Executive Brief Update 2012: West Africa: Agricultural trade policy debates and developments About this update This brief was updated in September 2012 to reflect developments since August 2011. The 2011 publication was based on a full... 29/10/2012
Draft report leaked on possible response to food price volatility According to ICTSD, ‘a confidential draft report from leading international agencies has urged G-20 governments “immediately to strengthen” global... 02/05/2011
The WTO negotiations and food security, price volatility and trade A paper on ‘Food security, price volatility and trade’ and their impact on developing countries has been posted by ICTSD. A major focus of the pape... 01/03/2011
EU agrees new rules of origin The European Commission has issued a Regulation introducing new rules of origin (RoO) that will affect directly the exports of all non-EPA states a... 25/12/2010
Wheat price drives up FAO food price index to a two-year high According to FAO, ‘surging wheat prices drove international food prices up 5% last month in the biggest month-on-month increase since November 2009... 26/09/2010
Commodity fund investment raises issue of functioning of cocoa supply chain ICTSD has posted an article noting the high price of cocoa and the activities of a London-based commodities fund, Armajaro, which ‘recently bought... 26/09/2010
Jamaican coffee exports hit by global economic downturn Press reports indicate that the Jamaican coffee sector has experienced a 58% drop in coffee export sales in the first half of 2010. Only some US$10... 26/09/2010
ESA region sugar exports evolving and expanding According to the chief marketing officer of the Mauritius Sugar Syndicate, Devesh Dukhira, Mauritius is expected to increase its exports of refined... 06/09/2010
Jamaican privatisation brings in Chinese company At the beginning of August the Jamaican government signed an agreement with a Chinese company, China National Complete Plant Import & Export Co... 30/08/2010
New initiative launched to support market-led adjustment of EU food chain On 30 July 2010, the European Commission decided to ‘extend the mandate of the High Level Group on the Competitiveness of the Agro-Food Industry’,... 30/08/2010