TSPN (Trade Standards Practitioners Network)

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 agricultural economic opportunities through increased productivity and better marketing

Chemonics International (Chemonics International) | The Agricultural Productivity Enhancement Program (APEP) is a five-year agricultural productivity enhancement program, working closely with stakeholders in the agricultural sector to ensure the project reflects Ugandan realities and needs. ... 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

Supporting agricultural trade in East and Southern Africa

Chemonics International (Chemonics International) | In East and Southern Africa the Regional Agricultural Trade Expansion Support (RATES) project works to enhance food security by supporting agricultural trade initiatives to increase trade within the region and ... 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

Certification (eco-labeling) of small-scale fisheries in developing countries

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) (GIZ) | This is not yet a project but a component of the project Promotion of Responsible Fisheries. The main objective is to promote the certification of small-scale fisheries in developing countries ... Read more

Promoting Cotton Made in Africa

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) (GIZ) | The proejct seeks to combat poverty by improving business relations with cotton growers, retailers and buyers to produce a high quality raw material with good processing characteristics at competitive prices. ... Read more

Bringing together certification and corporate social responsibility initiatives

International Social and Environmental Accreditation and Labelling (ISEAL) Alliance (ISEAL) | The Stepping Stones project brings together different certification and Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives, to explore how they fit together. The aim of the project is to create a conceptual framework ... Read more

Creating a common framework to assess the impact of standards

International Social and Environmental Accreditation and Labelling (ISEAL) Alliance (ISEAL) | ISEAL members work in a range of different sectors from forestry to textiles and across a range of different content areas from labour rights to biodiversity protection. ISEAL provides a ... Read more

Identifying good practices in auditor training, capacity building, and certification body and auditor evaluations

International Social and Environmental Accreditation and Labelling (ISEAL) Alliance (ISEAL) | The ability of auditors to make accurate and consistent assessments of compliance with a standard underlies the credibility of a certification system. Social and environmental auditing is particularly complex ... Read more

Improving access to certification for small producers

International Social and Environmental Accreditation and Labelling (ISEAL) Alliance (ISEAL) | The purpose of the Accessibility Network is to examine how to improve access to certification for small producers, in particular from developing countries. The network brings together ISEAL members with ... Read more

ISEAL Code of Good Practice for setting social and environmental standards

International Social and Environmental Accreditation and Labelling (ISEAL) Alliance (ISEAL) | The Code of Good Practice for Setting Social and Environmental Standards is an international, normative document that is applicable to all social and environmental standards. As of 2006, compliance with ... Read more

ISEAL Common Information Reference Point

International Social and Environmental Accreditation and Labelling (ISEAL) Alliance (ISEAL) | The ISEAL Common Information Reference Point brings together in one place information about all ISEAL member standards. It is aimed primarily at producers, to enable them to find information about ... Read more

The ISEAL Accreditation Program

International Social and Environmental Accreditation and Labelling (ISEAL) Alliance (ISEAL) | At the heart of ISEAL's accreditation program is the commitment by members to comply with international best practices. ISEAL members that offer accreditation are working toward compliance with ISO / ... 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

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

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

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