This paper is based in part on earlier USAID-supported work for the SADC Secretariat. We are grateful to IADB, Fédération Paris-Jourdan , ADRES, INRA and CEPR for facilitating the updating and completion the work in its present form. Numerous officials in SADC member states, representatives of private firms in many industries, and researchers in the SADC region provided valuable information and many useful insights through interviews, workshops, seminars and informal discussions. They would not all agree with all the analysis and conclusions presented here. For that reason their inputs are even more greatly appreciated. Hennie Erasmus of the SADC Secretariat deserves special thanks for his participation in various stages of this work.