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LIST OF FIGURES..................................................................................................................................................... ii LIST OF TABLES ..................................................................................................................................................... iv ABBREVIATIONS......................................................................................................................................................v EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..........................................................................................................................................1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................................................5 1. CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK AND METHODOLOGY ..............................................................................7 1.1. Data Sources ................................................................................................................................................................7 1.2. Empirical Methodologies .......................................................................................................................................8 1.3. Case Study Methodology ........................................................................................................................................9 2. OVERVIEW AND ANALYSIS OF GLOBAL AGRI-FOOD TRADE ..........................................................11 2.1. Recent Trends in Global Agri-Food Trade................................................................................................... 11 2.2. Direction of Global Agri-Food Trade.............................................................................................................. 18 2.3. Networks in World Agricultural Trade......................................................................................................... 20 2.4. Agricultural Trade Policies................................................................................................................................. 25 2.5. Conclusions and Lessons Learned .................................................................................................................. 29 3. ANALYSIS OF THE AGRICULTURAL TRADE PERFORMANCE OF OIC MEMBER COUNTRIES 31 3.1. Composition and Patterns of Agricultural Trade ..................................................................................... 31 3.2. Networks in Intra-OIC Agricultural Products Trade .............................................................................. 46 3.3. Trade Balances and Comparative Advantage ............................................................................................ 50 3.4. Agricultural Trade Policies and Regional Trade Agreements ............................................................ 53 3.5. Conclusions and Lessons Learned .................................................................................................................. 56 4. COUNTRY CASE STUDIES.............................................................................................................................57 4.1. Bangladesh ................................................................................................................................................................ 57 4.2. Cameroon................................................................................................................................................................... 81 4.3. Tunisia.......................................................................................................................................................................102 5. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS............................................................................................ 123 Annex 1 – Product Classification................................................................................................................. 127 Annex 2 – Semi-Structured Interview Instrument ............................................................................... 130 Annex 3 – Consolidated List of Persons Interviewed .......................................................................... 131 Annex 4 – Country Codes and Names......................................................................................................... 133