Tag: Agriculture
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24 May 17 NewsSelected highlights from the AfDB Annual Meeting in Ahmedabad:
Akinwumi Adesina’s keynote speech, commentary by Pankaj Patel (FICCI president), AfDB, IFC to promote investm...
AfDB Annual Meetings open in Ahmedabad: Deliberations underscore win-win Africa-India cooperation
24 May 17 NewsThe 52nd Annual Meetings of the Board of Governors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) and the 43rd Meetings of the Board of Governors of the African Development Fund ...
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23 May 17 NewsSelected trade and development event pointers:
7th SADC River Basin Organisation officials’ workshop (22-24 May, Johannesburg)
UNCTAD/DTI regional seminar: Bankable Sustainable...
African Development Bank calls for investment in Africa’s future at 52nd Annual Meetings
23 May 17 NewsThe 52nd African Development Bank (AfDB) Annual Meetings open today in Ahmedabad, India, calling on the need for increased investment in the development of African continent a...
Towards the Continental Free Trade Area – opportunities for South Africa’s Industrial Policy Action Plan priority sectors in the Kenyan market
18 May 17 PublicationsSince the launch of the tripartite free trade area (TFTA) negotiations between the member states of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), the East African Com...
The face of African agriculture trade
17 May 17 DiscussionWillemien Viljoen, tralac Researcher, comments on Africa’s recent agricultural trade performance
In a recent article the Secretary General of the Ports Management Association of...
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17 May 17 NewsFeatured infographic, @WandileSihlobo: Zambia’s 2017 maize crop is set to reach 3.6 million tonnes – a record harvest. The government has now lifted the maize export ban.
Laun...
Infrastructure tops agenda as AfDB, India work towards a ‘more robust Africa’
15 May 17 NewsThe African Development Bank (AfDB) is looking to strengthening its relationship with India as part of its larger agenda for a ‘a more robust Africa’.
Motivated by the success...
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12 May 17 NewsPosted: tralac’s Weekly Newsletter
Akinwumi Adesina: Africa and India – sharing the development journey (IPPMedia)
And nowhere is this partnership more needed than on the iss...
ONE Africa director: African infrastructure needs G20 investment
10 May 17 NewsAfrica needs investment from the G20 in its infrastructure if European efforts to increase trade are to have any positive effect. The continent also needs to set up its own interna...
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02 May 17 NewsStarting today, in Berlin: B20 Germany 2017 Summit. Featured preview
Underway, in Addis: IPCC meeting to draft Sixth Assessment Report outline
Featured tweets: (i) @AUTradeIndust...
Adesina addresses need to end rural poverty at One World conference in Berlin
02 May 17 NewsThe President of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Akinwumi Adesina, has called for urgent action to end rural poverty in Africa at a conference on the future of the rural...
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28 Apr 17 NewsNew tralac publications: The EAC Mode 4: trade data (by Viola Sawere), Africa’s trading relationship with Japan (by Ron Sandrey), WTO: Agricultural Issues for Africa (by Ron Sand...
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26 Apr 17 NewsWorld Economic Forum on Africa: Achieving inclusive growth (3-5 May, Durban). Profiled points for discussion (pdf): Connecting markets, Revitalizing manufacturing, Integrating inno...
Reaffirming Development – MC11: Submission by the G-33 to the WTO Committee on Agriculture
26 Apr 17 NewsThe following submission, dated 25 April 2017, is being circulated at the request of the delegation of Indonesia on behalf of the G-33.
We recall the G-33 submission entitled ...
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25 Apr 17 NewsToday, in London:
International Development Committee hearing on Forced displacement and food crises in Central and East Africa
Next week, in Nairobi:
the Asian African Legal Co...
Book launch – WTO: Agricultural Issues for Africa
24 Apr 17 Eventtralac and the National Agricultural Marketing Council (NAMC) have launched a new book examining the agriculture negotiations at the WTO and what a successful agreement might mean ...
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24 Apr 17 NewsAfrican trade policy processes starting today: alerts from @AUTradeIndustry
The AU Trade and Industry 6th Strategic Stakeholders Retreat kicked off today at Premier Hotel in M...
WTO: Agricultural Issues for Africa
24 Apr 17 PublicationsThe agriculture trade talks started in 2000 in terms of the original mandate of the Agreement on Agriculture, and then became part of the Doha Round of negotiations in 2001. Many s...
Regional Livestock Facility Hub launched
24 Apr 17 NewsCOMESA has established a regional livestock facility hub which will operate as a network of stakeholders interested in and committed to improving the institutional environment at r...