Third, viable diversification necessitated an improvement in market access conditions.

A pro active agricultural diversification policy would need to combine market and production related interventions.

Among the thematic areas, particular emphasis will be given to product innovation and diversification for enhanced market access.

9. We attach great importance to the diversification of African economies and increased market access for their export products.

Thereafter, revenues are projected to grow modestly, in a market characterized by client diversification and competition from other service providers.

Diversification

Fourth, technical assistance was needed to facilitate diversification, but it should not be a substitute for more favourable market access conditions, external capital and technology.

6350 Import diversification

B. Diversification experiences

Finance for diversification

(i) Further trade liberalization, improved market access and the avoidance of unilateral action would provide important support for the diversification efforts of commodity dependent developing countries.

The economy remains very fragile because of the lack of diversification, the lack of competitiveness, the very high factor costs and the very small domestic market.

Diversification can serve as a risk management strategy, but risk can also hamper diversification.

Projects undertaken in the context of product innovation and diversification for enhanced market access have also focused to a large extent on the textiles and garments sector.

(c) Client diversification and

Risk factors in diversification

Enterprise level diversification patterns

5.2 Diversification of intervention options

DIVERSIFICATION IN COMMODITY DEPENDENT COUNTRIES

DIVERSIFICATION IN COMMODITY DEPENDENT COUNTRIES

Financing of diversification in Colombia

H. Diversification of African economies

These included the provision of assistance, on a national or regional basis, in vertical and horizontal diversification as well as in related human capacities creation of self financing mechanisms for commodity diversification activities and effectively addressing the weak technological base, market access problems and other commodity related problems.

Continued efforts are needed to enhance market access for products of export interest to Africa and to support the African economies efforts at diversification and building of supply capacity.

Economic and trade diversification could be crucial, and donor commitments to investment in economic diversification could be essential.

The International Monetary Fund recommends additional reforms aimed at improving labor market flexibility, strengthening national competitiveness through investment in transportation and telecommunications infrastructure, and diversification away from natural resource exports.

These services comprise post harvest systems in the food sector, fibre processing, product innovation and diversification for enhanced market access, and enhancing rural community livelihood through efficient agro supply chains.

3. Diversification in commodity dependent countries

Social and environmental factors in diversification

A. Diversification in commodity dependent countries

Some advice from NGOs about diversification

B. Enterprise sector strategies in diversification

Government policies and firms diversification decisions

2. Agenda for commodity based diversification

This diversification is an important achievement.

Various forms of domestic resource mobilization for diversification (e.g. taxes and levies earmarked for diversification) were mentioned in this connection.

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean promoted more market oriented regional integration in order to realize greater stability, reduce deficits, encourage export growth and diversification and increase foreign investment.

The economic, political and legal decisions of Governments define the framework for the diversification process, which is in practice carried out by the enterprise sector in response to market conditions and signals.

This supports income generation and diversification activities.

The international trading environment and commodity diversification

The enterprise sector and developments in diversification

Item 3 Diversification in commodity dependent countries

III. RELEVANT AGENTS AND ACTORS IN DIVERSIFICATION

Foreign capital is another means for diversification.

(e) Support Africa apos s diversification efforts