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Source: International Trade Centre | Oct 11, 2024

Young startups and agribusinesses shine at Uganda trade fair

With thousands of daily visitors, the fair serves as an ideal platform for businesses to connect with potential investors, mentors, and partners from across the regions

Twenty-one young Ugandan entrepreneurs, including 11 women-led agribusinesses, presented their innovative products and sustainable solutions at the country’s biggest trade event, the Uganda Manufacturers Association (UMA) International Trade Fair. These small businesses represented startups and agribusinesses ranging from technology to cosmetics. They are part of the Youth Startup Academy Uganda…

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- 12 August 2024, Farafenni, The Gambia – UN Representatives, government officials, local government authorities and community members take a tour of the center. Photo by ITC
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Source: International Trade Centre | Oct 08, 2024

New centre tackles social, economic challenges for Gambia women

The centre offers training to help women register a business, and to help them package and label their goods professionally so they can make better sales

Women who have suffered gender-based violence (GBV) need a range of services, from health care to psychological support to finding ways to make a living. A new centre in The Gambia pulls together all of those services, in the One-Stop Shop Entrepreneurship and Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Support Center in Farafenni.…

Source: International Trade Centre | Sep 27, 2024

Creating strong digital footprints to connect West African businesses

Trade promotion organizations from the five countries also created or updated their own profiles on the platform

West Africa holds enormous trade potential within the region. The ITC West Africa Competitiveness Programme (WACOMP) created a Business Matchmaking platform so that entrepreneurs can identify potential trading partners across the region. Our latest workshop showed trade groups from Nigeria, Gambia, Liberia, Ghana, and Sierra Leone how to get businesses onto the…

Source: International Trade Centre | Sep 24, 2024

International Trade Centre (ITC) and African Union centre small businesses for trade-led growth

African Union Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSME) Forum from 9-13 September gave small businesses a chance to refine their skills, pitch their businesses and network

The African Continental Free Trade Area is set to transform business and trade on the continent. The African Union held a forum in Windhoek, Namibia to highlight how small businesses can drive that change. African Union Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSME) Forum from 9-13 September gave small businesses a…

Source: International Trade Centre | Sep 23, 2024

Ghana and Switzerland collaborate for sustainable cocoa

Speakers discussed pressing challenges facing small businesses today, including the impact of geopolitical tensions and evolving regulatory landscapes

The International Trade Centre (ITC) and its host country Switzerland are strengthening their partnership in promoting sustainable trade-led development worldwide. They hosted events in Bern on 12 September, with a special focus on collaboration in the cocoa sector for systemic change, led by Swiss and Ghanaian stakeholders. The day began…

Source: International Trade Centre | Sep 18, 2024

Empowering the Pacific’s agriculture: A transformative tour in Fiji

International Trade Centre (ITC) is working with the Pacific Community on strategic action plans to enhance agricultural value chain financing for the kava and coconut industries in Papua New Guinea (PNG) and Vanuatu

A week of collaboration and learning came to a close in Fiji, as key delegates from Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, and Fiji gathered to explore new ways of financing the agricultural value chains for the kava and coconut industries. The Agricultural Financing Model Exhibition Tour, held from 5 to 9…

Source: International Trade Centre | Sep 13, 2024

Ghana set to grow and drink more coffee

In the rolling hills of the Akuapem Ridge in Ghana, a quiet revolution is taking place, and coffee is at the heart of it

ITC works with coffee growers and processors in West Africa, helping them reach new markets and grow their operations. In Ghana, coffee producer Asili Coffee is spearheading collective action to boost national coffee production and consumption. In the rolling hills of the Akuapem Ridge in Ghana, a quiet revolution is…

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- Nigeria: Empowering small agri-food producers to trade with Artificial Intelligence (AI)
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Source: International Trade Centre | Sep 13, 2024

Nigeria: Empowering small agri-food producers to trade with Artificial Intelligence (AI)

The ITC project Inclusive Digital Entrepreneurship in the Agri-food Sector (IDEAS) works with microproducers – businesses that don’t have the resources to take professional photos, design modern logos, or write compelling descriptions of their products

Nigeria has 40 million small businesses. Many have access to Internet, but do not know how to use digital tools to grow their business. Now that artificial intelligence (AI) is widely available, even people without any design or storytelling expertise can create professional marketing materials. To teach small food processors…

Source: International Trade Centre | Sep 04, 2024

Reviewing the progress towards simplification of export procedures in Rwanda

The forum facilitated informed discussions, knowledge-sharing and consensus-building on current as-is processes and allow crafting to-be business processes

Sonia Umurungi, Managing Director, Green Dreams Ltd believes there is a real need to simplify the process for exporting coffee, avocado, and horticulture products in Rwanda: “Simplifying export procedures is crucial for farmers, as the current complexities negatively impact our competitiveness in the global market. This workshop is essential for…

Source: International Trade Centre | Sep 04, 2024

Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Financing Gateway Platform launched in Uganda

By providing MSMEs with the resources they need to succeed, this platform will help create jobs, boost economic activity, and contribute to Uganda’s overall prosperity

In a significant step forward in supporting the growth and development of Uganda’s MSME sector, the MSME Financing Gateway Platform was recently launched in Uganada. By providing MSMEs with the resources they need to succeed, this platform will help create jobs, boost economic activity, and contribute to Uganda’s overall prosperity.…