Abstract
In this article the translog cost function with non-neutral parameter shifts is used to study the import demand functions of agricultural commodities which African countries export in competition with other developing regions of the world. It is shown that there has been a systematic bias against the import of these commodities from Africa in favor of importing them from other developing regions. It is then argued that these results support the apprehensions of many African leaders regarding the adoption of a policy of agriculture-based, export-led growth to accelerate economic development on the continent.
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