Africa and other parts of the developing world are preparing to negotiate better access to the markets of wealthy countries at the next ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organisation, Ugandan Agriculture Minister Wilberforce Kisamba-Mugerwa said in Pretoria last week. The minister was interviewed after closing an international conference on successes in African agriculture, held in the South African capital from Dec. 1 to 3. The meeting brought together representatives of government, business, academia and civil society.