http://www.intracen.org//layouts/RSSFeed.aspx?id=48927Job opportunities can be created in Pakistan by increasing investment and innovation through a greater knowledge and understanding of intellectual property rights (IPRs) and institutional and legal arrangements for their enforcement. That was the message...http://www.intracen.org/news/Understanding-intellectual-property-rights-to-boost-business-in-Pakistan/04/03/2013 10:15:09 AMCompanies in Trinidad and Tobago who export food and agri-based products, such as milk, fruit juices and spices, are seriously affected by non-tariff measures (NTMs), with 40% reporting difficulties, according to a survey by the International Trade Centre...http://www.intracen.org/news/NTMs-hit-Trinidad-and-Tobago’s-food-and-agri-exports/03/18/2013 8:07:44 AM<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 AMNewly established small- and medium-sized enterprises in Jamaica are more affected by non-tariff measures (NTMs) than larger firms, according to a study carried by the International Trade Centre (ITC) which found that a lack of information and adequate...http://www.intracen.org/news/Non-tariff-measures-prevent-Jamaican-SMEs-from-success/03/13/2013 8:14:13 AM63% of companies in Senegal are being restricted by non-tariff measures (NTMs) and other trade barriers a study conducted by the International Trade Centre (ITC) found. In the case of exporters, 70% of binding NTMs are foreign regulations applied by...http://www.intracen.org/news/Majority-of-Senegalese-companies-affected-by-non-tariff-measures/02/26/2013 8:01:37 AMDeveloping a national food control strategy and accreditation of official laboratories are some of the steps that Mauritius must take to remove barriers to trade. These and other issues were discussed at a workshop in Mauritius on 24 January where the...http://www.intracen.org/news/Non-tariff-measures-affecting-Mauritian-trade/02/04/2013 9:49:26 AMThat was the conclusion of experts at a public-private dialogue in Pakistan, on 16 January 2013. The event was organized by the International Trade Centre (ITC) and the Pakistan Institute of Trade and Development (PITAD), with the official endorsement...http://www.intracen.org/news/Policy-reform-essential-for-Pakistan-to-improve-trade-with-India/02/01/2013 4:50:03 AMApproximately 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....http://www.intracen.org/news/Joined-up-value-chain-thinking/01/21/2013 3:43:08 AMHelping 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/12/18/2012 11:28:47 AMSenegalese mango producers and exporters learnt about European Union packaging standards during a recent two-day workshop in Dakar, hosted by the International Trade Centre (ITC). The training was based on diagnostic study held in June, and looked at...http://www.intracen.org/news/Mango-packaging-focus-of-two-day-workshop-for-Senegalese-producers-exporters/12/17/2012 7:36:20 AMA programme run by the International Trade Centre (ITC) is seeking to help small and medium-sized enterprises in Mozambique adopt a more structured and market-driven approach to export packaging, which it is hoped will generate more private sector investment....http://www.intracen.org/news/Building-export-capacities-in-Mozambique/12/05/2012 2:40:24 AMIn the framework of ITC’s NTF II project supporting the export competitiveness of Rooibos tea in South Africa, two public relations (PR) companies have been brought on board help to kick off a six-month campaign to build a profile for the tea in Chinese...http://www.intracen.org/news/Can-rooibos-tea-make-it-in-Chinese-Taipei-and-the-UAE/10/19/2012 10:59:34 AMWith the world’s population recently surpassing the seven billion mark and on track over the next forty years to add two billion more, primarily in the developing world, optimizing developing countries’ export supply chains helps advance global food <span lang="EN-US">security while boosting interregional and intraregional trade flows, according to discussions at day two of WEDF... </span>http://www.intracen.org/news/Export-Supply-and-Value-Chains-Take-Centre-Stage-on-Day-Two-at-WEDF-2012/10/17/2012 1:53:49 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/09/04/2012 7:57:17 AMMost people would associate cashew with nuts. More correctly, though, cashew nuts are really the seeds of the cashew tree (Anacardium occidentale). And while it is indigenous to Brazil, it was the Portuguese who first saw the commercial potential of...http://www.intracen.org/news/Number-munching-cashew-nuts/09/03/2012 11:38:46 AMOn the request of the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania, ITC in July launched a survey on burdensome non-tariff measures (NTMs) faced by the country’s export industries. The main focus of the survey will be on fresh food and horticulture...http://www.intracen.org/news/ITC-launches-NTM-survey-in-Tanzania/08/17/2012 7:41:32 AMThe team behind ITC’s Trade and Environment Programme (TEP) has launched a blog that aims to provide a wider perspective on issues related to the programme and inform readers on general issues related to trade and the environment. The blog will share...http://www.intracen.org/news/Trade-and-Environment-team-launches-blog/08/13/2012 11:07:31 AMA recent ITC survey of 960 Peruvian companies shows that 40% face challenges related to non-tariff measures (NTMs), mostly in their major export markets in the United States of America, the European Union and some countries in Latin America. The report...http://www.intracen.org/news/Peruvian-companies-face-barriers-to-trade-in-EU-and-US/08/07/2012 5:19:36 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/07/09/2012 9:14:00 AMWHO: The International Trade Centre (ITC), a joint agency of the UN and WTO, is hosting side-events within Rio+20 which focus on trade opportunities in the green economy. WHY:There are new and innovative opportunities in trade for sustainable development...http://www.intracen.org/news/Events-focus-on-trade-and-the-green-economy/06/14/2012 5:14:26 AMBusinesses do not have to choose between profits and contributing to inclusive growth. ITC, at an event to be held within the framework of Rio+20, will demonstrate this through business models which turn a profit while <span>also integrating marginalised communities in a sustainable way...</span>http://www.intracen.org/news/Experts-to-showcase-business-models-that-do-good-while-making-a-profit/06/12/2012 5:53:31 AMThere are many opportunities for developing countries to increase their trade in the transition to a green economy.  ITC and its partners, at events to be held within the framework of Rio+20, will balance the debate <span>on risks associated with moving towards a green economy with results of a study which demonstrates concrete examples of opportunities for trade...</span>http://www.intracen.org/news/Trade-opportunities-identified-for-developing-countries-moving-toward-green-economy/06/12/2012 5:36:54 AMThere are new and innovative opportunities in trade for sustainable development and engaging in the green economy. ITC is highlighting some of the ways in which small businesses in developing countries can take advantage <span>advantage of such opportunities at a series of events it is hosting within the framework of the Rio+20 conference in Brazil this month.</span>..http://www.intracen.org/news/Importance-of-trade-for-inclusive-and-sustainable-growth-to-be-highlighted-at-Rio+20-events/06/12/2012 5:20:55 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 AMThe Senegalese Export Promotion Agency (ASEPEX) on 29 May appointed Mr Alioune Sarr as its new Director. On 30 May Mr Sarr received Mr Mehdi Chaker, Project Manager of NTFII Senegal who, on behalf of ITC, congratulated ASEPEX and Mr Sarr on the appointment,...http://www.intracen.org/news/Senegalese-Export-Promotion-Agency-appoints-new-director/06/07/2012 10:44:51 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 AMITC projecthttp://www.intracen.org/integration-of-horticulture-supply-value-chains-into-tourism/04/24/2012 10:47:07 AM<p> ITCArticleElcitra Site\Intracen Agricultural training course for Pakistani trade advisors A two day training course on “Trade in Agriculture: Challenges and Opportunities for Pakistan”&#160;started on 06 March 2012 at Pakistan Institute of Trade and Development (PITAD) under&#160;the European Union-funded Trade Relat</p>http://www.intracen.org/news/Agricultural-training-course-for-Pakistani-trade-advisors/04/04/2012 10:50:51 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 AMEstelle Ahoyo is the chief executive officer of Ets Estella &amp; 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/article/Opening-the-door-for-African-exporters/03/30/2012 9:26:39 AMThe principal goal of Turkey’s foreign policy is to secure and nurture a peaceful, prosperous, stable and cooperative environment that is conducive to human development both locally and globally. To this end, and in support of global efforts aimed at...http://www.intracen.org/article/Fair-and-sustainable-development---aid-for-least-developed-countries/03/30/2012 4:59:19 AMCitizens around the world have lost confidence, understandably, in the ‘quarterly capitalism’ model that requires businesses to be managed exclusively for short-term shareholder value. At Unilever, the lesson we have learned is that business is part...http://www.intracen.org/article/Towards-inclusive-growth-a-new-model-for-capitalism/03/29/2012 11:09:15 AMKuwait’s Public Authority for Industry (PAI), with the support of ITC, aims to diversify the national production and export base whilst lowering Kuwait’s dependence on petroleum by improving the competitiveness of Kuwaiti food and beverage exports. The two year project represents the first time ITC has provided assistance to the Kingdom...http://www.intracen.org/news/Kuwait’s-Public-Authority-for-Industry-and-ITC-sign-agreement-for-food-and-beverages-sector-development-project/03/19/2012 7:36:36 AMConsumption of some food products in the Kyrgyz Republic may cause health problems. Even the appearance of some food products available in Kyrgyz grocery stores and markets do not generate confidence among consumers. Each year the number of people infected...http://www.intracen.org/news/Discussion-on-the-causes-of-problems-in-the-management-of-food-safety-in-the-Kyrgyz-Republic/01/25/2012 3:54:23 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 AMThe International Trade Centre (ITC), Senegal and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands (CBI) have agreed to work together on a project aimed at bolstering exports of the African country's mangoes to Europe. The Senegal NTF II Project "Enhancing...http://www.intracen.org/news/ITC-Senegal-and-CBI-working-toward-increased-mango-exports-from-Senegal/12/16/2011 6:10:27 AMI met Judith, heading up her household in Monze, on a recent trip to southern Zambia to see first-hand the type of projects that the Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF) programme is looking to support in the dairy sector. It was both humbling and inspiring...http://www.intracen.org/article/The-private-sector-connection-EIF-amp-Aid-for-Trade/12/07/2011 10:35:54 AMTunisia has a flourishing agri-food products industry, with a growing reputation for quality. Some 10.8% of the labour force was employed in agriculture in 2010, contributing to the fight against unemployment and sustaining livelihoods. Accessing...http://www.intracen.org/article/The-advantage-of-awareness-in-accessing-foreign-markets-Tunisian-institutions-on-track-to-successful-networking-for-trade-intelligence/09/28/2011 9:02:47 AMThrough its Trade, Climate Change and Environment Programme (TCCEP), ITC is strengthening the competitiveness of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and trade support institutions (TSIs) in agri-environmental sectors in developing countries....http://www.intracen.org/article/Agri-environment-as-a-market-opportunity/09/28/2011 8:37:57 AMAgri-food production and distribution systems are rapidly changing. One of the momentous forces driving this is world population growth. World population is expected to reach 9 billion by 2050 and fertile farmland is increasingly becoming an attractive...http://www.intracen.org/article/Contract-farming-Opportunities-and-risks/09/28/2011 8:27:29 AM