The policy dialogue on agriculture brings together government officials from the Ministry of Finance, Budget and Agriculture to discuss the role of governments in developing value-chains in agriculture. Through a combination of case studies and facilitated discussions, it provides insight into the policy considerations and the institutional challenges for promoting value chains. This includes (i) the tools used to assess and prioritize value chains, (ii) the complexity of agriculture policies aimed at developing value-chains for internal or external markets, (iii) the institutional challenges of multi-sector budgeting for prioritized value chains.