High value crops refer to non-traditional food crops such as vegetables, fruits, flowers, houseplants and foliage, condiments and spices2. High value livestock and fishery products include products such as milk, beef, poultry, pork, eggs, and fish that are non-traditional sources of protein for most part of Sub Saharan Africa (SSA). Most High Value Agricultural Products (HVAPs) have higher market values than traditional cereal grains and export crops. The definition of HVAP may include coffee and cocoa but these are traditional cash crops in SSA. A particular feature of HVAPs is that they often do not form part of the customary diet of the local population and are mainly grown for their cash values in domestic and export markets. This review defines HVAP as products with high monetary value with emerging and expanding products markets worldwide. Lack of a standard definition of HVAP and non-traditional export products has made researchers to adopt their own definitions based on their research emphasis. For example, Xinshen, et. al. (2003) definition of SSA non-traditional HV agricultural exports includes oilseed, processed foods, beverages (coffee, tea and cocoa)3. |In this paper we confine our definition to fruits, vegetables, fish and cut flowers. It is important to note that HVAP considered in this paper, have limited intra-regional trade and are mostly exported outside SSA. Fish, and fruits and vegetables, have only 6.2 and 6.6% intra-regional trade . Xinshen, D. et. al. (2003).