Publicaciones

Tourism is a key trade development sector for many LDCs – as highlighted in 45 of 48 Diagnostic Trade Integration Studies analysed for this joint UNWTO-ITC-EIF report.A must-read for the development community in this International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development, the report provides...

Study explaining how to identify viable projects adapted to tourism supply chains in order to promote poverty reduction. It provides guidelines structured around three phases: 1) Diagnosis of Current Situation and Context includes tools to map the tourism value chain and the participation of the...

Rwandan creative industries are exploring ways to tackle challenges and develop products and services for domestic and international markets. This ITC paper uses case studies to illustrate how music and film companies in Rwanda tap global platforms to expand outreach, follow the diaspora to enter...

Tourism's huge potential for job growth and sustainable development justifies a greater share of aid and coordinated export strategies, outlined in this joint ITC- UNWTO report. Just 0.78% of Aid for Trade went to tourism in 2013, though the sector accounts for 6% of developing...

Training module providing people in the tourism sector with skills to expand opportunities for enhancing local community involvement in this sector. It provides an introduction to the tourism sector, and how it can contribute to poverty reduction; discusses potential involvement of local people and...

Este informe analiza el mercado mundial de fibra, textiles y prendas confeccionadas de algodón orgánico y da una definición de algodón orgánico y ‘algodón de comercio justo, recoge cifras detalladas de la producción, comercio y consumo de algodón orgánico, presenta los mercados...

This report provides company-level information for investors on agribusiness, manufacturing and services. It includes performance-related data on themes like international certification, innovation capacity, ICT use and access to electricity and logistics services. Investors will find practical...

Training module focusing on linkages that can be created between poor farmers and the tourism sector, with prospective costs and benefits. It covers accessing tourism markets and identifying the needs of buyers; selling products to tourism businesses; understanding the agricultural supply chain to...

Enhancing the competitiveness of small and medium-sized enterprises in Togo can protect them from the effects of crises and unleash their potential to trigger economic transformation.

Esta publicación llega a la conclusión de que la agricultura orgánica tiene mucho que ofrecer para mitigar el cambio climático mediante el énfasis que hace en los ciclos cerrados de nutrientes y que es un sistema especialmente resistente y productivo para las estrategias de adaptación....

Este informe fue elaborado por el Equipo de Asistencia Técnica del ITC para presentar los antecedentes de la situación actual de la agricultura orgánica en Tailandia, y ofrece un examen de cuestiones clave para la cadena de suministro, como producción, comercialización, investigación,...

Training module aiming to promote local creative industries in developing countries through the tourism value chain, with a view to poverty reduction. It explains how fostering artistic and cultural activities within tourism business chains can contribute to poverty reduction in a given location or...