Product Carbon Footprinting Standards in the Agri-Food Sector, 2012. Available in English, French and Spanish. Aims to guide exporters of agricultural products through the process of product carbon footprinting so as to make it easier for them to understand the processes involved, improve their environmental performance and ultimately to reduce the costs for their business. It includes a typology of Product Carbon Footprinting (PCF) schemes and initiatives including relevant examples, the different steps involved in calculating a PCF, the main challenges in relation to methodology, data and uncertainty, issues particularly relevant to developing countries, and an overview of potential mitigation measures.
The North American Market for Natural Products with Highlights on Selected Andean and African Products, 2012. Available in English. Provides an overview of the market including a description of products, prices and distribution channels, as well as requirements for access in terms of regulations, standards, product presentation and application forms.
Labelling of Natural Products: The United States Market, 2011. Available in English and Spanish. Labelling products correctly is an essential requirement to sell natural products in the United States consumer market. This paper provides easy-to-follow guidance on the basic labelling requirements for finished natural product and sustainability certification.
Claim Statements for Natural Products: The United States Market, 2011. Available in English and Spanish. Provides exporters of natural products with detailed guidance on the types of statements they can make when marketing a finished natural product e.g. claims that a product promotes health, can combat disease, or is cleansing. Organic and Natural Products.
Trends in the Trade of Certified Coffees, 2011. Available in English, French and Spanish. Provides an overview of global market trends for the sustainable segment of the coffee industry. Highlights the importance of certification in traditional and emerging markets, outlines the main sustainability certification and verification schemes, details volumes of traded coffee for each and considers the impact of these standards on coffee producers and the industry.
Cotton and Climate Change, Impacts and Options to Mitigate and Adapt, 2011. Available in English, French and Spanish. Focuses on the interface between cotton, climate change and trade. Examines the impact of cotton production and consumption on climate change and the options and incentives for reducing emissions. Discusses the impact of climate change on cotton production and the options for adaptation.
Climate Change and the Coffee Industry, 2010. Focuses on the effect of climate change on global coffee production, with particular reference to small coffee producers in developing and least developed countries. Highlights the possible effects of climate change on quality, yield, pests and diseases, and irrigation; considers potential areas of intervention, and looks at short-term solutions and long-term strategies to make coffee producers better prepared.
Organic Farming and Climate Change, 2008. Concludes that organic agriculture has much to offer in both mitigation of climate change through its emphasis on closed nutrient cycles and is a particularly resilient and productive system for adaptation strategies. Considers the issue of whether organic agriculture should be eligible for carbon credits under voluntary carbon offsetting markets and the Clean Development Mechanism.
Organic Agriculture in Rwanda and Options for Policy and Trade Development, 2008. Prepared as an input to Rwanda’s Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources for the development of their action plan for organic agriculture and trade. Serves as a model for a policy for organic in other developing countries as well as gives guidance for existing or future organic projects.
The Economic Impact of a Ban on Airfreighted Organic Products to the UK, 2007. Study analysing the economic impacts of a possible ban by the Soil Association (UK organic standard setting body) on certification or re-certification of organic products imported to the UK by air. Uses Ghana and Kenya as examples of the importance of fresh fruit and vegetables exports from developing countries and the economic and social consequences of a withdrawal of Soil Association certification.
Airfreight Transport of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables - A Review of the Environmental Impact and Policy Options, 2007. Study focusing on ‘food miles’ (the number of miles a product has to be transported from the farmer to various stages of production until it reaches the consumer). This publication provides a review of literature most relevant to the issue of food miles. In particular, focuses upon issues around the proposed changes in the Soil Association’s (a leading UK organic certification body) criteria for airfreighted products.
Overview of World Production and Marketing of Organic Wild Collected Products, 2007. The demand for organic wild collected products is significant. Products for direct food consumption, such as berries, nuts, mushrooms and a large number of herbs are the main items. This publication discusses terminology used in wild collection, gives an overview of organic and other standards that relate to wild collection and provides data and background information about collection and marketing of certified organic wild collected products.
Organic Cotton - an Opportunity for Trade, 2007. Report analysing the global market for organic cotton fibre, textiles and clothing – including definitions of organic cotton and ‘fair trade’ cotton; detailed figures for organic cotton production, trade, and consumption; the geographical markets for organic cotton fibre, textiles; description of the involvement of many large brands and retailers; and reviews main organic markets.
Marketing Manual and Web Directory for Organic Spices, Culinary Herbs, Essential Oils, 2006. This manual builds on information compiled through consultancy and mission seminars in Africa and South America. It is designed to address the needs of producers and exporters in developing countries for specific technical and market information in order to develop their organic enterprises and to export the products covered to target markets.
Strengthening the Export Capacity of Thailand's Organic Agriculture, 2006. Prepared by the ITC Technical Assistance Team to provide a background to the current state of play of organic agriculture in Thailand, and offers an assessment of key issues for the supply chain, including production, marketing, research, training and extension services, the institutional framework and support systems, and import requirements of the EU.