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Joined-up value-chain thinking

01/21/2013 3:43:08 AM

Approximately four million people in developing countries move from rural areas to live in cities every week. While living in rural locations, these people had access to supplies of basic fresh produce of some sort in a local market or from family smallholdings....

Ghana: producers and industry experts co-author yam sector strategy

12/23/2012 1:06:12 PM

When SalamaTulari sat at her roadside shed in Tamale peddling yams and wondering how she'd ever come up with the money to expand her business, she never imagined her voice would help determine the future of Ghana's strategy to develop its yam industry.But...

ITC assists Nigeria on trade-policy reform

11/28/2012 10:20:37 AM

Responding to a request from the Government of Nigeria, the International Trade Centre (ITC) recently hosted a high-level roundtable, including a peer review, to help stake the way ahead for Nigeria’s new trade policy. Currently being prepared, the updated...

IA81 - PACT2 - Design of ECOWAS-TEN network of trade experts

11/15/2012 3:53:41 AM

ITC project

Putting the focus on regional impact

05/24/2012 10:56:08 AM

In July and October 2011, through a programme organized by ITC and COMESA, a group of Ethiopian leather tanners travelled to India and Italy to meet with prospective buyers. The business owners, all members of the Ethiopian Leather Industries Association...

ITC, ECOWAS head mission to Brazil's top mango region for entrepreneurs from four West African nations

12/28/2011 10:24:57 AM

Brazil, the world's fourth-largest mango exporter, is serving as an example for African countries that grow the fruit to learn how to improve efficiency and tackle problems that hinder production. To this end, the ITC and the Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) organized a field visit to Brazil's Petrolina region in November so that African entrepreneurs could benefit from Brazilian producers' experiences and knowledge...

ITC Executive Director opens flagship Export Actors Forum, Benin.

12/09/2011 10:11:44 AM

The African continent has seen impressive growth over the past decade but faces big challenges in order to keep developing at the same rate. “As the world moves into another major crisis Africa has the means to weather the storm. This you must do for yourself” said ITC Executive Director, Patricia Francis, jointly opened the flagship Export Actors Forum (EAF) on the 5 December in Cotonou, Benin...

ITC launches new website for African businesswomen

09/21/2011 10:07:03 AM

The 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,...

COMESA and ITC heads meet to discuss regional trade development and support

07/22/2011 6:46:59 AM

ITC 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...

Taxing Health: The relevance of tariff revenue from anti-malarial commodities

06/28/2011 8:15:47 AM

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

01.05.06.00 - Production by individual country 1993/94 - 2007/08(3)

03/23/2011 5:24:40 PM

World 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.

02.10.03.00 - Soluble coffee - outlook(3)

03/23/2011 5:22:48 PM

The bulk of the soluble coffee exported from producing countries is spray-dried powder. Brazil accounts for just under half of all soluble coffee exports.

01.05.05.00 - Crop availability for export by quarter as percentage of harvest(3)

03/23/2011 3:37:43 PM

01.02.04.00 - Crop years in coffee producing countries(3)

03/23/2011 3:35:00 PM

Coffee 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.

01.02.03.00 - Coffee producing countries by ICO quality group(3)

03/23/2011 3:34:23 PM

For 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.

ITC is "100% Aid for Trade"(9)

03/14/2011 4:32:28 PM

The Aid for Trade initiative was launched at the World Trade Organization's (WTO) Hong Kong Ministerial Conference in December 2005. Aid for Trade helps developing countries, particularly least-developed countries, build the trade-related skills and infrastructure necessary to implement and benefit from WTO agreements and to boost their trade.

ITC is "100% Aid for Trade"

03/14/2011 4:29:06 PM

Scaling-up Social Entrepreneurship: Challenges and Solutions

03/14/2011 3:20:01 PM

WORLD EXPORT DEVELOPMENT FORUM 2008Consumer Conscience: How Environment and Ethics are Influencing Exports 8 - 11 October 2008, Montreux, SwitzerlandSESSION SUMMARY: Friday, 10 October 2008Printer-friendly versionBREAKOUT SERIES 3Scaling-up Social Entrepreneurship: Challenges and SolutionsSPEAKERS:Elizabeth A.

Country Profile Cameroon

03/14/2011 3:04:58 PM

LocationCameroon forms a bridge between West Africa and Central Africa. The triangle-shaped country is bounded one the east by Chad and the Central African Republic; on the south by the Republic of the Congo, Gabon, and Equatorial Guinea; and on the west by the Atlantic Ocean and Nigeria.

Country profile: Gambia

03/11/2011 8:14:39 PM

WTO: Trade Policy ReviewCountry profile: GambiaNote: This text provides brief description of the conditions foreign business will encounter in trade with Gambia.

Access inputs and capital goods at competitive prices: Part2

03/11/2011 8:13:54 PM

WTO: SubsidiesAccess inputs and capital goods at competitive prices: Part 2This second part further profiles export promotion schemes that can best contribute best to accessing inputs and capital goods at competitive prices.

Country profile: Niger - Senegal

03/11/2011 8:11:05 PM

WTO: Trade Policy ReviewCountry profile: Niger - SenegalNote: This text provides brief description of the conditions foreign business will encounter in trade with Niger and Senegal.

How to confront entrepreneurship challenges

03/11/2011 8:09:10 PM

Other Trade News How to confront entrepreneurship challenges Olufemi Boyede*It takes great determination to do business in Nigeria today as potential and practising entrepreneurs are faced with myriad challenges.

ITC - World Trade Net - WTN(143)

03/11/2011 8:03:17 PM

WTO: NAMAExport Taxes and Export restrictions on Raw Materialsa WTO issue exemplified in the Leather Trade and IndustryBy Gustavo Gonzalez-Quijano* Export taxes and export restrictions on raw materials have come to the forefront of the political agenda worldwide.

ITC - World Trade Net - WTN(48)

03/11/2011 7:55:12 PM

ITC Events West Africa: ITC schedules experts meeting on EU EPAs An ITC Regional Experts Meeting, Accra, Ghana, 5-6 September, will bring members of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) face-to-face with their trade negotiators and experts from ITC, World Trade Organization (WTO) and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).

ITC - World Trade Net - WTN(47)

03/11/2011 7:55:07 PM

ITC Events The business implications of EPAs between the EU and the SADC The business implications of the European Union's proposed Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA) with members of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) will be the subject of debate and commentary at a Regional Experts Meeting, to be held in Stellenbosch, South Africa, on 11-12 June.

ITC - World Trade Net - WTN(46)

03/11/2011 7:54:59 PM

Free Trade Agreements EU's Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA) with ACP Strained Trade Relations Between Africa and the EU The EU wants to forge a series of new trade agreements with Africa.

ITC - World Trade Net - WTN(9)

03/11/2011 7:52:32 PM

WTO: Doha RoundAgriculture Chair circulates four new texts In the first document, the Chair proposes a tiered formula for calculating an overall reduction of trade-distorting domestic support.

Vol.8 N° 2 (10)

03/11/2011 7:50:59 PM

WTO: Trade Policy Review Trade Policy Review: Chad The just-released Trade Policy Review (TPR) for Chad reports average real GDP growth 2001 to 2005 of some 15%, backed by investment in oil fields, with production beginning in parallel with a surge in world oil prices.

Chad: SWOT Analysis(2)

03/11/2011 5:16:30 PM

Strengths:La Charte nationale des investissements (en cours d'adoption) traduit l'engagement de l'État dans une stratégie destinée à améliorer l'environnement institutionnel et fiscal du secteur privé dans le but de favoriser le développement, la croissance et la diversification de l'économie.

Chad: SWOT Analysis

03/11/2011 5:16:18 PM

Mali: SWOT Analysis(2)

03/11/2011 5:15:12 PM

Strengths:- Le code des investissements offre un environnement propice et très attractif pour les investissements privés. - La main d'œuvre est disponible et jeune.

Mali: SWOT Analysis

03/11/2011 5:15:06 PM

Strengths:- Le code des investissements offre un environnement propice et très attractif pour les investissements privés. - La main d'œuvre est disponible et jeune.

Cameroon: Investment Environment(2)

03/11/2011 4:55:58 PM

Requirements For Foreign Investment / Joint ventures:La stimulation de l'investissement privé: Les pouvoirs publics camerounais ont mis en place une politique destinée à encourager au maximum les investissements nationaux et étrangers.

Cameroon: Investment Environment

03/11/2011 4:55:49 PM

Chad: Hides and skins(2)

03/11/2011 4:50:36 PM

Quantity Hides:930 120Quantity Sheep:859 283Quantity Goat:2 017 851Annual Collection Level Hides:209 277Annual Collection Level Sheep:326 527Annual Collection Level Goat:766 783Flaying Methods:Le dépouillement se fait à la main à l'aide de couteaux spéciaux.

Chad: Hides and skins

03/11/2011 4:50:28 PM

Mali: Hides and skins(2)

03/11/2011 4:49:14 PM

Quantity Hides:0,8 millions de piècesQuantity Sheep:2,9 millions de piècesQuantity Goat:3,5 millions de piècesAnnual Collection Level Hides:480.000 piècesAnnual Collection Level Sheep:1,7 million de piècesAnnual Collection Level Goat:2 millions de piècesFlaying Methods:Le dépouillement se fait à la main, à l'aide de couteaux.

Mali: Hides and skins

03/11/2011 4:49:07 PM

Cameroun: Country Information

03/11/2011 4:30:30 PM

Country Size:475.650 km2Population:15,3 millionsCurrency:Franc CFA (FCFA)Languages:Français et anglaisCapital City:YaoundéGDP (US$):12.245.385.000Economy - Overview:L'économie Camerounaise est la plus importante de la zone Afrique Centrale francophone.