http://www.intracen.org//layouts/RSSFeed.aspx?id=55470Director-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/23/05/2012 05:28:28 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/Green-Growth-an-imperative-of-economic-development/30/03/2012 05:27:16 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/26/03/2012 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/30/01/2012 09:43:54 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/09/01/2012 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/08/12/2011 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/24/11/2011 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/21/09/2011 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/22/07/2011 06:46:59 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/28/06/2011 08:15:47 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-change3/23/03/2011 05:28:43 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---2007083/23/03/2011 05:24:40 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-beverages3/23/03/2011 05:19:22 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-Alliance3/23/03/2011 05:17:21 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---Bulgaria3/23/03/2011 05:14:39 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---WRS3/23/03/2011 04:56:22 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-processing3/23/03/2011 04:20:27 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-examples2/23/03/2011 04:14:47 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-tools3/23/03/2011 03:55:53 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-Kingdom3/23/03/2011 03:46:01 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---Sweden3/23/03/2011 03:45:49 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-Republic3/23/03/2011 03:45:17 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---Germany3/23/03/2011 03:42:58 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---France3/23/03/2011 03:42:43 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-Luxembourg3/23/03/2011 03:41:13 PM<p> </p>http://www.intracen.org/01050500---Crop-availability-for-export-by-quarter-as-percentage-of-harvest3/23/03/2011 03:37:43 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/23/03/2011 03:36:43 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-countries3/23/03/2011 03:35:28 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-countries3/23/03/2011 03:35:00 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-group3/23/03/2011 03:34:23 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-group3/23/03/2011 03:34:12 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-classification3/23/03/2011 03:33:44 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-coffees3/23/03/2011 03:30:45 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/14/03/2011 03:05:59 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/14/03/2011 03:05:28 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-200711/11/03/2011 08:15:41 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-2008/11/03/2011 08:05:57 PMUNCTAD XII UNCTAD XII: Remarks from the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Accra - Ghana, 20 April 2008* This UNCTAD conference could not have come at a more crucial time.http://www.intracen.org/ITC---World-Trade-Net---WTN176/11/03/2011 08:05:42 PMOther Trade News Our readers' views on Implications of financial crisis for SMEs Chinyemike Torti, CEO, Federation of Nigerian Exporters "The timely appraisal of the situation arising out of financial crisis should put governments in developing countries on notice.http://www.intracen.org/Our-readers-views-on-Implications-of-financial-crisis-for-SMEs/11/03/2011 07:59:14 PMOther Trade News The impact of the financial crisis on developing countries: Ethiopia Amdissa Teshome, Private consultant In what ways is the global financial crisis being felt in Ethiopia? The Ethiopian Economy is one of the least monetised in the world with over 85 per cent of the population having little access to banking and financial services.http://www.intracen.org/The-impact-of-the-financial-crisis-on-developing-countries-Ethiopia/11/03/2011 07:59:10 PM