Markets and trade

• Globalization and subsidies by countries in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are placing undue challenges and constraints on African countries in pursuing an export-oriented agricultural marketing strategy. African countries will need to develop more effective international advocacy with the North, perhaps on a regional basis.
• Barriers are limiting African intra-regional trade opportunitiescountries must harmonize their intra- and inter-regional trade policies.
• Domestic agricultural markets are not functioning effectively due to poor infrastructure and inadequate availability of timely market information.

Resources and governance

• There are inadequate incentives for the private sector to invest in the agricultural sector, resulting in underinvestment and capital flight.
• Poor governance is leading to a breakdown of the democratic institutions that are critical to a more participatory involvement of stakeholders in agricultural R&D agenda setting and resource

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