http://www.intracen.org//layouts/RSSFeed.aspx?id=55449Helping local enterprises build capacity so they can expand their market knowledge, export readiness and business linkages, as well as creating a favourable business environment, are key elements to the further development of intra-African trade and...http://www.intracen.org/news/Boosting-intra-African-trade-and-regional-value-chains/18/12/2012 11:28:47 AMThis text provides brief description of the conditions foreign business will encounter in trade with East African Community (EAC). It is based on a WTO Trade Policy Review for EAC, late November 2012.http://www.intracen.org/BB-2012-11-26-WTO-Trade-Policy-Review-EAC/26/11/2012 08:07:09 AMBy developing market linkages, improving farmers' knowledge and skills in export marketing, and certification and verification, more coffee producers have been encouraged to participate in high-end nodes of the value chain at export levels attracting...http://www.intracen.org/news/Greater-Farmer-Participation-in-Uganda39s-Coffee-Value-Chain-Brings-Benefits/06/11/2012 09:51:19 AMThrough NTFII, which seeks to strengthen the coffee value chain, NUCAFE staff received advice and training about business and management which changed the way they were handling business. The team now consists of a chief executive officer who completed...http://www.intracen.org/news/NUCAFE-Evolves-Into-Facilitator-of-Coffee-Trading-on-Behalf-of-Its-Member-Association/06/11/2012 07:46:06 AMDuring a recent trip to Uganda, Anders Aeroe, Director of ITC’s Market Development Division, met Ssanyu Sauda Kakooza, a female coffee farmer who was building a new house. "That's what I got from the last coffee harvest, and I just need to work for one...http://www.intracen.org/news/How-NTF-II-benefits-thousands-of-producers/04/09/2012 08:14:11 AMTress Buchanayandi, Uganda’s Minister for Agriculture, on 31 July launched the five-year strategic plan of the National Union of Coffee Agribusinesses and Farm Enterprises (NUCAFE), which is designed to strengthen and enhance competitiveness by empowering...http://www.intracen.org/news/Ministerial-praise-for-NUCAFE’s-strategic-plan/04/09/2012 07:57:17 AMThe Steering Group of ITC’s NTF II Uganda project on 4-6 June visited farmers’ associations and farms in the country to get a first-hand experience of how the project is developing. The Steering group also met the projects partner organizations, the...http://www.intracen.org/news/Hands-on-approach-helps-to-increase-skills-of-Uganda’s-farm-associations/09/07/2012 09:14:00 AMAmelia Kyambadde, Uganda's Minister for Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, on 10 June presented the working draft update of the National Export Strategy Coffee Sector, which forms part of the Netherlands Trust Fund II (NTF II) programme for Uganda. Coffee...http://www.intracen.org/news/Uganda’s-trade-minister-presents-update-to-coffee-export-strategy/27/06/2012 08:42:18 AMThe board of directors of Uganda's National Union of Coffee Agribusiness and Farm Enterprises (NUCAFE) on 28 May unanimously endorsed the union's strategic plan for 2012-16. The deal was reached at strategy-validation meeting organized by ITC's NTFII...http://www.intracen.org/news/Unanimous-backing-for-Uganda-coffee-union39s-four-year-plan/13/06/2012 10:49:31 AMEstelle Ahoyo is the chief executive officer of Ets Estella & Fils, a small enterprise in Benin that is involved in the production and export of fruit and vegetables. Her company has been growing steadily since it was established two years ago. Today,...http://www.intracen.org/Opening-the-door-for-African-exporters/30/03/2012 09:26:39 AMNine participants from the three Trade Support Institutions got hands-on exposure to the planning and execution of monitoring and evaluation projects during the session in Jinja, Uganda...http://www.intracen.org/news/Ugandan-training-session-focuses-on-building-capacity-in-monitoring-and-evaluation/29/12/2011 03:51:12 AMLeast Developed Countries need to become more active in WTO negotiations to reap the full benefits of accession, need to improve the business environment for small and medium size enterprises and show results to donors, said tradeministers from LDCs...http://www.intracen.org/news/LDC-trade-ministers-discuss-the-benefits-of-WTO-membership-and-the-need-for-effective-well-planned-technical-assistance/15/12/2011 10:49:46 AMClimate change is driving changes to both production and market access for the Kenyan Horticultural industry. ITC, COLEACP-PIP together with the Kenya Fresh Produce Exporters Association (FPEAK) organized a workshop to provide an overview of the sustainability...http://www.intracen.org/news/Part-II-News-from-the-Carbon-and-Water-Management-workshop-taking-place-yesterday-and-today-in-Kenya/09/12/2011 11:23:49 AMClimate change is driving changes to both production and market access for the Kenyan Horticultural industry. ITC, PIP together with the Kenya Fresh Produce Exporters Association (FPEAK) are organizing a workshop to providean overview of the sustainability...http://www.intracen.org/news/News-from-the-Carbon-and-Water-Management-workshop-taking-place-today-and-tomorrow-in-Kenya/08/12/2011 11:55:58 AMTop executives from the trade support organizations (TPOs) of Australia, Botswana, Colombia, Finland, Malaysia and Uganda took part in an ITC organised workshop to discuss the results of the pilot application of a new TPO performance and benchmarking model of assessment…http://www.intracen.org/news/Participants-from-around-the-globe-contribute-to-ITC-benchmarking-pilot-programme-roundtable/06/12/2011 07:10:31 AMITC projecthttp://www.intracen.org/Uganda-women-cross-border-trades/28/11/2011 05:28:45 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 AMAt LDC IV in Istanbul the SCTD was officially launched. As a result, various LDC stakeholders approached the SCTD Agencies to request assistance to better assess tourism development-related needs and to possibly benefit from Agencies’ support in preparing...http://www.intracen.org/un-steering-committee-tourism-development-first-ldcs-workshop/18/10/2011 08:43:36 AMDeveloping business in commodities such as coffee or tea or in fresh fruit and vegetables represents great potential for growth and employment in Africa. The challenge for these sectors lies in effective and efficient exporting to the right markets....http://www.intracen.org/Agri-business-creating-export-value-in-Uganda-and-Senegal/28/09/2011 08:51:46 AMIf you pay attention to the news, you’ll hear two stories about African agriculture. The first is of the drought that sears the Horn of Africa and forces tens of thousands of Somalis – now climate refugees – to pack up their belongings and families...http://www.intracen.org/Agri-entrepreneurs-grow-Africa-Turning-local-farming-into-global-business/28/09/2011 06:19:46 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 AMAs the 100% Aid for Trade agency, ITC brings the private sector voice to trade development.  It partners with the private sector to ensure that Aid for Trade leads small and medium enterprises to global markets.  Within this framework, ITC facilitates...http://www.intracen.org/ITC-active-at-the-Third-Global-Review-of-Aid-for-Trade-July-2011/21/07/2011 03:28:03 AMITC projecthttp://www.intracen.org/Uganda-Inclusive-Tourism-Trade-development-for-tourism-micro-enterprises/19/07/2011 03:01:00 AMBrazil. Rising temperatures suggest coffee production will become viable in areas formerly considered too prone to frosts. Meteorological agencies report temperatures consistently above the historical average since the 1990's.http://www.intracen.org/13020500---Selected-individual-country-reports3/23/03/2011 05:29:01 PMTemperature 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 PMExtreme caution must be exercised when looking at producer-held stock figures, as the numbers involved do not necessarily reflect true availability. In some cases the official estimates will underestimate the amount held as it is often impossible to record the total volume held in private hands in a country, while in other cases the figures will exaggerate the amount available.http://www.intracen.org/01020800---Stocks-in-producing-countries3/23/03/2011 05:25:57 PMOverview of world exports by type:2001/02 - 2006/07 (in thousands of bags)Coffee Years2002/032003/042004/052005/062006/07Arabicas54,82754,39055,89955,39259,635    Brazil21,10021,23322,95321,32924,043    Colombia  9,906  9,54210,34210,10110,586    Other Latin America15,93615,37314,43815,69516,904    Africa  5,311  5,232  5,4535,1635,543    Asia & the Pacific  2,574  3,010  2,7133,1042,559      Robustas27,52828,26227,76326,39230,658    Brazil  3,667     949  1,0261,0111,571    Other Latin America     132       109     272285235    Vietnam11,52414,45713,95213,08418,066     Indonesia  3,895  4,361  5,4314,5072,934    Other Asia and Pacific  2,010  2,298  1,9452,7492,244    Cote d'Ivoire  2,198  2,358  1,7131,6871,807    Uganda  2,350  1,968  1,9841,4082,114    Other Africa  1,752  1,762  1,4401,6611,687      Roasted Coffee     214     114     112252183      Soluble  5,668  5,953  5,9795,8307,117   Brazil  2,802  3,206  3,2933,0643,275   Other Latin America  1,495  1,461  1,7401,7771,929   Africa     419     254     251398888   Asia     952     1,032     6955911,025      Shares (per cent)         Arabicas    62.http://www.intracen.org/01020700---Exports-from-producing-countries-by-type-of-coffee3/23/03/2011 05:25:45 PMOverview of world production by type 2002/03 - 2007/08 (in millions of bags)Coffee Year2002/032003/042004/052005/062006/072007/08World*  114.1  112.http://www.intracen.org/01020500---World-production-by-type-arabica-and-robusta3/23/03/2011 05:25:29 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 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 PMSummary dataPopulation: 21.5 million.2007 green bean imports were 407,000 bags: Vietnam led with 138,000 bagsVietnam and Indonesia account for 54% of total 2007 green bean importsImports of processed coffee 2007 were 263,000 bags R&G (GBE) virtually all of which is ex European sources and 169,000 bags soluble, 63% of which is ex European sources.http://www.intracen.org/02032300---Romania3/23/03/2011 05:14:21 PMDeliveries can be made at the ports of New York (at par) as well as Houston, New Orleans and Miami; deliveries to the last three ports incur a discount or penalty of 125 points, or US$ 468.http://www.intracen.org/08040200---Deliveries-delivery-months-tenderable-growths-and-differentials3/23/03/2011 05:05:25 PMThe International Task Force on Commodity Risk Management in Developing Countries (ITF) was first convened in January 1999. It comprises major international institutions, producers' and consumers' groups, major commodity exchanges, commodity trading firms, academia, and private sector entities.http://www.intracen.org/10120300---Price-risk-management-and-smallholders---some-initiatives3/23/03/2011 04:56:34 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 PMTo recapitulate, in the context of coffee export trade finance, warehouse receipts may generally be considered as valid collateral if:The receipt is issued by an approved entity (public warehouseman, collateral manager).http://www.intracen.org/10060500---Warehouse-receipts---summary-of-pre-conditions3/23/03/2011 04:51:18 PMCoffea canephora, popularly known as robusta because of the hardy nature of the plant, was first discovered in the former Belgian Congo in the 1800s.http://www.intracen.org/11090100---Robusta---the-species3/23/03/2011 04:33:55 PMMainstream quality makes up the bulk of the global trade in coffee. Standard type coffees are used by large and medium-sized roasters alike. These roasters have a supply obligation to keep the shelves in supermarkets and other retail stores filled with their product: a product that is always available and that is always the same in terms of appearance and taste.http://www.intracen.org/11080100---Mainstream-is-the-main-business-3/23/03/2011 04:33:22 PMOffers and contracts must stipulate the point at which the exporter will have fulfilled their commitment to deliver, that is, the point at which risk and responsibility are transferred to the buyer.http://www.intracen.org/04020400---Delivery-commitment3/23/03/2011 04:04:42 PM