Appendix E

Worksheet to identify external trade patterns

Purpose

:  This worksheet will guide the analyst through a series of steps to identify the

trade of major staple foods with other countries.  The concept is to offer a practical guide

to identify the contextual information necessary to use market and price data and

information for early warning.

Steps:

1.

Collect and review past studies on the trade of agricultural products between your

country and other countries (both within the region and internationally). Universities

(both local and international), government, donors, or NGOs has often done these

studies.

2.

Identify the movement of cereals within the country.

c)

Based on the Appendices B and C, list the three most important staple foods. If

there are more than three important staple foods then continue the list on another

copy of Appendix D.  Pay special attention to staple foods consumed by urban

households.

d)

For each staple food list the main 

regional

 external markets and the location of

the local market that has direct linkages to that external market. If there are more

markets for any staple food then continue the list on another copy of Appendix D.

Staple food

    External  

    Local market

     market                               link

1. ______________

_______________          _________________

                       _______________          _________________

                       _______________          _________________

                       _______________          _________________

                       _______________          _________________

2. ______________

_______________          _________________      

                       _______________          _________________

                       _______________          _________________

                       _______________          _________________

3. ______________

_______________          _________________

                       _______________          _________________

                       _______________          _________________

                       _______________          _________________      

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