Book Chapter, The New Harvest: Agricultural Innovation in
Africa, pages 166-203 Author: Calestous Juma, Professor of the
Practice of International Development; Director, Science,
Technology, and Globalization Project; Principal Investigator,
Agricultural Innovation in Africa Other Chapters in The New
Harvest: Agricultural Innovation in Africa: - The Growing
Economy - Advances in Science, Technology, and Engineering -
Agricultural Innovation Systems - Enabling Infrastructure -
Human Capacity - Conclusions and the Way Ahead African countries
are increasingly focusing on promoting regional economic
integration as a way to stimulate economic growth and expand
local markets. Considerable progress has been made in expanding
regional trade through regional bodies such as the Common Market
for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) and the East African
Community (EAC). There are six other such Regional Economic
Communities (RECs) that are recognized by the African Union as
building blocks for pan-African economic integ