Improved transportation and communication links will encourage intra-African trade and ease dependence on overseas markets. Trade taking place within the continent will also be facilitated by taking down of barriers between African countries, coordinating exchange rates between countries to make it easier to exchange goods and, when appropriate, bartering commodities of equivalent values without the medium of national currencies. Research, especially agricultural research, that might be too expensive for any one country can be mounted by multinational efforts that pool resources. Similarly, Africa's productive capacity would be enhanced if countries could develop regional production schemes. National industries can be developed to complement those of neighboring countries instead of competing with them.
Marketing is another area of cooperation that needs to be investigated.
AAF-SAP calls for agreements between African countries and overseas purchasers to stabilize the prices of primary export commodities. It also envisions the possibility of assigning export specializations, so that competition between African countries for export markets is reduced and downward pressure on prices of basic commodities is eased. Providing institutional support for adjustment with transformation For all the above policies to work effectively there is need to support them with institutional arrangements. This could involve the setting up of new institutions in rural areas and strengthening old ones.