An example of trade facilitation in action shows how onion farmers added US$ 2.25 million to their income and lowered their dependence on imports...

Tackling the excessively high costs of cross-border trade can increase regional economic integration in East Africa, writes Frank Matsaert of TradeMark East Africa...

Putting people before profits and making a sustainable difference in the lives of African coffee producers...

Opening up the markets for mango farmers in Zambia who have discovered the benefits of organic certification..

Branding strategies for Zanzibar clove; moving mangoes from Senegal to European markets; and realising the pineapple potential of West Africa..

Regional integration in Africa has long been recognized as essential to addressing issues related to the small economic size of many countries and the often arbitrarily drawn borders that pay little attention to the distribution of natural endowments...

Building the capacity to participate in global trade is becoming increasingly critical for economic growth in developing countries. This is not a task with a clear start and end; it is a process that has to be set in motion with small initiatives. One.....

The potential of the private sector to reduce poverty is well recognized; however, this has not been evident in the fashion industry. Fashion is one of the most globalized sectors, providing employment to more than 60 million people, mainly women and.....

If you pay attention to the news, you’ll hear two stories about African agriculture. The first is of the drought that sears the Horn of Africa and forces tens of thousands of Somalis – now climate refugees – to pack up their belongings and families.....