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Annex G: Intra-OIC Agricultural Trade Policies Survey
Survey Questions
1. Which OIC country do you currently work?
2. Which of the following best describes your affiliation?
a. Ministry
b. Government agency
c. Chambers
d. Farmers’ associations / cooperatives
e. International organization / NGO
f. Commodity board
g. State-owned enterprise
h. Other
3. In your opinion, what is the importance of agricultural trade (exports and imports) on the
country’s overall agricultural growth and development?
Very
important
Important Fairly
important
Slightly
important
Not
important
4. In your opinion, what is the importance of agricultural trade (exports and imports) on the
country’s current state of food security?
Very
important
Important Fairly
important
Slightly
important
Not
important
5. What are the most important three reasons that refrain agricultural trade to contribute to
overall agricultural growth and development and level of food security? (please tick three
of the reasons from the list below)
a. The country does not have diversified export markets
b. The country does not have diversified import markets
c. The country does not have diversified export products
d. The country does not have diversified import products
e. Price received by the farmers is low (high marketing margins due to
middlemen)
f. Customs, procedures and requirements are high
g. Taxes, charges and levies are high
h. There are stringent standards, sanitary measures, prohibitions, restrictions,
licensing in export markets
i. Other