http://www.intracen.org//layouts/RSSFeed.aspx?id=55470ITC projecthttp://www.intracen.org/Trade-promotion-and-value-addition-for-African-cotton/04/05/2013 9:10:36 AMITC projecthttp://www.intracen.org/LDCs-Fostering-business-support-to-the-WTO-Accession-project/04/05/2013 9:00:25 AMEthiopia should assess the potential benefits of liberalization of its services sector as a means to fulfil its own ambitions for growth and development in the upcoming negotiations for the country’s accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO). This...http://www.intracen.org/news/ethiopia-business-to-play-bigger-role-in-WTO-accession-effort/03/01/2013 2:39:30 AMDirector-General Pascal Lamy, in a speech at the University of Addis Ababa on 11 May 2012, said that that “the domestic reforms necessary in WTO accession can provide a foundation and a tool to enhance a country’s competitiveness”...http://www.intracen.org/BB-2012-05-21-Lamy-WTO-accession-is-an-investment-in-future-competitiveness/05/23/2012 5:28:28 AMAs the world recovers from the economic downturn that followed the 2008 financial crisis, it has become clear that industrial development models created in the past are increasingly unsustainable, both economically and environmentally. Economic progress...http://www.intracen.org/article/Green-Growth-an-imperative-of-economic-development/03/30/2012 5:27:16 AMIn Ethiopia, hand weaving is an important sub-sector, which is a significant rural employer in particular. The Center for African Women Economic Empowerment (CAWEE) recently secured funding of USD 218,570 from COMPETE/USAID to implement an innovative project that aims to connect 100 traditional Weavers to the Export Market...http://www.intracen.org/news/Connecting-100-Traditional-Weavers-to-the-Export-Market-–-ITC-Access-Focal-Point-institution-CAWEE-secures-over-USD-200000-in-funding/03/26/2012 10:47:23 AMDuring a visit to the Ethiopian Commodity Exchange and the Ethiopian Chamber of Commerce on 30 January, Pascal Lamy, WTO Director-General, recognised ITC's work in improving the country's export competitiveness, whilst noting that 'International trade must in the future be measured by how much value is added to a country’...http://www.intracen.org/news/WTO-Director-General-praises-ITC39s-work-on-regional-integration-during-visit-to-Ethiopia/01/30/2012 9:43:54 AMThe Centre for African Women Economic Empowerment in Ethiopia (CAWEE), one of ITC's ACCESS! Focal Point institutions, recently developed a website to help bolster its efforts to promote female exporters in the country and in the African continent at large...http://www.intracen.org/news/New-Ethiopian-based-web-site-for-female-exporters-from-the-African-continent/01/09/2012 10:32:02 AMThe WTO General Council acknowledged several ITC accomplishments in its report adopted at its annual meeting on 30 November in Geneva. It highlighted ITC’s assistance to Least Developed Countries in their WTO accession process, the organization’s...http://www.intracen.org/news/WTO-General-Council-recognizes-ITC’s-contribution-to-LDC-accession-the-Cotton-Initiative-and-the-Aid-for-Trade-agenda/12/08/2011 11:39:15 AMOn the 15 and 16 November, ITC, with the participation of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa  (COMESA), organised a two-day workshop in Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania for a group of 15 cotton stakeholders from Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe...http://www.intracen.org/news/African-cotton-stakeholders-share-experiences-and-plan-future-work-at-ITC-workshop-in-Tanzania/11/24/2011 11:31:34 AMThe new site covers a large number of topics and services of use to women exporters, including:An Exporter Training Package. This part of the site focuses on the sectors most relevant to African women exporters, such as coffee, leather, horticulture,...http://www.intracen.org/news/ITC-launches-new-website-for-African-businesswomen/09/21/2011 10:07:03 AMITC Executive Director, Ms. Patricia Francis, and Secretary General of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), Mr. Sindiso Ngwenya met yesterday to discuss ITC /COMESA cooperation, particularly focusing on PACT II as the major regional...http://www.intracen.org/news/COMESA-and-ITC-heads-meet-to-discuss-regional-trade-development-and-support/07/22/2011 6:46:59 AM<p>Taxing Health: The relevance of tariff revenue from anti-malarial commodities Paper dealing with potential fiscal revenue losses in malaria endemic countries, resulting from elimination of import duties and tariffs on anti-malaria products (medicines for treating/preventing of malaria, diagnostic tests, mosquito </p>http://www.intracen.org/Taxing-Health-The-relevance-of-tariff-revenue-from-anti-malarial-commodities/06/28/2011 8:15:47 AMTemperature and rainfall conditions are the main drivers when it comes to yield, i.e. production. In this respect the two main species, arabica and robusta that together account for about 99% of world production, have different requirements.http://www.intracen.org/13020400---The-coffee-sector-and-climate-change3/03/23/2011 5:28:43 PMWorld Production by Coffee Year (1993/94-2007/08) AverageCoffee Years 1993/941998/992003/042003/042004/052005/062006/072007/081997/982002/032007/08Total94,811111,689117,488112,479114,970116,990118,501124,498         Arabica Group64,28073,73573,73369,65072,33274,16773,80278,715         North America17,86919,12716,97716,88115,92217,23016,16218,691Costa Rica2,4132,2221,8241,7831,8871,7781,7951,878Cuba30428219522524122820577Dominican Rep732732434373480466378474El Salvador2,3931,9411,4271,4771,4371,5021,2421,476Guatemala3,3034,5433,7333,5803,6693,6423,7833,990Haiti440405349373364355298357Honduras2,0972,6763,0562,9682,5753,2042,7003,833Jamaica4435333721344035Mexico4,8694,9024,1534,2003,8674,0004,2004,500Nicaragua8501,3031,4841,5471,1301,7181,2751,750Panama20616413217290149100150United States218164121146161154146171         South America36,56743,76845,12441,72944,11245,84746,10647,828Bolivia140153146169140134148137Brazil20,50628,68028,14125,89827,76628,41628,35030,277Colombia12,05510,93412,03211,19712,03312,32912,20012,400Ecuador978502652640674710719516Paraguay4531304234351227Peru1,6862,5793,3503,0372,8213,4623,8273,601Venezuela1,157889774746644761850870         Africa6,3066,3307,6676,8117,9377,3197,7298,537Burundi429371329493203288287376Congo Dem.http://www.intracen.org/01050600---Production-by-individual-country-199394---2007083/03/23/2011 5:24:40 PMUntil very recently, the Western hemisphere and many South and Central American countries have been the producers and exporters of specialty coffees.http://www.intracen.org/11090700---Robusta-in-espresso-and-other-coffee-beverages3/03/23/2011 5:19:22 PMIn terms of environmental and sustainability requirements the Rainforest Alliance (RA) certification scheme is certainly amongst the more ambitious.http://www.intracen.org/03050800---Rainforest-Alliance3/03/23/2011 5:17:21 PMSummary dataPopulation: 7.6 million.2007 green bean imports 277,000 bags; .Indonesia and Vietnam account for 52% of 2007 green bean imports.2007 processed coffee imports:  116,000 bags (GBE) of which 60,000 soluble.http://www.intracen.org/02030500---Bulgaria3/03/23/2011 5:14:39 PMUsing United States experience and systems as a basis, pilot projects in Uganda and the United Republic of Tanzania have been financed by the Common Fund for Commodities (CFC) and implemented by the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS).http://www.intracen.org/10120200---Collateral-management-and-Warehouse-receipt-systems---WRS3/03/23/2011 4:56:22 PMVariety, soils and altitudeA vast number of different coffees are traded in the market. Together these represent an almost immeasurable number of combinations of variety, soil and altitude.http://www.intracen.org/11030200---Variety-soils-altitude-irrigation-processing3/03/23/2011 4:20:27 PMGreen coffee is graded and classified for export with the ultimate aim of producing the best cup quality and thereby securing the highest price. However, there is no universal grading and classification system - each producing country has its own which it may also use to set (minimum) standards for export.http://www.intracen.org/12110000---Grading-and-classification---some-examples2/03/23/2011 4:14:47 PMThe following list is not exhaustive.·   GPS - to get locations using longitude, latitude and altitude measurements-         Inexpensive handhelds, e.http://www.intracen.org/03030300---Some-GPSGIS-tools3/03/23/2011 3:55:53 PMSummary dataPopulation: 60.8 million.2007 green bean imports: 1.84 million bags; Vietnam led with 32%.Vietnam, Colombia, Brazil, Indonesia, and Peru represented 84% of total 2007 green bean imports.http://www.intracen.org/02032800---United-Kingdom3/03/23/2011 3:46:01 PMSummary dataPopulation: 9.1 million.2007 green bean imports were 1.76 million bags; Brazil led with 44%.Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Kenya and Ethiopia represented 83% of total 2007 green bean imports (Brazil/Colombia alone 62%).http://www.intracen.org/02032700---Sweden3/03/23/2011 3:45:49 PMSummary dataPopulation: 5.4 million.2007 Green Bean imports totalled 73,000 bags with Vietnam, Brazil, Ethiopia, Mexico, Peru and India accounting for 80% of the total.http://www.intracen.org/02032400---Slovak-Republic3/03/23/2011 3:45:17 PMSummary dataPopulation: 82.6 million.2007 green bean imports: 17.00 million bags;Brazils led with 28%. Brazil, Vietnam, Colombia, Peru and Honduras represented 71% of 2007 green bean imports.http://www.intracen.org/02031200---Germany3/03/23/2011 3:42:58 PMSummary dataPopulation: 61.7 million.2007 green bean imports: 4.096 million bags; Brazils led with 25%.Brazil, Vietnam, Colombia, Ethiopia, Uganda and Peru, represented 61% of total 2007 green bean imports.http://www.intracen.org/02031100---France3/03/23/2011 3:42:43 PMSummary dataPopulation: 10.5 million.2006 green bean imports: 3.22 million bags; Brazils led with 21% followed by Vietnam with 11%.Brazil, Vietnam, Colombia, Ethiopia, Peru and Honduras represented 58% of 2007 green bean imports.http://www.intracen.org/02030400---Belgium-Luxembourg3/03/23/2011 3:41:13 PM<p> </p>http://www.intracen.org/01050500---Crop-availability-for-export-by-quarter-as-percentage-of-harvest3/03/23/2011 3:37:43 PMMEMBERSHIP OF THE ICO*Exporting membersImporting members**AngolaHaitiAustriaBeninHondurasBelgium/LuxembourgBoliviaIndiaCzech RepublicBrazilIndonesiaCyprusBurundiJamaicaDenmarkCameroonKenyaEstoniaCentral African RepublicMadagascarFinlandColombiaMalawiFranceCongoMexicoGermanyCosta RicaNicaraguaGreeceCôte d'IvoireNigeriaHungaryCubaPapua New GuineaIrelandDemocratic Rep.http://www.intracen.org/01050100---Membership-of-the-ICO/03/23/2011 3:36:43 PMDomestic consumption in producing countries is estimated to have risen from about 23 million bags in 1995/96 to over 34 million bags at present. The bulk of this increase is attributed to growth in the internal market in Brazil, which has increased from 10 million bags to between 17 and 18 million bags over the same period - about half of all coffee consumed in producing countries.http://www.intracen.org/01020600---Domestic-consumption-in-producing-countries3/03/23/2011 3:35:28 PMCoffee is a seasonal crop. Seasons vary from country to country, starting and finishing at different times throughout the year. This makes statistics on worldwide annual production very difficult to collate: any single twelve-month period may encompass a whole crop year in one country but will also include the tail end of the previous year's crop and the beginning of the next year's crop in others.http://www.intracen.org/01020400---Crop-years-in-coffee-producing-countries3/03/23/2011 3:35:00 PMFor administrative and other reasons the ICO has divided coffee production into four groups on the basis of the predominant type of coffee produced by each member country.http://www.intracen.org/01020300---Coffee-producing-countries-by-ICO-quality-group3/03/23/2011 3:34:23 PMGeographical distribution: Coffee is indigenous to Africa, with arabica coffee reportedly originating from Ethiopia and robusta from the Atlantic Coast (Kouilou region and in and around Angola) and the Great Lakes region.http://www.intracen.org/01020200---Production---by-geographical-distribution-and-quality-group3/03/23/2011 3:34:12 PMGreen coffee is graded and classified for export with the ultimate aim of producing the best cup quality and thereby securing the highest price. However, there is no universal grading and classification system - each producing country has its own which it may also use to set (minimum) standards for export.http://www.intracen.org/01010300---Grading-and-classification3/03/23/2011 3:33:44 PMBroadly speaking, coffees can be divided into three commercial categories.Exemplary quality coffees have a high intrinsic value with a fine or unique cup.http://www.intracen.org/03010400---Quality-segmentation-of-coffees3/03/23/2011 3:30:45 PMLocationKenya lies astride the equator on the eastern coast of Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north, Somalia to the east, Tanzania to the south, Uganda to the west, and Sudan to the northwest, with the Indian Ocean running down the southeast border.http://www.intracen.org/exporters/organic-products/country-focus/country-profile-kenya/03/14/2011 3:05:59 PMLocationEthiopia is a landlocked country situated in the Horn of Africa. It shares frontiers with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east, Kenya to the south, and Sudan to the west.http://www.intracen.org/exporters/organic-products/country-focus/country-profile-ethiopia/03/14/2011 3:05:28 PMVol.8 N° 12(2) - Supplement 2 - 31 December 2007        EU's Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA) with ACP Vol.8 N° 12(2) - December 2007        WTO: WTO World Trade Report 2007 celebrates six decades of multilateralism.http://www.intracen.org/Business-Briefing-200711/03/11/2011 8:15:41 PMWTOWTO to move quickly on wider front in 2009 - Lamy  ....more  The crisis and protection: History doesn't repeat itself, but sometimes it rhymes  .http://www.intracen.org/Business-Briefing-2008/03/11/2011 8:05:57 PM