Tag: Value Chains

Achieving the empowerment of female entrepreneurs through value chain development under the AfCFTA has been the focus of a collection of tralac research over the past two years, an...

Achieving the empowerment of female entrepreneurs through value chain development under the AfCFTA has been the focus of a collection of tralac research over the past two years, an...

Achieving the empowerment of female entrepreneurs through value chain development under the AfCFTA has been the focus of a collection of tralac research over the past two years, an...

South African food inflation continued a downward trend in April (Engineering News) In April, for the second month in a row, year-on-year (y-o-y) South African food and non-alcoho...

This synthesis report draws together themes that have been covered in prior tralac research within the gendered value chains project and attempts to create an overall synthesis of ...

Agbiz hopes for more SA agricultural exports with the BRICS+ nations (IOL) The Agricultural Business Chamber (Agbiz) has said that while BRICS+ remained a political grouping with ...

South Africa seeks to secure global plastics pollution treaty by balancing competing interests (Engineering News) South Africa will seek to secure a legally binding global plastic...

Competition Commission to tackle economic concentration by large companies, Ramaphosa promises (Engineering News) Government will be setting a target for the Competition Commissio...

While most economists agree on the need for accelerated industrialisation in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), there is less consensus on whether the region has experienced a long term dec...

DOWNLOAD PUBLICATION This Trade Report explores the nature of the pharmaceuticals sector in Africa specifically from the perspective of medium, small and micro enterprises (MSMEs)...

DOWNLOAD BLOG The cosmetics and personal care products value chain in Africa is an emerging and rapidly growing sector, reflecting the increasing demand from a burgeoning middle c...

DOWNLOAD PUBLICATION This Trade Report explores the nature of the cosmetics & personal care sector in Africa specifically from the perspective of medium, small and micro enter...

DOWNLOAD PUBLICATION This Trade Report explores the nature of the clothing, textiles & leather sector (CTL) sector in Africa specifically from the perspective of medium, small...

DOWNLOAD PUBLICATION This Trade Report explores the nature of the agribusiness sector in Africa specifically from the perspective of medium, small and micro enterprises (MSMEs), u...

Botswana Science, Technology and Innovation Foresight (UNCTAD) UNCTAD conducted a Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Policy Review of the Republic of Botswana during 20...

Most majority female-owned businesses in a sample of African countries want to upgrade in their value chain – to produce and trade higher value-added goods. Here we break th...

Rules of Origin (RoO) are the legal provisions and related criteria that are used to establish the nationality of traded goods. RoO that are used in non-preferential trade serve va...

The mapping of cross-border value chain flows between countries and regions can be of much assistance in understanding trade and production relationships. Cross-border value chains...

Cross-border value chains are a form of trade in which intermediate value (whether product or service) passes from one country to another, to be beneficiated by the recipient count...

A slice of opportunity: Benin joins China’s fruit export market (Ventures Africa) The recent visit of Benin’s President Talon to China did not hit many international headlines...