Improving Agricultural Market Performance:
Developing Agricultural Market Information Systems
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MIS platforms need to be assessed, in particular, to ensure effective coordination which
can reduce costly duplication.
(iv) Impact of MIS on overall development of agricultural markets needs to be
assessed: Though this assessment poses major attribution challenges it is important
and has been advocated by many of the online survey respondents. Collaboration with
academic institutions (local and international) can contribute to a more cost-effective
monitoring and evaluation process. For this purpose, maintaining an easy-to-access
archive of data will offer ameans to attract researchers who are studying various sector-
related issues and can shed some light on the contribution of MIS to its development.