Publicaciones

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...

Pharmaceuticals, baby food, cotton clothing and cars are the four focus value chains of this report. 

This report shows how sustainability standards can be a powerful tool for post-pandemic recovery.

Climate change creates risks for agrifood exporters as extreme weather events and rising temperatures disrupt supply chains and reduce productivity. Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises also face risks from new policies, regulations and technologies designed to address climate change. Some...

This quality management directory for Azerbaijan helps its small firms connect to national institutions that can help them navigate standards, conformity assessment procedures and services, while meeting the safety and technical standards for foreign markets.   It provides an overview of...

Trade improves the food supply of least developed countries (LDCs), but import dependence on concentrated suppliers of cereals, vegetable oils and sugar threatens their food security. In 2022, increasing food  and fertiliser prices, the war in Ukraine and export restrictions depressed LDC food...

Se estima que el sector de los alimentos halal representa un mercado global valorado en un billón de dólares, sobre la base de las preferencias de unos 1.600 musulmanes de todo el mundo. Esta publicación es la primera que ofrece una descripción del mercado global de alimentos y bebidas...

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,...

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,...

The goal of Uganda’s Value Chain Roadmap for Sunflowers The goal of Uganda’s Value Chain Roadmap for Sunflowers is to set the sector on the course of strategic development by addressing constraints in a comprehensive manner and defining concrete opportunities that can be realized through the...

Voluntary sustainability standards are in the mainstream, and no longer a novelty for niche markets. This second global report outlines data on area, production volume and producers for 14 major sustainability standards across bananas, cocoa, coffee, cotton, palm oil, soybeans, cane sugar, tea and...

Recopilación de estudios de casos dirigida a los dirigentes de empresas, los responsables de la formulación de políticas y a los profesionales del desarrollo, en la que se muestran experiencias exitosas del diálogo entre los sectores público y privado en países en desarrollo.Se ponen de...