Improving Agricultural Market Performance:
Creation and Development of Market Institutions
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o to show regulatory power, intervention effect, and overall impact of
agricultural and food market institutions on the supply and demand side of
products;
o to measure the effectiveness of market institutions and the role of state in the
agriculture and food sector; and
o to come up with policy recommendations for the OIC Member Countries which
will trigger collaborative actions and help to develop a roadmap with cost-
effective and practical solutions.
In-depth literature reviews together with on-site interviews have been conducted to achieve
these objectives. The literature study covers existing (policy) documents, publications, and
experience of relevant national and international institutions. Country case studies have been
conducted in three OIC Member Countries and South Africa, where desk research has been
complemented with on-site interviews and to validate findings and observations.
This Study is structured as follows:
1. The first Chapter frames the study by describing the Conceptual Framework. It
introduces market systems, agricultural and food markets, and agricultural food
markets institutions. The Chapter examines the rationales, types, enforcement
mechanisms, roles, responsibilities, and administrative structures of agricultural food
markets institutions.
2. The second Chapter builds on the first Chapter as it studies the historical development
of market institutions as well as agricultural and food market institutions, after which
recent trends are explored.
3. The OIC Member Countries form the geographical scope of the third Chapter. It
evaluates agricultural and food market institutions across OIC Member Countries and
summarizes their legislative and administrative frameworks as well as challenges and
opportunities with regards to enhancing harmony in the OIC.
4. Chapter four links market institutions and market performance and sheds light on
positive as well as negative effects of agricultural and food market institutions.
5. Four country case studies form the core of Chapter five. The agricultural and food
market institutions and their performance of each case study country are assessed
after the justification of the selection of sample countries has been explained.
6. The lessons learned, case study outcomes, and observations of all previous Chapters
are integrated in Chapter six. Policy recommendations are formulated on national level
as well as on international level and look to improve collaborative efforts of the OIC
Member Countries.