, empirical measures and case studies. The Review of Economic Studies, (4):57-82.

Worldbank. (2023). Afghanistan economic monitor. Afghanistan future, assess, analyze, advice. Issue #3/2023.