http://www.intracen.org//layouts/RSSFeed.aspx?id=48927That 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/Policy-reform-essential-for-Pakistan-to-improve-trade-with-India/01/02/2013 04:50:03 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/21/01/2013 03:43:08 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/18/12/2012 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/17/12/2012 07:36:20 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/05/12/2012 02:40:24 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/19/10/2012 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-2012/17/10/2012 01:53:49 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/04/09/2012 07:57:17 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/03/09/2012 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/17/08/2012 07:41:32 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/13/08/2012 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/07/08/2012 05:19:36 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/09/07/2012 09:14:00 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/14/06/2012 05:14:26 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/12/06/2012 05:53:31 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/12/06/2012 05:36:54 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/12/06/2012 05:20:55 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/11/06/2012 09:50:48 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/07/06/2012 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 09:01:08 AMITC projecthttp://www.intracen.org/integration-of-horticulture-supply-value-chains-into-tourism/24/04/2012 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/Committing-to-quality-in-Kyrgyzstan/30/03/2012 09:40:56 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/Opening-the-door-for-African-exporters/30/03/2012 09:26:39 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/Fair-and-sustainable-development---aid-for-least-developed-countries/30/03/2012 04:59:19 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/Towards-inclusive-growth-a-new-model-for-capitalism/29/03/2012 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/19/03/2012 07:36:36 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/25/01/2012 03:54:23 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/17/12/2011 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/16/12/2011 06:10:27 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/The-private-sector-connection-EIF-Aid-for-Trade/07/12/2011 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/The-advantage-of-awareness-in-accessing-foreign-markets-Tunisian-institutions-on-track-to-successful-networking-for-trade-intelligence/28/09/2011 09:02:47 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/Agri-environment-as-a-market-opportunity/28/09/2011 08:37:57 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/Contract-farming-Opportunities-and-risks/28/09/2011 08:27:29 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/New-approaches-to-feeding-the-worlds-population/28/09/2011 08:12:11 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/Agri-entrepreneurs-grow-Africa-Turning-local-farming-into-global-business/28/09/2011 06:19:46 AMThe recent drought-related famine in East Africa has put the focus on the need to make smarter use of existing water resources and, where possible, make more water available for food production. Smart water management technologies will provide the...http://www.intracen.org/Water-Smart-The-role-of-water-and-technology-in-food-security/28/09/2011 04:29:40 AMTHE CASE AGAINST GMOsInnovative agri-ecological solutions – how organic farming shows the way  The challenge of achieving food security is not so much a matter of producing more food but rather of improving access to what is already being produced...http://www.intracen.org/2nd-Opinion-Piece-Genetically-modified-organisms-in-agriculture---the-arguments-AGAINST/28/09/2011 04:04:23 AMTHE CASE FOR GMOs:The global trade in agricultural commodities: GM crops are here to stayIn the spring of 2011, newspapers reported that animal feed imports to the European Union (EU) would soon be allowed to contain trace amounts (0.1%) of genetically...http://www.intracen.org/1st-Opinion-Piece-Genetically-modified-organisms-in-agriculture---the-arguments-FOR/28/09/2011 03:51:13 AMIn rural areas of the developing world, women are the backbone of their communities. They are farmers, smallholders and farm labourers; they are the primary caregivers of the young, the elderly, the ill and the disabled. They are often entrepreneurial...http://www.intracen.org/Closing-the-gender-gap-in-rural-development/28/09/2011 03:37:22 AM