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Implications of World Trade Organization Agreements for International Trade in Environmental...

Series: Product and Market Development
( Print: November 2001 )

This study addresses implications of Uruguay Round trade agreements for international trade in environmentally sound technology and related products. It introduces major aspects and trends of the...

This study addresses implications of Uruguay Round trade agreements for international trade in environmentally sound technology and related products. It introduces major aspects and trends of the...


Uruguay Round Agreements

Implications for International Trade in Medical Devices

Series: Product and Market Development
( Print: November 2001 )

This is an analysis of the Uruguay Round trade agreements and their implications for medical device manufacturers and exporters in developing countries. It gives an overview of international trade...

This is an analysis of the Uruguay Round trade agreements and their implications for medical device manufacturers and exporters in developing countries. It gives an overview of international trade...


Food and Beverages

A Practical Guide to the South African Market

Series: Product and Market Development
( Print: October 2001 )

This guide presents a market survey on agricultural products, food and beverages in South Africa. It reviews the overall economic situation; multilateral, regional and bilateral agreements; trade...

This guide presents a market survey on agricultural products, food and beverages in South Africa. It reviews the overall economic situation; multilateral, regional and bilateral agreements; trade...


HPS Groundnuts (Peanuts)

A Survey of Selected European Markets

Series: Product and Market Development
( Print: October 2001 )

This publication presents a market survey on groundnuts in the Netherlands, Norway and the United Kingdom, with particular reference to phytosanitary measures and prevention of aflatoxin contamination...

This publication presents a market survey on groundnuts in the Netherlands, Norway and the United Kingdom, with particular reference to phytosanitary measures and prevention of aflatoxin contamination...


Information Technology Services

A Handbook for Exporters from Developing Countries

Series: Product and Market Development
( Print: October 2001 )

This handbook focuses on drawing up strategies to promote and develop information technology services exports from developing countries. It describes information technology (IT) services having...

This handbook focuses on drawing up strategies to promote and develop information technology services exports from developing countries. It describes information technology (IT) services having...


ISO 9000

A Workbook for Service Firms in Developing Countries

Series: Product and Market Development
( Print: November 2001 )

This publication provides guidelines on the application of ISO 9000 concepts and the creation of a quality assurance system in small service enterprises. It includes a series of questions and...

This publication provides guidelines on the application of ISO 9000 concepts and the creation of a quality assurance system in small service enterprises. It includes a series of questions and...


European Community Market for Cotton Yarns and Cotton Grey Cloths, The

The Changing Pattern of the International Trade in Textiles and Clothing

Series: Product and Market Development
( Print: October 2001 )

This report has been written at a moment when the international trade in textiles and clothing is being reshaped after the conclusion of the lengthy Uruguay Round Negotiations at the end of 1993. Once...

This report has been written at a moment when the international trade in textiles and clothing is being reshaped after the conclusion of the lengthy Uruguay Round Negotiations at the end of 1993. Once...


Romania

A Partner for Developing Countries

Series: Product and Market Development
( Print: October 2001 )

This study on trade and foreign investment opportunities in Romania, aimed at developing countries, outlines the country's economic situation and legal issues of interest to investors. It covers...

This study on trade and foreign investment opportunities in Romania, aimed at developing countries, outlines the country's economic situation and legal issues of interest to investors. It covers...


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Coffee

An Exporter's Guide

Series: Product and Market Development
( Print: November 2002 )

Despite ongoing change in the coffee world, the traditional challenges of product knowledge, respect for quality, and impeccable contract execution remain absolutely essential for today’s exporters....

Despite ongoing change in the coffee world, the traditional challenges of product knowledge, respect for quality, and impeccable contract execution remain absolutely essential for today’s exporters....


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The State of Food and Agriculture 2006

Food Aid for Food Security?

Series: The State of Food and Agriculture
( Print: February 2007, PDF: December 2006 )

The State of Food and Agriculture 2006 examines the issues and controversies surrounding international food aid and seeks to find ways to preserve its essential humanitarian role while minimizing the...

The State of Food and Agriculture 2006 examines the issues and controversies surrounding international food aid and seeks to find ways to preserve its essential humanitarian role while minimizing the...


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The State of Food and Agriculture 2018 (Arabic language)

Migration, Agriculture and Rural Development

Series: The State of Food and Agriculture (Arabic)
( PDF: December 2018 )

Migration is an expanding global reality, one that allows millions of people to seek new opportunities. But it also involves challenges for migrants and for societies, both in areas of origin and of...

Migration is an expanding global reality, one that allows millions of people to seek new opportunities. But it also involves challenges for migrants and for societies, both in areas of origin and of...


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The State of Food and Agriculture 2018

Migration, Agriculture and Rural Development

Series: The State of Food and Agriculture
( Print: October 2018, PDF: October 2018 )

Migration is an expanding global reality, one that allows millions of people to seek new opportunities. But it also involves challenges for migrants and for societies, both in areas of origin and of...

Migration is an expanding global reality, one that allows millions of people to seek new opportunities. But it also involves challenges for migrants and for societies, both in areas of origin and of...


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El estado mundial de la agricultura y la alimentación

Migración, agricultura y desarrollo rural

Series: El estado mundial de la agricultura y la alimentación
( PDF: October 2018 )

La migración es una realidad mundial en crecimiento que permite que millones de personas busquen nuevas oportunidades. Sin embargo, también plantea dificultades para los migrantes y para las...

La migración es una realidad mundial en crecimiento que permite que millones de personas busquen nuevas oportunidades. Sin embargo, también plantea dificultades para los migrantes y para las...


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La situation mondiale de l’alimentation et de l’agriculture 2018

Migrations, agriculture et développement rural

Series: La situation mondiale de l'alimentation et de l'agriculture
( PDF: October 2018 )

Les migrations sont un phénomène mondial en expansion qui concerne des millions de personnes en quête d’un avenir meilleur. Elles sont porteuses de défis pour les migrants eux-mêmes et pour les...

Les migrations sont un phénomène mondial en expansion qui concerne des millions de personnes en quête d’un avenir meilleur. Elles sont porteuses de défis pour les migrants eux-mêmes et pour les...


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The State of Food and Agriculture 2018 (Russian language)

Migration, Agriculture and Rural Development

Series: The State of Food and Agriculture (Russian)
( PDF: December 2018 )

Migration is an expanding global reality, one that allows millions of people to seek new opportunities. But it also involves challenges for migrants and for societies, both in areas of origin and of...

Migration is an expanding global reality, one that allows millions of people to seek new opportunities. But it also involves challenges for migrants and for societies, both in areas of origin and of...


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The State of Food and Agriculture 2018 (Chinese language)

Migration, Agriculture and Rural Development

Series: The State of Food and Agriculture (Chinese)
( PDF: December 2018 )

Migration is an expanding global reality, one that allows millions of people to seek new opportunities. But it also involves challenges for migrants and for societies, both in areas of origin and of...

Migration is an expanding global reality, one that allows millions of people to seek new opportunities. But it also involves challenges for migrants and for societies, both in areas of origin and of...


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The State of Food and Agriculture 2003-2004

Agricultural Biotechnology - Meeting the Needs of the Poor?

Series: The State of Food and Agriculture
( Print: June 2004, PDF: April 2004 )

The potential of agricultural biotechnology, especially transgenic crops, to meet the needs of the poor, is explored in this report. An analysis of the socio-economic impacts of technological change...

The potential of agricultural biotechnology, especially transgenic crops, to meet the needs of the poor, is explored in this report. An analysis of the socio-economic impacts of technological change...


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The State of Food and Agriculture 2017

Leveraging Food Systems for Inclusive Rural Transformation

Series: The State of Food and Agriculture
( Print: August 2018, PDF: June 2018 )

One of the greatest challenges today is to end hunger and poverty while making agriculture and food systems sustainable. The challenge is daunting because of continued population growth, profound...

One of the greatest challenges today is to end hunger and poverty while making agriculture and food systems sustainable. The challenge is daunting because of continued population growth, profound...


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The State of Food and Agriculture 2016

Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security

Series: The State of Food and Agriculture
( PDF: June 2016 )

The Paris Agreement, adopted in December 2015, represents a new beginning in the global effort to stabilize the climate before it is too late. It recognizes the importance of food security in the...

The Paris Agreement, adopted in December 2015, represents a new beginning in the global effort to stabilize the climate before it is too late. It recognizes the importance of food security in the...


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The State of Food and Agriculture 2015

Social Protection and Agriculture - Breaking the Cycle of Rural Poverty

Series: The State of Food and Agriculture
( PDF: May 2015 )

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) on reducing poverty have been met by many countries, yet many others lag behind and the post-2015 challenge will be the full eradication of poverty and hunger...

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) on reducing poverty have been met by many countries, yet many others lag behind and the post-2015 challenge will be the full eradication of poverty and hunger...