Africa’s terrain and weather conditions turn it into one of the world’s most comparatively advantageous regions; yet its share of global agricultural exports remains the lowest among world regions. 

I develop a policy agenda to remove obstacles for agriculture exports from Africa. I suggest that effective export policy has to begin with addressing domestic obstacles, and discuss land administration and access to capital, as well as targeted cross-border interventions that are tuned to different geographies and crops. 

The agenda also advocates a differentiated trade policy approach that creates economic incentives for export of processed output, including as appropriate protectionist policies. 

Nachum’s expertise is global supply chains and value creation in a global world, the global integration of Africa firms, and the relationship between firms, society and governments as they shape the international strategies of firms. 

She has been teaching, consulting and researching these and other international issues for more than three decades at universities around the world and consulted with firms and governments on issues related to globalization and multinational companies. 

Nachum is the author of dozens of articles published in leading business journals and four books and is the recipient of multiple rewards and recognitions of the excellency of her research and teaching. Nachum is a Fellow of the Academy of International Business, the world’s largest and most respected association of international business scholars, and was a 2021-22 Fulbright scholar to Africa.