Their often very narrow resource bases will sometimes preclude the economic diversification and degree of long term self sufficiency to which larger developing countries can aspire.

Diversification

1. Diversification of exports

5.2 Diversification of intervention options

Location of the diversification facility

Resources of the diversification facility

(vi) Diversification can involve horizontal diversification into new commodities, vertical diversification whereby value is added to existing commodities, and the development of new end uses.

The establishment of a diversification fund, however, would, along with the proposed national diversification councils, provide the focal point for enhancing diversification efforts in Africa.

VI. ACCELERATING THE PROCESS OF DIVERSIFICATION

(h) Location of the diversification facility

(i) Resources of the diversification facility.

strengthening and diversification of production capacity

D. Financing of national diversification councils

6350 Import diversification

National diversification councils

National diversification councils

(ii) Extent of diversification of economic base

Issues of diversification of African economies, specifically

(vii) Diversification of available forms of contraception

52. A major constraint to promoting diversification is a lack of technically and economically viable diversification projects.

II. ISSUES RELATED TO THE DIVERSIFICATION OF AFRICAN ECONOMIES, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE DIVERSIFICATION OF THE COMMODITY SECTOR

Diversification is the sole basis of everything.

35. Assessments of the possibilities of crop diversification in individual countries have shown the feasibility of crop diversification in various regions.

In that report was recommended the establishment of a diversification facility, to finance the preparatory phase of diversification projects and programmes, and the establishment of diversification councils at the national level, to generate a stream of project proposals that would fit into national diversification programmes and priorities.

(c) Client diversification and

V. POTENTIAL FOR DIVERSIFICATION

II. DIVERSIFICATION WHICH WAY?

C. National diversification councils

Degree of fuzzyness

They all provide some degree of effective property rights protection and contract enforcement, maintain macroeconomic stability, seek to integrate into the world economy, and ensure an appropriate environment for productive diversification and innovation.

(b) Projects should promote horizontal diversification (into other commodities) vertical diversification (into the processing of commodities) or new end uses

Role and functioning of the national diversification councils

A. Diversification as an element of commodity development

19. Commodity diversification, although not a cure all, is an important integral part of promoting diversification of the economy as a whole.

In this connection, we will welcome the establishment of the national diversification councils in conjunction with the provision of a diversification fund.

A fifth degree times a fifth degree.

IV. THE CASE FOR DIVERSIFICATION

30. Diversification has three dimensions.

Degree

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(g) Role and functioning of the national diversification councils

Diversification of economies entails adoption of new ideas and technologies.

The fund we earnestly seek would promote the diversification of the African commodity sector by financing technically and economically viable diversification projects.

VIEWS, COMMENTS AND INPUTS BY ORGANIZATIONS ON THE ISSUES OF DIVERSIFICATION OF AFRICAN ECONOMIES, SPECIFICALLY THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A DIVERSIFICATION FUND FOR AFRICA apos S COMMODITIES

III. INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR COMMODITY DIVERSIFICATION