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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...

Ethiopian women seize success at Tendence Trade Fair

09/19/2012 9:31:33 AM

Four women-owned Ethiopian companies, all beneficiaries of ITC’s programme ‘ACCESS! for African Businesswomen in International Trade’, were among the 46,000 participants at the Tendence Trade Fair in Frankfurt on 24-26 August 2012. The four ITC-sponsored...

Ethical Fashion Africa Ltd gets thumbs-up from FLA assessment

07/31/2012 11:27:18 AM

Ethical Fashion Africa Ltd (EFAL), the operational partner of ITC’s Ethical Fashion Initiative in East Africa, has been given a solid approval for its work in a business-practice assessment carried out by the Fair Labor Association (FLA). EFAL, which...

Trade-analysis training for Peruvian professionals

07/25/2012 10:47:35 AM

Researching and analysing export markets were the topics of two recent ITC-led workshops in Peru, targeted at professionals working on trade support. The first workshop, which took place in Tarapoto on 30 May-1 June, looked how to gather and analyse...

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....

Hands-on approach helps to increase skills of Uganda’s farm associations

07/09/2012 9:14:00 AM

The 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...

ITC and Côte d'Ivoire to strengthen cooperation

07/03/2012 1:15:02 PM

ITC’s Executive Director Patricia Francis and members of ITC’s management and Office for Africa on 2 July met a delegation from Côte d'Ivoire to discuss continued cooperation between the two sides in the West African country. The Ivorian delegation was...

Adding more dazzle to Mexican jewellery

06/26/2012 12:09:50 PM

More than 70 participants from women business enterprises (WBEs) took part in a recent ITC workshop in Mexico City on design techniques for the jewellery sector. As part of the three-day workshop, which was held on 21-23 May in cooperation with Fondo...

Food-safety training gets under way in Peru

06/06/2012 9:01:08 AM

ITC 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...

ITC team analyzes the brand “Bangladesh”

04/02/2012 11:19:31 AM

While Bangladesh is recognized as a growth-oriented, high-potential economy, the image of the country abroad lacks positive...

Kuwait’s Public Authority for Industry and ITC sign agreement for food and beverages sector development project

03/19/2012 7:36:36 AM

Kuwait’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...

KPMG Report Bangladesh January 2012

02/17/2012 5:01:54 AM

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New business opportunities through LatinPharma 2011

01/17/2012 10:30:40 AM

Pharmaceutical firms across Latin America negotiated millions of dollars in new business deals with each other for natural and bio-products and traditional medicines at LatinPharma 2011...

Samoa joins WTO, ITC’s assistance acknowledged

12/17/2011 10:37:40 AM

Samoa’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...

Training course on regional integration for Pakistani policymakers

11/23/2011 9:30:23 AM

Under the EU-funded Trade Related Technical Assistance (TRTA II) programme, a two day training course on “Regional integration - Comparative legal framework” was conducted on 16-17 November 2011 at the Pakistan Institute of Trade and Development (PITAD),...

Prime Minister of Grenada welcomes greater private sector involvement in developing nutmeg industry

11/04/2011 10:18:31 AM

The National Coordinating Committee is tasked with making the nutmeg sector development strategy a reality, using a participatory methodology and monitoring its implementation. It's members include representatives of farmers, processors, the Ministry...

The advantage of awareness in accessing foreign markets: Tunisian institutions on track to successful networking for trade intelligence

09/28/2011 9:02:47 AM

Tunisia 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...

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....

New approaches to feeding the world’s population

09/28/2011 8:12:11 AM

Development 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...

Growth is good, but not enough to improve nutrition

09/27/2011 11:56:05 AM

Growth – whether driven by the agriculture or non-agriculture sectors – is insufficient to address child malnutrition and reduce micronutrient malnutrition. Strategic investments and special programmes are needed in the complementary sectors of health...

Food aid: A missed opportunity for reform?

09/27/2011 10:03:38 AM

The famine in the Horn of Africa has shed light not only on the scale of the human disaster, but the urgent need for long-term agricultural policy reform and an overhaul of the global food aid system. Tonight, some 1 billion people will go to...

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...

Tourism as an economic tool: Shapting strategic positioning to attract tourists to least developed countries

07/26/2011 6:00:00 AM

Strategic positioning is the first thing developing countries should do when considering tourism as an economic tool. It requires the development of a carefully constructed, unique proposition that frames the attractions offered to tourists...

Empowering Women, Powering Trade: ITC and WTO celebrate the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day

07/19/2011 10:55:16 AM

On the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day in March 2011, ITC celebrated the successes women have made in trade. At an event co-hosted by the World Trade Organization (WTO), ITC recognized the vital contribution women make...

Wines of Chile - Sustainability Program

07/11/2011 11:46:06 AM

Under 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...

Value Creation and Purchasing Strategy

07/05/2011 7:56:15 AM

Increasingly, 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...

Guinée - Renforcement des capacités en matière de commerce international agroalimentaire

03/18/2011 11:55:25 AM

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Standards and trade development facility: A collaborative approach to strengthen sanitary and phytosanitary capacity

02/24/2011 6:42:01 PM

Despite the potential for trade in food and agricultural products to generate economic growth and reduce poverty in developing countries, meeting food safety, animal and plant health requirements remains a challenge for farmers, processors and government agencies in some countries.

The SPS Agreement: WTO agreement on the application of sanitary and phytosanitary measures

02/24/2011 6:41:52 PM

Although import duties on many agricultural products have been dropped or waived as part of preferential trading agreements, farmers in developing countries are facing new challenges to selling their products around the world. Technical requirements, particularly for the hygiene and safety of products, have become one of the greatest barriers to trade for many producers.

Export quality management programme: ITC overcoming technical barriers to trade

02/24/2011 6:40:26 PM

Quality is a prerequisite for successful market access and increasing revenues from export, but meeting technical requirements in the international marketplace is a challenge for many exporters.

Netherlands Trust Fund (NTF II) - Yemen

12/08/2010 4:24:30 AM

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Netherlands Trust Fund (NTF II) - South Africa

12/07/2010 12:18:41 PM

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PACT 2 - ECCAS Regional Private Sector Apex Bodies for Public-Private Dialogue

12/07/2010 11:38:42 AM

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PACT 2 - ECOWAS Sector Strategy

12/07/2010 11:27:27 AM

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PACT 2 - ECCAS Sector Strategy

12/07/2010 11:22:48 AM

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PACT 2 - ECOWAS Market Analysis and Sector Prioritization

12/07/2010 11:19:26 AM

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PACT 2 - ECCAS Market Analysis and Sector Prioritization

12/07/2010 11:12:33 AM

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PACT 2 - COMESA Market Analysis and Sector Prioritization

12/07/2010 11:11:12 AM

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Netherlands Trust Fund (NTF II) - Kenya

12/07/2010 10:01:07 AM

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