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The changing pattern of international agricultural trade has profound implications for Africa. The book’s authors discuss these trade flows, map the corporate landscape of agro-food, (including the emergent indigenous sector), and assess trends in international development co-operation in the corporate sector. Particular focus is given to “aid for trade” programmes that try to foster private-sector development and trade-capacity building. A final chapter, drawing lessons from five country case studies, provides evidence of the (in)effectiveness of government intervention and donor programmes to promote the marketing of African agriculture.

Agricultural industries -- Africa. --- Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- Africa. --- Agriculture and state -- Africa. --- Agriculture and state --- Agricultural industries --- Agriculture --- Business & Economics --- Agricultural Economics --- Economic aspects --- Agribusiness --- Industries

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This book examines how agricultural innovation arises in four African countries - Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda - through the lens of agribusiness, public policies, and specific value chains for food staples, high value products, and livestock. Determinants of innovation are not viewed individually but within the context of a complex agricultural innovation system involving many actors and interactions. The volume is based on qualitative interviews with agribusiness representatives that were designed to shed light on their experiences on public policies that either enhances or impedes inn

Agricultural industries -- Africa. --- Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- Africa. --- Agriculture and state. --- Agriculture --- Agricultural industries --- Agricultural innovations --- Agriculture and state --- Food supply --- Business & Economics --- Agricultural Economics --- Economic aspects --- Food control --- Agrarian question --- Agricultural policy --- State and agriculture --- Innovations, Agricultural --- Technological change in agriculture --- Agribusiness --- Government policy --- Innovations --- Technological innovations --- Produce trade --- Food security --- Single cell proteins --- Economic policy --- Land reform --- Industries --- Technology transfer