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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...

National Mango Day Conference“National Mango Day” Conference Closes Successful Export Campaign for Senegalese Mangoes

11/06/2012 9:58:31 AM

Representatives from Senegal's Ministry of Trade, the Dutch Embassy in Dakar, business support institutions, mango exporters, producers and processors, and the International Trade Centre's NTF II team participated in the 5 October conference, which...

ITC’s NTFII programme gets thumbs-up for tackling barriers to trade

10/11/2012 3:01:59 AM

NTFII gets more than a passing grade when it comes to identifying barriers to growth and giving Trade Support Institutions (TSIs) the know-how to tackle these barriers, according to Dick de Man, Deputy Managing Director at the Netherlands' Centre for...

Making the most of cold-chain systems

07/24/2012 10:56:02 AM

What are the best ways of using cold chains in the agriculture sector in Sub-Saharan Africa? That was the issue at a recent workshop organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Yaoundé, Cameroon, with the assistance...

Dutch grant to help expand South Africa rooibos exports

07/12/2012 10:50:29 AM

The South African Rooibos Council has secured 1.2 million rand in funding to shore up the export competitiveness of the country’s indigenous herbal tea. The grant will be used during the second phase of a technical-assistance project financed by the...

Helping mango producers obtain quality certification

07/12/2012 10:03:49 AM

Thanks to its exceptional environment, mangoes are found in plenty in Senegal's Niayes region. ‘All’ families in villages of the Niayes have their own mango orchards and, because the trees grow naturally and produce fruits in abundance, the villagers...

Buyer-seller partnerships to boost Senegal’s mango exports

07/10/2012 11:20:28 AM

NTF II's Senegal team is stepping up efforts to build stronger relationships between Senegalese mango producers and European importers. The aim of this effort is to establish so-called development partnerships that move beyond opportunistic transactions....

Kenya set to reap benefits of tree fruit project

07/04/2012 12:19:27 PM

The first phase of NTF II’s Kenyan Competitive Tree Fruit project has had a flying start since it was launched six weeks ago [Check]. Commodity business plans are nearing completion for avocado, mango and passion fruit. These will form the cornerstones...

Tunisia's organic-food exporters target Gulf market

06/13/2012 11:21:35 AM

Starting a revolution is one thing, ensuring that it leads to change for good is another. While most Tunisians are preoccupied in ensuring that the uprising that they started in December 2010 and later spread to the wider Arab world, there are different...

Fruit and Vegetable exporters from Mali generate new business at Fruit Logistica 2012, with ITC support

03/21/2012 9:57:48 AM

Fruit exporters from Mali, with ITC assistance, attended Fruit Logistica 2012 in Berlin, Germany from 8 to 10 February 2012. The promotion of the horticultural sector is a key component of the Government of Mali's poverty reduction plans...

Sweet success: three years after ITC’s intervention, fruit processer’s exports are up fourfold

01/13/2012 3:59:59 AM

Kyrgyz dried-fruit entrepreneur Akhtiyam Koshveev hoped that a Moscow trade fair he attended in 2007 would land him a few new clients. It landed much more: business contacts he made at the Prodexpo fair have enabled him to quadruple his production and...

World Bank, USAid mainstream ITC project methodology in Kyrgyzstan’s agribusiness sector

12/29/2011 4:00:01 AM

At the northeastern end of Bishkek, a 20-minute ride from the town centre through potholed roads, 23-year-old Bakhtiyar Kudakeldiev works as a water-bottling operator...

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...

Day two: Aid for Trade, the future of the multilateral trading system, and NTF II

12/17/2011 11:00:45 AM

Ministers stressed the importance of Aid for Trade during the second day of the World Trade Organization (WTO)’s Eighth Ministerial Conference. The comments came during informal discussion on the multilateral trading system. In her opening speech...

ITC-backed Benin and Togo pineapple trade mission to Morocco yields results

10/19/2011 9:45:53 AM

The Moroccan company agreed during the visit last week to test pineapples from Benin and Togo and, if the tests are a success, to sign a regular commercial contract with national suppliers. Further sweetening a possible deal, Royal Air Morocco and its...

Agri-business creating export value in Uganda and Senegal

09/28/2011 8:51:46 AM

Developing 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....

Connectivity in the food supply chain

07/27/2011 9:29:54 AM

Cooperative partnerships and long-term approaches improve connectivity within supply chains. Connectivity within supply chains is not easy to achieve, especially as competitiveness in developing and least developed countries may be...

Strengthening entrepreneurs through Information Technologies

07/25/2011 5:38:47 AM

In Benin, an ITC project is connecting fruit processors with suppliers and buyers through a supply-chain wide ‘virtual market place’ that connects product offers to demand through connected devices. One person standing to benefit is Ms....

Tropical Fruits and Vegetables in China: Market overview

06/09/2011 5:31:20 AM

Tropical Fruits and Vegetables in China: Market overview China is the world’s top fruit and vegetable producer, with vegetable outputs alone totalling 49% of global output. The Chinese market for tropical fruits and vegetables is set to keep on growing at a steady pace in the near future. For least developed cou

World markets for organic fruit and vegetables

05/02/2011 6:23:06 AM

World markets for organic fruit and vegetables Joint FAO-ITC-CTA study on organic agriculture aimed at assisting developing countries in diversifying exports through environmentally sound agricultural production methods. Provides a source of information on latest market developments and trends that can be us

The European Market for Organic Fruits and Vegetables from Thailand

05/02/2011 5:44:54 AM

The European Market for Organic Fruits and Vegetables from Thailand The EU market for organic products is growing. Particularly high growth rates are observed in Germany and the United Kingdom. In most European countries highest growth is seen in the fruit and vegetables, as well as the meat and dairy produc

PACT2 - ECOWAS - Mango: Product and Market Development

03/21/2011 5:35:57 AM

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Guinée - Renforcement des capacités en matière de commerce international agroalimentaire

03/18/2011 11:55:25 AM

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Potential Market for Agri-food Products from Africa

03/09/2011 10:14:37 AM

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Strengthening the pineapple export value chain in selected West African countires

01/17/2011 6:38:46 AM

ITC project aimed at strengthening the cooperation between trade support institutions in the region.

Standards and trade development facility, Tanzania UR: Supporting the Horticulture development council

01/17/2011 6:26:13 AM

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Standards and Trade Development Facility, Tanzania UR

12/08/2010 4:22:06 AM

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Project de promotion des exportations tunisiennes (en)

12/08/2010 4:17:39 AM

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Netherlands Trust Fund (NTF II) - Senegal

12/07/2010 12:20:02 PM

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Pacific Horticultural and Agricultural Market Access (PHAMA) Programme Design

12/07/2010 12:02:33 PM

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Standards and trade development facility, Nigeria

12/07/2010 11:20:42 AM

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Mali - Participation à la foire Fruit Logistica 2011

12/07/2010 10:58:15 AM

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Senegal - Programme development

12/07/2010 9:23:51 AM

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Liberia - Export programme development

12/07/2010 9:20:14 AM

ITC project

Strengthening the pineapple export value chain in selected West African countries - Trade Finance

12/07/2010 8:35:57 AM

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Strengthening the pineapple export value chain in selected West African countries - Business generation(2)

12/07/2010 8:33:06 AM

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Strengthening the pineapple export value chain in selected West African countries - Business generation

12/07/2010 8:29:22 AM

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Strengthening the pineapple export value chain in selected West African countries(2)

12/07/2010 8:26:58 AM

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12/07/2010 6:36:50 AM

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ACP - Agri-food & agri-business sector strategy implementation

12/06/2010 11:22:57 AM

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