Presented by Paul Guthiga, Policy Analyst of IFPRI-ILRI ReSAKSS-ECA at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), at the KILIMO TRUST 1st Stakeholder Consultative Meeting Held on 11th July 2012

1. Keys Issues In the Rice Sub-sector and
Regional Trade in the EAC
A brief presentation made at the KILIMO TRUST 1st Stakeholder
Consultative Meeting Held on 11th July 2012
Paul Guthiga,
Policy Analyst, ReSAKSS-ECA

2. An overview
ISSUE Source
Production and productivity Annual Trends and Outlook
Report for Key Agriculture and
Rural Development Indicators in
the COMESA region
Regional Trade Flow Status of Intra-COMESA Trade in
Food Staples
Level of trade protectiveness Study on Trade Openness in
COMESA Region for Key Staples
Regional and global food price Food Staples price tracking
trends

3. Average annual change (%) in production and productivity
(1990 -2010)
Production Yield
Country/region Maize Rice Wheat Maize Rice Wheat
Burundi -1.8 4.4 -0.3 -1.7 0.6 0.6
Kenya 1.0 0.4 1.7 -0.6 -2.4 2.2
Rwanda 4.8 14.9 11.6 -0.2 5.2 0.0
Uganda 4.2 6.6 6.3 0.3 0.3 -0.5
Tanzania 3.1 4.9 0.6 -0.5 0.7 2.9
Sudan 1.5 22.3 -0.2 7.3 9.8 2.1
COMESA 2.4 2.9 3.2 0.5 1.8 0.3
EAST AFRICA 2.3 4.7 1.0 -0.5 0.6 1.2
In general , rice production and productivity is increasing faster
than maize production in EAC
Source: ReSAKKS’s computations based on data from FAOSTAT

4. Exports from EAC Countries to COMESA Region
in 2010(MT)
250000
200000
150000
100000 Maize grain
Rice grain
50000
0

5. Exports from EAC Countries to COMESA Region
in 2010 (Current US$ 1000)
60000
50000
40000
30000 Maize grain
Rice grain
20000
10000
0
Burundi Kenya Rwanda Tanzania Uganda Total

6. Trade protection
• Intra-regional trade in rice is mainly duty-free
with a few imports from the EAC member
countries applying high tariffs of 75 percent to
imports from outside EAC.
• Escalating tariffs apply with processing…

7. Tariff escalation…
Product Product Name S. Ave. W. Ave. Min Max Value (US
Hs code Rate Rate $’000)
Rice
100610 Rice in the husk 6.54 0.00 0.00 75.00 11601.9
(paddy or rough)
100620 Husked (brown) rice 13.33 0.03 0.00 75.00 2086.6
100640 Broken rice 17.37 1.62 0.00 75.00 3159.9
100630 Semi-milled or wholly 17.80 0.37 0.00 75.00 12898.5
milled rice,

8. Price trends
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Mar-08
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Jan-11
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Jul-09
Jul-07
Jul-08
Jul-10
Jul-11
Sep-07
Sep-08
Sep-09
Sep-10
Sep-11
Nov-07
Nov-08
Nov-09
Nov-10
Nov-11
Rwanda - Rice (Price Data in USD/MT)
Ethiopia - Rice Imported Kg
Zambia- Rice (local), Retail, Kwacha, Kg
Uganda- Rice Kg
FAO GLOBAL - Rice (White Rice, Thai 100% B second grade, f.o.b. Bangkok (Wednesday)) US$/Ton