Mistowa: Capacity Building for e-Agriculture
The USAID Market Information Systems and Trader’s Organizations in West Africa (MISTOWA) partnered with a private company, BusyLab, by helping to establish over 100 “Agribusiness Information Points” (ABIPs) in 13 countries throughout West Africa. The ABIP managers were trained in the use of Tradenet and the collection of data to feed into the system, and in turn trained producers and traders to use the system. While the MISTOWA project has ended, TradeNet (now rebranded “Esoko”) continues in widespread use.
Source: Judith E. Payne, e-Business Advisor and AFR ICT Coordinator, US Agency for International Development.
Theme 2011
Experts from different fields analyse what measures should African governments take in order to engage effectively with emerging economic partners in Africa, such as China, India, Brasil or Turkey.
Tax expenditure surveys
Jean-Philippe Stijns, co-author of the "Public Resource Mobilisation" study, highlights Morocco's practices while observing their taxation policies.
Useful links
- African Development Bank
- OECD Development Centre
- OECD
- Proparco's magazine - Private Sector and Development
- UNECA
- UNDP Africa bureau
- United Nations
- World Bank
