It is true that at a global level, there are fundamental changes that have to happen to the trade system, but the fact remains that Africa needs to invest more in its agricultural systems, first for its own good, and latter for export and sale.

“Africa needs to take advantage of the available new technologies to boost its agricultural productivity.”

I would beware of any Western report making these claims. The argument inherent here is, the methods of production African farmers have been using for thousands of years are really bad, and it’s all their own fault. They need to be rescued by Western knowledge and Western technology.

“African governments in partnership with donors need to invest heavily in the infrastructure of rural areas, which will include building new roads, access to electricity to improve access to markets among other issues.”

This is exactly what got most African countries into so much debt in the first place AND IT DIDN’T WORK. It is how the West manipulated so many regions of Africa into following export-led development, which (arguably) leads to farmers not having any land to farm in the first place.

How is Africa to make use of technologies while TRIPS exists as a finance mechanism??

And no mention of micro-finance???????????