Publicaciones

This report applies a gender lens framework to government procurement through the public provision, consumption and employment channels. It identifies opportunities to develop a gender lens for government procurement in the World Trade Organization to inform and advance the debate among negotiators,...

This report identifies how World Trade Organization negotiators and signatories can mainstream gender considerations through the negotiations on Investment Facilitation for Development (IFD). It examines policies and regulations that can encourage investment that attracts women-owned businesses and...

This report advises governments on tackling gender inequality and promoting women’s economic empowerment when implementing the World Trade Organization Agreement on Trade Facilitation (TFA). It recommends helping women traders access vital information about their rights, border crossing times,...

This report supports the World Trade Organization (WTO) Informal Working Group on Trade and Gender by offering an analytical framework outlining trade and trade-related impacts on women (and men) through the employment, consumption and public provision channels. It presents a step-by-step approach...

E-commerce is a vital part of commercial activity, yet few provisions on digital trade reference gender equality. This report explores policy reforms needed to bridge the gender divide on digital access, adoption and usage. The report recommends building e-commerce capacity focused on gender...

O Guia do Café é a fonte de informações mais abrangente, prática e neutra que existe mundialmente sobre o comércio internacional de café. Ele contém questões comerciais relevantes para produtores de café, comerciantes, exportadores, empresas de transporte, certificadoras, associações e...

La Guía del Café es la fuente de información más amplia, práctica y neutral que existe mundialmente sobre el comercio internacional del café. Trata cuestiones relativas a los caficultores, comerciantes, exportadores, empresas de transporte, certificadores, asociaciones y autoridades, y demás...

The global pandemic has hit small farmers with disruptions in health, food security, transport, finance and demand. It has also increased the cost of doing business. Smallholder farmers, already dealing with the effects of a climate and price crisis, are taking emergency measures for resilience. At...

A comparison of sustainability schemes, as well as an overview of the trends in the markets for specialty and sustainable coffees.Coffee niche markets provide opportunities for producers in developing countries to increase their incomes. This paper, drawn from ITC’s new book on the coffee trade,...

El café es el cultivo agrícola más importante del mundo en términos del volumen de su comercio; lo exportan 60 países y, de los principales productos básicos, es uno de los pocos que se cultivan en pequeñas explotaciones agrícolas. El informe presenta de forma resumida las tendencias del...

China es, a un tiempo, exportador e importador de café verde y café tostado. Las cantidades que produce y consume son modestas en el contexto mundial: China produce unas 40.000 toneladas de café verde al año (0,5% de la producción mundial). El consumo anual se sitúa en casi...