Tag: Agriculture
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07 Apr 20 NewsDiarise:
International Organisation of Employers digital conference, tomorrow, on the impact of COVID-19 on global trade, supply chains and employment
The IMF will releas...
Impact of COVID-19 on poultry production – view from a woman entrepreneur
07 Apr 20 BlogRaseto Agricultural Enterprise produces poultry on contract for Supreme Poultry. In order for us to comply with the lockdown regulations in South Africa, Supreme Poultry arranged a...
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25 Mar 20 NewsTomorrow: G20 leaders will convene by video conference to discuss coronavirus
Leaders from the Group of 20 major economies will convene a video conference on Thursday to discuss t...
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20 Mar 20 NewsWTO cancels its ministerial conference: now what? (Borderlex EU)
The organisation may still hold a special ‘General Council’ meeting in Geneva in lieu of the ministerial, but ...
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17 Mar 20 NewsMessage from tralac on COVID-19
We recognise COVID-19 as a global disaster and are adapting the way we work and how we deliver our work programme, to safeguard the health of our s...
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16 Mar 20 NewsCustoms duty on e-transmissions: India, South Africa make new submission at WTO (Economic Times)
India and South Africa have made a new submission at the WTO against the proposed ...
Africa’s Production and Trade: Agriculture and minerals
13 Mar 20 PublicationsAfrica as a continent has extensive potential, not only to feed itself and alleviate hunger and food insecurity, but also to be an important exporter to global food markets. Agricu...
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11 Mar 20 NewsUganda to petition EAC on milk export blockade (Daily Monitor)
Uganda and Kenya, have for three months now bickered over milk exports with Kenya announcing last week it would not ...
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02 Mar 20 NewsIGAD protocol on free movement of persons endorsed at ministerial meeting (IGAD)
Ministers in charge of Internal Affairs and those in charge of Labour of Member States of the Inte...
Tariff and non-tariff trade costs on intra-African agricultural trade
21 Feb 20 InfographicsBilateral costs for trade in agricultural products include all costs involved in trading bilaterally between trade partners – the average tariff on the goods traded, as well as n...
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20 Feb 20 NewsMinisters of Health of AU member states will meet this weekend to discuss a continental strategy for preparedness and response to the coronavirus disease outbreak. The ministers wi...
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19 Feb 20 NewsKimberly Ann Elliott: Would a US-Kenya trade deal throw African integration off course? (WPR)
But a bilateral deal with the US will make it harder to bring the AfCFTA to fruition....
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17 Feb 20 NewsTrade events to diarise:
EA Competition Authority experts meeting to develop a prioritization framework and conduct of market studies (19-22 February, Dar es Salaam)
EAC:...
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12 Feb 20 NewsPosted by the AU: 2nd biennial review report on the implementation of the Malabo Declaration
AfCFTA: How prepared is Africa for July 1st? (CNBC Africa)
The Commissioner for Trade...
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29 Jan 20 NewsLaunching tomorrow in Abidjan: The AfDB’s flagship African Economic Outlook 2020. The theme: Developing Africa’s workforce for the future.
A preview of UNCTAD’s Illicit Trad...
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23 Jan 20 NewsRwanda to scrap visa fees for over 90 countries (New Times)
Rwanda is considering scrapping visa fees for citizens of the Commonwealth, as well as the African Union and La Francop...
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02 Dec 19 NewsThe African Economic Conference 2019 began today in Sharm el-Sheikh. The theme: Jobs, entrepreneurship and capacity development for African youths. Concept note (pdf):
Specificall...
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26 Nov 19 NewsRequest for observer status by the African Union at the WTO
The following communication, dated 22 November 2019, addressed to the Chair of the General Council and the Director-Gen...
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20 Nov 19 NewsDiarise: Sustainable development, sustainable debt: finding the right balance (2 December, Dakar). The conference, convened by the Presidency of the Republic of Senegal and the IMF...
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12 Nov 19 NewsTrade and development events to diarise:
Africa Forum on Mining (13 November, Accra). The forum will launch a regional platform, where African countries, regional organizatio...