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ITC is a joint agency of the @UN and the @WTO supporting the internationalization of #SmallBusiness.
- Behind every product you love, like your morning coffee, is a massive network of small businesses. To make the system work for everyone, we have to support the entire value chain, not just the final product. This #SmallBusinessDay, we're celebrating with the EU, @ICOCoffeeOrg,
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In Eswatini, women do much of the farm work but rarely own the land or control the income. A new ITC manual and video series helps extension officers, cooperatives and other service providers serve women farmers better. This ITC initiative is funded by the European Union. Read
- A week of farm visits, knowledge exchange, and candid discussions gave coffee producers the opportunity to learn directly from each other. Together with @CLACFairtrade, we brought coffee cooperatives, including from Honduras and Peru, together in Lima to exchange ideas on coffee
- Nigeria ranks among the world's top exporters of sesame and cowpeas, but pesticide rejections have bottlenecked its potential. We’re partnering with @OfficialNEPC to overhaul food safety frameworks, eliminate contaminants, and get Nigerian produce back on global shelves. This
- International Trade Centre (ITC) repostedIndia has signed its biggest trade deal with the EU. 🇮🇳 🇪🇺 When it enters into force, 90% of Indian exports will see lower tariffs. Join Sidley Austin, the EU and FIEO on 30 June to learn how to take advantage of the new agreement. Register 👉 tr.ee/EaLhal @ITCnews
- #SmallBusinesses are at the heart of the green transition, yet very little climate finance reaches them. That's why we're partnering with @theGCF to help connect small businesses with the support they need to innovate, grow, and contribute to climate action. 🔗
- A shipment of coffee from Honduras produced by 71 women farmers has become the first of its kind to leave the country fully traceable and compliant with new EU sustainability requirements. Together with @CLACFairtrade, we worked with Honduran institutions to strengthen due
- While the world watches oil, a food crisis is unfolding. 1/3 of global seaborne fertilizer passes through the Strait of Hormuz. Agricultural hubs like India are seeing steep import drops. Diversifying supply chains is no longer optional. ITC analysis▶️ bit.ly/4aPsYNh
- Digital tools, AI, and better client insights are changing how trade promotion organizations support small businesses. With our support, trade promotion organizations from East Africa and Europe exchanged ideas on how digitalization, smarter client mapping, and AI can help
- African businesses are ready to trade across borders. At Biashara Afrika, 12 ITC-supported small businesses joined 100+ exhibitors to show the AfCFTA single market is moving from vision to reality. The ATCMA programme is funded by the EU as part of #GlobalGateway and implemented
