TNCs and commodities in SSA: Problems, Prospects and Potentials

This paper includes a brief review of the production, processing, marketing picture in SSA followed by a summary of actual and potential gains and costs. It will also note the prospects and potentials of TNC involvement (including different groups of TNCs notably development agencies like the Commonwealth Development Corporation and international trading firms not basically linked to productions nor based primarily on commodity trade). The concluding section will review the potential uses of TNCs to African commodity sectors and states together with certain associated risks.