CotonouLe 20 Avril 2017ARANCHA GONZÁLEZEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Sign Memorandum of Understanding pledging wide-ranging cooperation over five years

Applying voluntary standards can open doors to new markets and help overcome obstacles faced by women exporters.Can standards be used to promote inclusiveness and to include women in international supply chains? Through awareness building and through...

This was a busy week for seven Zambian women weavers, who participated in back-to-back events in Nairobi, Kenya, showcasing their products, learning new production and business techniques, and meeting with potential customers and investors. ‘I was about...

Contamination-reduction training provided by Bangladeshi spinners, in partnership with ITC, results in higher-quality cotton and potentially increased sales

ITC facilitates new Africa-Asia business partnerships by ensuring ginners produce cotton that meets buyers’ standards of quality

Women Vendors Exhibition and Forum to unlock women’s trade potential

The WTO General Council acknowledged several ITC accomplishments in its report adopted at its annual meeting on 30 November in Geneva. It highlighted ITC’s assistance to Least Developed Countries in their WTO accession process, the organization’s...

Cotton is one success of Zambia’s turn towards a market economy and offers a powerful tool for poverty reduction. Until recently, the industry had been dominated by the foreign-owned private sector that dictated prices and marketing arrangements for...

On the 15 and 16 November, ITC, with the participation of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa  (COMESA), organised a two-day workshop in Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania for a group of 15 cotton stakeholders from Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe...

The International Trade Centre (ITC) today launched a dynamic, interactive trilingual version of its Cotton Exporter’s Guide as part of its drive to increase the exchange of information in the sector and improve the skills and abilities...