ITC workshop looks at how to improve packaging of mangoes and cut costs.

As part of Netherland Trust Fund Senegal's goal of building sustainable competitiveness in the country's mango industry, ITC expert held a Monitoring and Evaluation training session in Sally, Senegal.

The “National Mango Day” conference highlighted the success of the 2012 mango export campaign and provided an opportunity to review the achievements and future activities of the NTF II project “Reinforcing the Sustainable Competitiveness of the Mango Sector”.

ITC trains financial management counsellors to help improve financial-management skills and business-development plans of enterprises and cooperatives.

Mangoes are produced in abundance in Senegal’s Niayes region. Exporting them has proved trickier, which is why farmers asked ITC for help to improve their produce.

ITC session in Dakar discusses how to improve contractual practices, while a pilot scheme in Senegal’s Niayes region will seek to improve mango export opportunities.

Wealth, job creation and economic diversification are among the many benefits that result from enhancing the capacity of SMEs and improving their access to finance. In least developed countries, however, SMEs are perceived to have high credit risk since most are start-up businesses and don't have sufficient collateral to secure long-term loans. SME managers frequently lack key financial management competencies to produce bankable proposals as well as a clear understanding of borrowing requirements, while banks and financial-service providers often have insufficient time and resources to address SMEs' finance-related needs effectively.

As global markets, and the European Union in particular, become more demanding about the calibre and conformity of goods sold in their territory, improving quality and ensuring compliance with technical requirements become increasingly critical to sustain...

A training workshop on techniques to participate in trade fairs took place in Dakar from 30 to 31 January 2012. The training focused on the practical aspects of participation in Fruit Logistica and on advising mango exporters how to develop a commercial...

Two field missions were organized in Senegal in October 2011. The first focused on the establishment of an information centre and business intelligences for promoting mangoes exports. The centre will be established at ASEPEX with a strong networking...