Journal of Food Processing & Technology

Abstract

The Impact of Trade Facilitation on Agricultural Products Standard Compliance in Relation to Cameroon’s Export Performance

Femshang M Charles

This is a research on the impact of trade facilitation on agricultural products standard compliance in relation to Cameroon’s export performance. The background and literature review was based on concepts like the Trade facilitation, Standards, Residual levels and agreement like the Trade Facilitation Agreement. Secondary data was used for this study, precisely a time series data. The OLS technique was used in the data analysis and the null hypothesis was rejected implying that Standards compliance has a positive relationship with Cocoa Export. Even though some initiatives in relation to Trade Facilitation have been implemented to raise these export volumes, a significant effort by the government needs to be addressed. Looking at the advantages of Trade Facilitation in the long run, it is worth necessary to neglect the high cost of its initial implementation and strive towards compliance. There were recommendations made in the areas of Trade Facilitation promotion and Standards compliance.