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For the last half a century, African countries have tried many
approaches to development without achieving socio-economic transformation
and human development. With very few exceptions, the majority of
African countries have continued to experience slow economic
growth despite wide-ranging reform efforts. Emerging initiatives
at the national, regional and continental level provide new
opportunities for evidence-based planning and decision-making
in the areas of trade, innovation and technology policy. ACODE
believes that policies that promote fair trade, innovation and
technological capabilities hold the key to the structural transformation
of African economies and societies. The Trade, Innovations and Biotechnology
Policy Programme is ACODE's programme dealing with policy related issues in the areas
of trade, agriculture, science and technology. |
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programme activities aim at achieving five major objectives
viz.,
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To promote
national trade policy reforms; |
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To build analytical
capacity to support international trade negotiations; |
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To promote science
and technology policy development; |
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To promote pro-poor policies
on intellectual property and technology transfer in
health and agriculture; and |
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To promote the responsible
development and application of agricultural biotechnology. |
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