TSPN (Trade Standards Practitioners Network)

Accelerating the growth of agricultural sectors

Chemonics International (Chemonics International) | Under thePromoting Pro-Poor Opportunities through Commodity and Service Markets (PrOpCom) project Chemonics is working to accelerate growth in agriculture and associated sectors, thereby improving incomes and livelihoods of the poor. ... Read more

Accelerating the growth of sustainable agriculture production systems

Chemonics International (Chemonics International) | Agriculture is vital to Afghanistan's economy. Once a vibrant source of food and income, the country's agricultural economy has been devastated by years of war and drought. Chemonics works to ... Read more

Expanding economic opportunities in the Nigerian agricultural sector

Chemonics International (Chemonics International) | Though most Nigerians live in rural areas where agriculture forms the basis of their livelihoods, Nigerian agricultural commodities are no longer competitive in regional or international markets. Chemonics is helping ... Read more

Improving agricultural production across Morocco

Chemonics International (Chemonics International) | Morocco’s economy depends on agriculture, but the sector needs to perform at a higher level to seize the opportunities offered by the U.S.-Moroccan Free Trade Agreement. Chemonics helps Moroccan farmers ... Read more

Improving the competitiveness of non-illicit crops in Bolivia

Chemonics International (Chemonics International) | In the major coca-producing regions of Bolivia, economic development is stunted and the legal economy struggles to thrive. Chemonics helps develop long-term alternatives to coca that will allow the population ... Read more

Increasing access to agricultural technology and marketing services

Chemonics International (Chemonics International) | About 70 percent of Bolivians live below the poverty line. Through the Market Access and Poverty Alleviation Project Chemonics is working to raise incomes for rural Bolivians by increasing entrepreneurs’ ... Read more

Raising productivity and incomes through sustainable use of natural resources

Chemonics International (Chemonics International) | In parts of Mexico, acute poverty often leads to inefficient use of resources, which amplifies environmental pressures in regions of high biological diversity and fragile ecological stability. Through the Rural ... Read more

Using livelihood modules to promote food security

Chemonics International (Chemonics International) | The Market-Led Livelihoods for Vulnerable Populations (MLVP) project is working to develop, test and implement investment plans known as "livelihood modules" for local and international non-governmental organizations, government agencies, and ... Read more

Governing through standards | Standardization devices in the governance of sustainable development

French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD) (CIRAD) | This project aims at analyzing the changes in political practices induced by standardization devices created in the name of sustainable development in the agro-food and forest sectors. "Standardization devices" are ... Read more

Capacity building on good agricultural practices (GAP)

() | Lead units: Rural Infrastructure and Agro-industries Division; Plant Production and Protection Division Project: Strengthening Vietnamese SPS Capacities ... Read more

Multi-stakeholder collaboration for sustainable fruit production and trade

() | Lead unit: Trade and Markets Division Context Bananas are an essential source of income and employment for hundreds of thousands ... Read more

The World Banana Forum

() | The World Banana Forum (WBF) is a permanent space of assembly for participants representing the global banana supply-chain to promote open dialogue on challenges facing the banana industry. ... Read more

Accelerating sustainable and equitable rural economic growth

FINTRAC (FINTRAC) | The Jamaica Rural Enterprise Agriculture and Community Tourism (REACT) is a four-year project designed to accelerate sustainable and equitable rural economic growth, i.e., stimulating economic opportunity in rural areas that ... Read more

Creating environmentally sustainable high-value agricultural production systems

FINTRAC (FINTRAC) | The Honduras Farmer Training and Development Activity Project (FTDA) is a program of the Millennium Challenge Account of Honduras (MCA-Honduras),funded by the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) of the United States, ... Read more

Expanding Ethiopian agribusiness and trade

FINTRAC (FINTRAC) | Ethiopia Agribusiness and Trade Expansion Program (ATEP) Fintrac has a team of technicians disbursed through four regions of Ethiopia supporting the development of the oilseeds ... Read more

Increasing rural incomes in El Salvador

FINTRAC (FINTRAC) | El Salvador Agricultural Diversification Program's mission is to increase rural incomes by improving productivity and sales for our clients in a way that is sustainable; expand local sales and export ... Read more

Increasing smallholder sales and income through high-value horticulture products

FINTRAC (FINTRAC) | The Kenya Horticultural Development Program mission is to increase and sustain smallholder sales and incomes from the production of high-value and added-value horticultural crops and products (horticulture, floriculture, spices and ... Read more

Leveraging the horticulture sector in Honduras to increase incomes and employment

FINTRAC (FINTRAC) | The Rural Economic Diversification Program (USAID-RED) is a 36 month initiative of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) with a primary goal of increasing incomes and employment opportunities ... Read more

Development of good risk based agricultural social practices

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) (GIZ) | The Objective of the PPP project between EurepGAP, GTZ and Coop Switzerland is to develop and test as set of pragmantic social criteria to be potentially integrated into the EurepGAP ... Read more

Promoting internal control systems for farmer group certification under GlobalGAP Option 2

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) (GIZ) | Farmers can achieve EUREPGAP certification as an individual (option 1) or as a member of a farmer group (option 2). Option 2 is also known in other schemes (e.g. organic ... Read more

JAIN GAP Capacity Building Project

() | The proposed JAIN GAP Capacity Building Project ( the Project ) has the dual objective of supporting JAIN Irrigation (JISL) to apply the JAIN GAP standard, a modified version of ... Read more

Mindanao Banana Project (Philippines)

() | The IFC Advisory Services Philippines has implemented a pilot project on sustainable agriculture to improve and facilitate the integration of smallholder banana growers (or outgrowers ) into a high ... Read more

Promoting the export of organic products from Africa

Louis Bolk Institute - Agro Eco (Louis Bolk Institute) | The Export Promotion of Organic Products from Africa (EPOPA) programme is funded by Sida and implemented by Agro Eco in cooperation with the swedish advisory company Grolink. It aims to ... Read more

Partnerships for food industry development | Fruits and Vegetables.

Center for the Study of Standards in Society (CS3) at Michigan State University (MSU CS3) | Partnerships for Food Industry Development (PFID) is a university/food industry joint technical assistance program that supports field operations that strengthen food industries in USAID host countries and promotes competitive participation ... Read more

Third party certification in food and agriculture | A study in values and science.

Center for the Study of Standards in Society (CS3) at Michigan State University (MSU CS3) | Third party certification (3PC) plays an increasing role in negotiating issues of risk in society; yet, little is known about the emerging forms, tools, and functions of 3PC in the ... Read more

Pesticides Initiative Programme

PIP-COLEACP (PIP) | The Pesticides Initiative Programme (PIP) is financed by the European Development Fund (EDF) and implemented by the COLEACP, an inter-professional organisation devoted to the ACP-UE horticultural trade. PIP has two ... Read more

SAI Program under the “USAID Environment and Labor Excellence for CAFTA-DR Program” (ELE CAFTA-DR)

() | Better working conditions are critical to realizing human rights at work, optimizing production systems, business competitiveness and sustainable development for societies at large. Professional certification systems assess the social performance ... Read more

SAI Program under the “USAID Environment and Labor Excellence for CAFTA-DR Program” (ELE CAFTA-DR)

() | Better working conditions are critical to realizing human rights at work, optimizing production systems, business competitiveness and sustainable development for societies at large. Professional certification systems assess the social performance ... Read more

Developing high and low value supply chains in Ghana

TechnoServe (TechnoServe) | Objective: The Trade and Investment Program for a Competitive Export Economy projects seeks to develop the supply chain systems needed to strengthen the high-value horticulture crops of pineapple, papaya, mango, ... Read more

Increasing smallholder incomes in horticulture, nuts, feed crops, and animal feeds

TechnoServe (TechnoServe) | Objective: The EMPRENDA Alliance (TechnoSeve, ACDI/VOCA, & CLUSA, IITA) will increase per capita rural family incomes and promote productive asset accumulation in the Beira and Nacala corridors. To ... Read more

African smallholder farmers and participation in higher-value supply chains

University of Guelph (University of Guelph ) | In the face of emerging opportunities and challenges imposed by evolving quality, safety and other market and regulatory requirements; many donors, NGOs, government agencies, and private companies have designed and ... Read more

Agricultural markets and agribusiness development

World Bank Group (World Bank Group) | Development of Agricultural Exports would expand nontraditional agricultural exports (i.e., horticultural products, confectionary nuts, essential oils and spices, and processed foodstuffs) with an emphasis on beneficiaries’ participation. The beneficiaries are ... Read more

Diversifying farm income and promoting market development

World Bank Group (World Bank Group) | A component of the Diversified Farm Income and Market Development Project aims to reform of the quarantine and sanitary and phytosanitary service, including upgrading of training and facility infrastructure and ... Read more

Improved horticultural export marketing

World Bank Group (World Bank Group) | The development objective of the Horticultural Exports Promotion and Technology Transfer project is to improve horticultural export marketing. Component C will provide support to the Ministry of Agr to improve ... Read more

Integrated development program for irrigated agriculture

World Bank Group (World Bank Group) | The thrid component of this project supports agricultural supply chains. This subcomponent that involves implementing good agricultural practices in rice production and a quality control system of fruit and vegetables ... Read more

Promoting marketing infrastructure reform in Zambia to meet standards requirements

World Bank Group (World Bank Group) | The Agricultural Development and Market Diversification Project marketing infrastructure component is helping Burkina Faso compete effectively on the fresh product export markets that require adapted and efficient logistics and post-harvest ... Read more

Strengthening institutional capacity and agricultural services in Tunisia

World Bank Group (World Bank Group) | The Agricultural Support Services Project aims to develop and improve the institutional capacity and quality of agricultural services delivered by public and private institutions and producer organizations; Component 1 will ... Read more

Supporting the development of the agricultural sector in Zambia

World Bank Group (World Bank Group) | The Agricultural Development Support Program would provide support to selected Ministry of Agricuture and Cooperatives (MACO) core functions. It would strengthen MACO services related to: data and policy analysis, monitoring ... Read more

SAI Program under the “USAID Environment and Labor Excellence for CAFTA-DR Program” (ELE CAFTA-DR)

() | Better working conditions are critical to realizing human rights at work, optimizing production systems, business competitiveness and sustainable development for societies at large. Professional certification systems assess the social performance ... Read more

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Chemonics International

Accelerating the growth of agricultural sectors

Accelerating the growth of sustainable agriculture production systems

Expanding economic opportunities in the Nigerian agricultural sector

Improving agricultural production across Morocco

Improving the competitiveness of non-illicit crops in Bolivia

Increasing access to agricultural technology and marketing services

Raising productivity and incomes through sustainable use of natural resources

Using livelihood modules to promote food security

CIRAD

Governing through standards | Standardization devices in the governance of sustainable development

FAO

Capacity building on good agricultural practices (GAP)

Multi-stakeholder collaboration for sustainable fruit production and trade

The World Banana Forum

FINTRAC

Accelerating sustainable and equitable rural economic growth

Creating environmentally sustainable high-value agricultural production systems

Expanding Ethiopian agribusiness and trade

Increasing rural incomes in El Salvador

Increasing smallholder sales and income through high-value horticulture products

Leveraging the horticulture sector in Honduras to increase incomes and employment

GIZ

Development of good risk based agricultural social practices

Promoting internal control systems for farmer group certification under GlobalGAP Option 2

IFC

JAIN GAP Capacity Building Project

Mindanao Banana Project (Philippines)

Louis Bolk Institute

Promoting the export of organic products from Africa

MSU CS3

Partnerships for food industry development | Fruits and Vegetables.

Third party certification in food and agriculture | A study in values and science.

PIP

Pesticides Initiative Programme

RA

SAI Program under the “USAID Environment and Labor Excellence for CAFTA-DR Program” (ELE CAFTA-DR)

SAI

SAI Program under the “USAID Environment and Labor Excellence for CAFTA-DR Program” (ELE CAFTA-DR)

TechnoServe

Developing high and low value supply chains in Ghana

Increasing smallholder incomes in horticulture, nuts, feed crops, and animal feeds

University of Guelph

African smallholder farmers and participation in higher-value supply chains

World Bank Group

Agricultural markets and agribusiness development

Diversifying farm income and promoting market development

Improved horticultural export marketing

Integrated development program for irrigated agriculture

Promoting marketing infrastructure reform in Zambia to meet standards requirements

Strengthening institutional capacity and agricultural services in Tunisia

Supporting the development of the agricultural sector in Zambia

WWF

SAI Program under the “USAID Environment and Labor Excellence for CAFTA-DR Program” (ELE CAFTA-DR)

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