Sec. 103. Activities in support of trade capacity building
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The President should take the following actions: Developing and implementing policies to— encourage and facilitate cross-boundary cooperation among eligible sub-Saharan African countries in order to facilitate trade; and encourage the provision of technical assistance to eligible sub-Saharan African countries to establish and sustain adequate trade capacity development. Providing specific training for businesses in eligible sub-Saharan African countries and government trade officials of such countries on accessing the benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act and other trade preference programs.
Providing capacity building for African entrepreneurs and trade associations on production strategies, quality standards, formation of cooperatives, market research, and market development. Providing capacity building training to promote diversification of African products and value-added processing. Providing capacity building and technical assistance funding for African businesses and institutions to help such businesses and institutions comply with United States counterterrorism initiatives and policies.