Title: AGOA Civil Society Forum
1AGOA Civil Society Forum Local And Regional
Markets Building Blocks for Trade Capacity
June 6, 2006
2- Regional Free Trade Areas
- Moving Towards Policy Liberalization
- Easing of Tariff and Non-Tariff Barriers
- Focus on Infrastructure along Growth Corridors
and in - Spatial Development Zones (SDZs)
- Economies of Scale
- Agribusiness and Value-Added Processing
- Building a Middle Class
- Attracting Foreign Direct Investment
3Common Market of East and Southern Africa (COMESA)
Libya
Egypt
Eritrea
Sudan
Djibouti
Ethiopia
Uganda
Kenya
Rwanda
DRC
Burundi
Seychelles
COMESA Members
Angola
Comoros
Malawi
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Madagascar
Swaziland
Mauritius
4Southern Africa Development Community (SADC)
DRC
Tanzania
Mozambique
SADC Members
Angola
Malawi
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Namibia
Madagascar
Botswana
Swaziland
South Africa
Mauritius
Lesotho
5Economic Community of Central African States
(ECCAS)
Chad
C.A.R.
Cameroon
Sao Tomé Principe
Equatorial Guinea
Rwanda
Gabon
DRC
Burundi
Republic of the Congo
ECCAS Members
Angola
6Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
Cape Verde
Mali
Niger
Senegal
The Gambia
Burkina Faso
Guinée Bissau
Guinea
Nigeria
Sierra Leone
Cote dIvoire
Ghana
Bénin
Liberia
Togo
ECOWAS Members
7- Regional Market Development
- Look at Regional Value Chains Based on
Comparative Advantage - Dont Leave the Smallholders Out!
- Farming as a Business Economies of Scale
Rewtained Earnings - Understand Your Markets and Your Competition
- Focus on Relentlessly Building Rural Purchasing
Power - Meet International Quality Standards
- Infrastructure Growth Corridors
8Kenya 1.6m MT of NCPB Silo Storage Space 1.3m
MT is Unused.
Kitale
? to Kampala Rwanda, Burundi Eastern DRC
9Linking Ethiopia to East African Grain Market
Kitale
? to Kampala Rwanda, Burundi Eastern DRC
10- New Agricultural Commodity Exchange in Lilongwe
- Run by Ian Goggin of ZIMACE
- NASFAM has a seat
- Critical Mass with 34 NASFAM
Member Companies trading 20 Commodities - Web-based Electronic Trading Floor
- Links to SAFEX and RATEX
- Driving Cross-Border Trade in Five Countries
11AGOA Civil Society Forum Local And Regional
Markets Building Blocks for Trade Capacity
June 6, 2006