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3.2.1 Line Ministries and Regulation Authorities ................................................................................................63 3.2.2 Market Institutions .........................................................................................................................................65 3.2.3 National Agricultural Research Organizations ...........................................................................................68 3.2.4 Development Organizations & Donors ........................................................................................................68 3.2.5 Banking & Finance (Indirect Market Participants) ....................................................................................69 3.3 Legislative Frameworks of Agricultural & Food Market Institutions in the OIC .................................. 70 3.3.1 Food Safety .......................................................................................................................................................71 3.3.2 Packaging, Containers, and Labeling ............................................................................................................72 3.3.3 Documentation & Certification .....................................................................................................................72 3.3.4 Copyright & Trademark .................................................................................................................................73 3.3.5 Trade Regulations & Procedures ..................................................................................................................73 3.3.6 Other .................................................................................................................................................................73 3.4 Challenges and Opportunities for Agricultural & Food Market Institutions in the OIC .................... 74 3.5 Coordination and Reform of Agricultural & Food Market Institutions in the OIC ............................... 76 3.6 Agricultural & Food Market Institutions and Enhancing Harmony in the OIC...................................... 78 3.7 Reflection......................................................................................................................................................................... 81 Chapter 4 – The Link between Market Institutions and Market Performance .............................83 4.1 Overview.......................................................................................................................................................................... 83 4.2 Agricultural Lending ................................................................................................................................................... 86 4.3 Warehouse Receipt System Financing.................................................................................................................. 88 4.4 Agricultural Price Supports...................................................................................................................................... 92 4.5 Public Buffer Stocks for Food Security ................................................................................................................. 93 4.6 Reflection......................................................................................................................................................................... 94 Chapter 5 – Country Case Studies ..................................................................................................................96 5.1 Selection of Case Study Countries ......................................................................................................................... 96 5.2 Tunisia .............................................................................................................................................................................. 98 5.2.1 Overview of Agricultural & Food Sectors and Markets .............................................................................98 5.2.2 Agricultural & Food Market Institutions ..................................................................................................103 5.2.3 Effectiveness of Agricultural & Food Market Institutions .....................................................................106 5.2.4 Need Assessment Analysis .........................................................................................................................107 5.2.5 Conclusions and Lessons Learned .............................................................................................................110 5.3 Uganda ............................................................................................................................................................................113 5.3.1 Overview of Agricultural & Food Sectors and Markets ..........................................................................113