Intra-regional trade of agricultural and agro-industrial products in Africa remains very low. Obstacles to the emergence of agribusiness regional markets include inadequate infrastructure, high customs tariffs and fragmented value chains. Yet successfully overcoming these challenges would help to significantly improve the competitiveness of the industry by standardizing production and marketing processes within the same region.
Check out the presentation prepared by Agnès Kalibata, President, Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)