http://www.intracen.org//layouts/RSSFeed.aspx?id=48879<span>‘Sustainable Sourcing of Agricultural Raw Materials – a practitioner’s guide’ is being launched in London today... </span>http://www.intracen.org/news/The-worlds-first-practitioners-guide-to-the-sustainable-sourcing-of-agricultural-raw-materials/03/14/2013 3:57:12 AMThe forum was organized by ITC’s Enhancing Arab Capacity for Trade (EnACT) programme, in collaboration with the Egyptian Organisation for Standardization and Quality (EOS) and the Food Export Council (FEC). Government and private sector representatives...http://www.intracen.org/news/Egyptian-producers-look-to-expand-Halal-exports/11/13/2012 3:49:02 AMThe World Trade Organization Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (WTO/TBT) recognizes that access to markets can be impeded by the use of technical regulations and standards that can vary from country to country and, if set arbitrarily, can be used...http://www.intracen.org/article/International-standards-A-key-solution-to-address-non-tariff-barriers-to-trade/09/25/2012 8:40:29 AMAlthough the greatest barriers to trade in Morocco are similar to those any small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME) would face in a developing economy, the country has a dynamic economy. In the World Bank’s 2012 Doing Business Report, Morocco shot up...http://www.intracen.org/article/QampA-–-Exploring-new-horizons-Moroccan-SME-trades-up/09/25/2012 8:17:15 AMThe West African Quality Programme (WAQP) implemented by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and funded by the European Union (EU) has been running for 10 years. Over the past five years, it has covered all 15 Economic Community...http://www.intracen.org/article/west-africa-quality-programme-a-regional-approach-to-competitiveness/09/25/2012 5:50:43 AMAs part of ITC’s Access to Finance programme, a component of the NTF II project in Senegal that aims at promoting mango exports, 20 micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and cooperatives were selected to receive coaching so they can gain...http://www.intracen.org/news/Counsellors-trained-to-coach-Senegalese-MSMEs-on-access-to-funding/09/04/2012 7:43:04 AMThanks 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...http://www.intracen.org/news/Helping-mango-producers-obtain-quality-certification/07/12/2012 10:03:49 AMNTF 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....http://www.intracen.org/news/Buyer-seller-partnerships-to-boost-Senegal’s-mango-exports/07/10/2012 11:20:28 AMThe 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...http://www.intracen.org/news/Kenya-set-to-reap-benefits-of-tree-fruit-project/07/04/2012 12:19:27 PMTunisia’s textiles and clothing industry needs to diversify its products and move beyond its main current markets and look instead at export opportunities in, eastern Europe, the Middle East, Scandinavia and sub-Saharan Africa. That was one of the main...http://www.intracen.org/news/Tunisia’s-textile-industry-needs-to-diversify-and-expand/06/20/2012 10:16:27 AMITC and SIS will on 19 June hold a panel discussion during the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) Trade and Sustainable Development Symposium on the opportunities and challenges environmental standards present for exporters...http://www.intracen.org/news/How-can-standards-help-promote-transition-to-a-green-economy/06/12/2012 7:10:50 AMHow to promote best contractual practices between actors in Senegal's mango industry was the main topic of an ITC question-and-answer session held in Dakar on 30 May. Poor profit margins for mango exporters — and in the country’s agricultural sales generally...http://www.intracen.org/news/Improving-best-practices-in-Senegal’s-mango-industry/06/11/2012 9:50:48 AMITC on 16 April launched the quality-related component of the project ‘Export development in Peru’s northern corridor’ (‘Región Exportadora’), which is funded by Switzerland’s State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO). The half-day seminar on building...http://www.intracen.org/news/Food-safety-training-gets-under-way-in-Peru/06/06/2012 9:01:08 AMThe half-day seminar on building awareness on Food Safety in World Trade was held in Chiclayo, Peru and involved 70 participants...http://www.intracen.org/news/Food-Safety-in-World-Trade-seminar-for-Peruvian-TSIs/05/16/2012 10:33:29 AMITC's Enhancing Arab Capacity for Trade Programme (EnACT) enables 28 companies to make their first food connections at the Salon International de l’Alimentation (SIAL) food show in Montréal, Canada...http://www.intracen.org/news/ITC-on-hand-to-support-companies-from-Algeria-Jordan-and-Morocco-at-North-American-food-Expo/05/14/2012 9:34:08 AMITC projecthttp://www.intracen.org/Export-Quality-Management-Product-portfolio-and-Services-expansion-Partnership-with-ISO/04/13/2012 8:23:51 AMAt a plant in the North-East of Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek, a 20-minute ride from the city centre over potholed roads, 23-year-old Bakhtiyar Kudakeldiev works as a water bottling operator. He does not know it, but he benefits from an ITC programme...http://www.intracen.org/article/Committing-to-quality-in-Kyrgyzstan/03/30/2012 9:40:56 AMMany small and developing countries have a rich cultural heritage and a living tradition of craftsmanship that their populations can draw on when creating artisanal products that will appeal to buyers abroad. Growing commercialization of the arts has...http://www.intracen.org/article/Where-art-meets-global-development/03/30/2012 4:44:31 AMKyrgyz 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...http://www.intracen.org/news/Sweet-success-three-years-after-ITC’s-intervention-fruit-processer’s-exports-are-up-fourfold/01/13/2012 3:59:59 AMAt 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...http://www.intracen.org/news/World-Bank-USAid-mainstream-ITC-project-methodology-in-Kyrgyzstan’s-agribusiness-sector/12/29/2011 4:00:01 AMSamoa’s accession to the WTO is a key step towards accelerating the Pacific nation’s economic growth and increasing the prosperity of  its people, Samoan officials said as the WTO accepted its 156th member in Geneva earlier today. WTO Director-General...http://www.intracen.org/news/Samoa-joins-WTO-ITC’s-assistance-acknowledged/12/17/2011 10:37:40 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/12/15/2011 10:49:46 AM<p>Export Quality Management: A Guide for Small and Medium-Sized Exporters - Second Edition This book, published in 15 versions and customized to meet the needs of 18 countries in eight languages, is a unique contribution in the field of export quality management. This second edition of the 2001 best-seller, Export </p>http://www.intracen.org/export-quality-management-a-guide-for-small-and-medium-sized-exporters-second-ed/12/15/2011 9:14:59 AMDespite the current economic crisis, there is growing evidence that trade continues to be one of the major factors enabling economic and social development. Trade-related technical assistance (TRTA) is thus as relevant as ever. However, the providers...http://www.intracen.org/article/Results-based-management-Delivering-Aid-for-Trade-with-the-beneficiaries-in-mind/12/12/2011 9:27:18 AMIntroduced in the early 1900s, cotton farming in Kenya did not expand greatly until the 1970s. At that time, cotton was identified by the government as a crucial crop to fight poverty in the country, and at least 20 ginneries were established. The industry’s...http://www.intracen.org/article/South-South-cooperation-with-ITC-facilitation/12/08/2011 11:22:50 AMCotton is one success of Zambia’s turn towards a market economy and offers a powerful tool for poverty reduction. Until recently, the industry had been dominated by the foreign-owned private sector that dictated prices and marketing arrangements for...http://www.intracen.org/article/Empowering-Zambian-farmers-through-South-South-cooperation/12/08/2011 11:10:42 AMExports by clothing companies in Kyrgyzstan increased by $20 million in the first ten months of 2011, according to figures released by the country’s statistics office earlier this week. This is double last year’s growth rate, a welcome news to a...http://www.intracen.org/news/Kyrgyz-clothing-exports-grow-17-in-Jan-Oct--period-ITC39s-role-acknowledged/11/30/2011 11:41:39 AMIncreasingly, as European manufacturers face fierce competition from new Asian sources, suppliers are looked to as sources of competitive advantage. This article discusses the strategic role that differentiated purchasing and supply management represents...http://www.intracen.org/article/Value-creation-and-purchasing-strategy/10/27/2011 8:41:42 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/article/Agri-business-creating-export-value-in-Uganda-and-Senegal/09/28/2011 8:51:46 AMDevelopment aid has targeted food security and agri-business for more than 40 years, but has yet to succeed in overcoming the imbalance between supply and demand. Nor has it made much impact on reducing hunger and rural poverty among communities that...http://www.intracen.org/article/New-approaches-to-feeding-the-world’s-population/09/28/2011 8:12:11 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/article/Agri-entrepreneurs-grow-Africa-Turning-local-farming-into-global-business/09/28/2011 6:19:46 AMBefore the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) came to the isolated El Quiché region in the highlands of Guatemala more than 20 years ago, the roads were few and far between, irrigation systems and processing centres were virtually...http://www.intracen.org/article/Leveraging-Private-Partnerships-Smallholders-tap-new-markets-in-Guatemala/09/27/2011 10:52:31 AMCooperative 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...http://www.intracen.org/article/Connectivity-in-the-food-supply-chain/07/27/2011 9:29:54 AMThe UNWTO.TedQual Mentoring Pro­gramme for Africa is improving the competitiveness of the tourism sector through higher education programmes across six pilot countries: Angola, Algeria, Cape Verde, Mozambique, Tunisia and Uganda.  The...http://www.intracen.org/article/UNWTOTedQual39s-mentoring-programme-for-Africa/07/26/2011 11:34:10 AMIn a market where customers are more demanding than ever and resources are scarce, achieving excellence in the supply chain is increasingly challenging. With the mandate to provide technical cooperation in the area of international trade promotion...http://www.intracen.org/article/ITC’s-Modular-Learning-System-in-Supply-Chain-Management---Global-professional-Training-and-Certification-for-Greater-Competitiveness/07/13/2011 5:45:13 AMAn ITC technical assistance programme in the Middle East and North Africa is developing links to European fashion markets and at the same time building skills and employment opportunities for women and youth. In Morocco, the EnACT programme is...http://www.intracen.org/article/Regional-Trade-for-Global-Gains---ITC’s-EnACT-Programme-Connects-Moroccan-Leather-Goods-to-European-Buyers/07/13/2011 4:25:02 AMUnder the umbrella of Vinos de Chile, the Chilean wine industry identified the need to strengthen the sustainability of the country’s wine sector. In May 2010, the association’s technical branch, Consorcios del Vino, launched the Wines of Chile...http://www.intracen.org/article/Wines-of-Chile---Sustainability-Program/07/11/2011 11:46:06 AMFor many years Colombian Coffee has being recognized as one of the most important coffee producers in the world. In response to changes in the global coffee market, the Colombian Coffee Growers’ Federation has successfully adapted its supply chain...http://www.intracen.org/article/Colombian-Coffee---Challenges-and-Opportunities-Ahead-for-the-Colombian-Coffee-Growers’-Federation/07/11/2011 11:22:31 AMThe new dynamism and forces of economic growth in developing countries are in contrast to the low growth rates and uncertainty being felt in developed countries. While it is not possible to anticipate whether the pace of growth in the South will...http://www.intracen.org/article/New-Forces-of-Economic-Growth/07/11/2011 9:37:29 AMThe 11th World Export Development Forum (WEDF) held in Chongqing, China on 9–12 September highlighted renewed optimism and commitment to the export-led growth model and the necessity for trade, with a need to rethink strategies...http://www.intracen.org/article/2010-World-Export-Development-Forum---Renewed-Optimism-for-Export-led-Growth-in-the-Post-crisis-Era/06/28/2011 11:32:45 AM