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INTRODUCTION
Indeed Zimbabwe’s exports have fallen by 40% if not more since 1997. ... For example, the use of Asbestos is being banned in several countries and as a nation there is very little we can do to reverse this. ...
EFFECTS OF A CHAOTIC LAND REFORM
This is perhaps by far the most destructive factor in as far as the reduction in exports volumes is concerned. Most of Zimbabwe’s exports were agro-based in nature. ...
With the advent of the Fast Trek Land Reform, exports volumes in these commodities were suddenly cut-down. ...
The table below shows the changes that have occurred on Tobacco output since 1997. ... Of Growers Mass Sold (kg) Price (USc/Kg)
1997 5101 171 542 696 233. ... 88
From the table, it’s clear that the volumes of tobacco output have gone down considerably (400%) since 2000. ... Under the Lome Convention, Zimbabwe has been enjoying preferential trade agreement with the EU. ... Consequently foot and mouth broke out countrywide and the EU suspended the beef quota from Zimbabwe pending the control of this disease. ...
Zimbabwe’s Beef Exports to EU
(UN Statistical Office and Eurostat 1996-2003)
Year Fresh Beef(Metric Tons) Frozen Beef (Metric Tons) Processes Beef (Metric Tons)
1995 6501 4786 3516
1996 5418 870 2074
1997 5800 1324 2716
1998 5083 1720 2483
1999 5424 1365 1568
2000 5459 1686 602
2001 4119 1524 524
2002 0 0 286
2003 0 0 0
Furthermore, our capability to supply beef is doubtful even if the EU was to place orders for beef from Zimbabwe. ...
EXPIRY OF THE 1964 BILATERAL PREFERENTIAL TRADE PACT WITH SA
The expiry of this 1964 trade agreement in 1994 meant that Zimbabwe’s exports to SA are now subject to same tariff regime as those from other countries. Slowly Zimbabwe’s export volumes decreased significantly. Affected most are textile products from Zimbabwe. ...
EXPORT MARKETS SENTIMENTS
On the international scene, Zimbabwe is considered a Pariah state. Reports of widespread torture and murder, land grab and intimidation in the media takes away all the confidence the international market has in the quality and reliability of supply of Zimbabwe goods. ... Thus some Zimbabwean companies lost their market as a result of adverse reports on Zimbabwe. Markets were unsettled by the possibility of unrests that could result in them failing to get their orders from Zimbabwe.
Furthermore, some foreign consumers of Zimbabwean goods sympathized with the white farmers who had lost their land in Zimbabwe. A case in point is that of Zimbabwe’s agricultural exports to the UK. Some people in the UK went on a campaign urging the boycotting of goods from Zimbabwe.
Approximate Word count = 2165
Approximate Pages = 8.7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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