BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:unctad.org BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6af83b1833238 DTSTART:20230412T073000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20230412T163000Z LOCATION:Online\, SUMMARY:Workshop on Enhancing Competitiveness through Voluntary Sustainabil ity Standards: Key Considerations for Caribbean Cocoa\, Coffee and Tea Pro ducers CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:*Note: This workshop is applicable for participants in the CARI COM region only\n\nThe Workshop\n\nThe design and execution of the worksho p is to strengthen Micro-Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the CARIC OM region understanding and incorporation of Voluntary Sustainability Stan dards (VSS) within the production and manufacturing process\, inclusive of packaging and labelling standards\, to bolster competitiveness and innova tion for market entry and distribution within the market of the European U nion under the framework of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA).\n\nO bjectives\n• Deepen the understanding of Voluntary Sustainability Standa rds (VSS) for the coffee\, cocoa and herbal teas sectors and their market potential for CARIFORUM products in the EU market.\n\n• Support regional private and public sector through enhancing knowledge and capacity on the opportunities and challenges of market access to the EU.\n\n• Support t he use of sustainable production methods and practices amongst CARIFORUM p rivate sector to enhance export potential to the EU market.\n\nContext\n\n The CARIFORUM-EU EPA was signed in October 2008 and entered into provision al application between both parties on 29 December 2008.1 The EPA aims to promote trade and investment between the two groupings – and as a result to enhance sustainable growth\, employment and development. The Agreement seeks to enhance regional integration and to increase CARIFORUM States pa rticipation in world trade\, in order to share in the opportunities stemmi ng from globalisation. Despite the market-opportunities made available thr ough the CARIFORUM-EU EPA and the ability of CARIFORUM firms across have m arket access challenges\n\nWhile there are several contributing factors pr eventing these firms from capitalizing on the benefits available under the EPA\, a primary challenge is the insufficient knowledge of European impor t regulations\, specifically non-tariff measures (NTMs) inclusive of certi fication schemes\, as well as EU consumer demand and trends. Against this backdrop\, the partners to the EPA recognise that development cooperation is a crucial element to assist in building institutional and productive ca pacity. In this regard\, this initiative seeks to enhance the capacity of Micro-Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (MSMEs) to understand and adopt V oluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) to enhance market entry for CARIFO RUM products.\n<\;p>\;*<\;strong>\;Note:<\;/strong>\; This wor kshop is applicable for participants in the CARICOM region only<\;/p>\ ;\n\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;The Workshop<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\ n\n<\;p>\;The design and execution of the workshop is to strengthen Mi cro-Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the CARICOM region understandi ng and incorporation of Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) within th e production and manufacturing process\, inclusive of packaging and labell ing standards\, to bolster competitiveness and innovation for market entry and distribution within the market of the European Union under the framew ork of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA).<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\ ;<\;strong>\;Objectives<\;/strong>\;<\;br />\;\n• Deepen the understanding of Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) for the coffee\ , cocoa and herbal teas sectors and their market potential for CARIFORUM p roducts in the EU market.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;• Support regional p rivate and public sector through enhancing knowledge and capacity on the o pportunities and challenges of market access to the EU.<\;/p>\;\n\n< \;p>\;• Support the use of sustainable production methods and practice s amongst CARIFORUM private sector to enhance export potential to the EU m arket.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;Context<\;/strong>\;& lt\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The CARIFORUM-EU EPA was signed in October 2008 and entered into provisional application between both parties on 29 Decemb er 2008.1 The EPA aims to promote trade and investment between the two gro upings – and as a result to enhance sustainable growth\, employment and development. The Agreement seeks to enhance regional integration and to in crease CARIFORUM States participation in world trade\, in order to share i n the opportunities stemming from globalisation. Despite the market-opport unities made available through the CARIFORUM-EU EPA and the ability of CAR IFORUM firms across have market access challenges<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p> \;While there are several contributing factors preventing these firms from capitalizing on the benefits available under the EPA\, a primary challeng e is the insufficient knowledge of European import regulations\, specifica lly non-tariff measures (NTMs) inclusive of certification schemes\, as wel l as EU consumer demand and trends. Against this backdrop\, the partners t o the EPA recognise that development cooperation is a crucial element to a ssist in building institutional and productive capacity. In this regard\, this initiative seeks to enhance the capacity of Micro-Small and Medium Si zed Enterprises (MSMEs) to understand and adopt Voluntary Sustainability S tandards (VSS) to enhance market entry for CARIFORUM products.<\;/p>\; \n\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/workshop-enha ncing-competitiveness-through-voluntary-sustainability-standards-key DTSTAMP:20261114T104232Z END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6af83b1833288 DTSTART:20230413T073000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20230413T163000Z LOCATION:Online\, SUMMARY:Workshop on Enhancing Competitiveness through Voluntary Sustainabil ity Standards: Key Considerations for Caribbean Cocoa\, Coffee and Tea Pro ducers CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:*Note: This workshop is applicable for participants in the CARI COM region only\n\nThe Workshop\n\nThe design and execution of the worksho p is to strengthen Micro-Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the CARIC OM region understanding and incorporation of Voluntary Sustainability Stan dards (VSS) within the production and manufacturing process\, inclusive of packaging and labelling standards\, to bolster competitiveness and innova tion for market entry and distribution within the market of the European U nion under the framework of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA).\n\nO bjectives\n• Deepen the understanding of Voluntary Sustainability Standa rds (VSS) for the coffee\, cocoa and herbal teas sectors and their market potential for CARIFORUM products in the EU market.\n\n• Support regional private and public sector through enhancing knowledge and capacity on the opportunities and challenges of market access to the EU.\n\n• Support t he use of sustainable production methods and practices amongst CARIFORUM p rivate sector to enhance export potential to the EU market.\n\nContext\n\n The CARIFORUM-EU EPA was signed in October 2008 and entered into provision al application between both parties on 29 December 2008.1 The EPA aims to promote trade and investment between the two groupings – and as a result to enhance sustainable growth\, employment and development. The Agreement seeks to enhance regional integration and to increase CARIFORUM States pa rticipation in world trade\, in order to share in the opportunities stemmi ng from globalisation. Despite the market-opportunities made available thr ough the CARIFORUM-EU EPA and the ability of CARIFORUM firms across have m arket access challenges\n\nWhile there are several contributing factors pr eventing these firms from capitalizing on the benefits available under the EPA\, a primary challenge is the insufficient knowledge of European impor t regulations\, specifically non-tariff measures (NTMs) inclusive of certi fication schemes\, as well as EU consumer demand and trends. Against this backdrop\, the partners to the EPA recognise that development cooperation is a crucial element to assist in building institutional and productive ca pacity. In this regard\, this initiative seeks to enhance the capacity of Micro-Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (MSMEs) to understand and adopt V oluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) to enhance market entry for CARIFO RUM products.\n<\;p>\;*<\;strong>\;Note:<\;/strong>\; This wor kshop is applicable for participants in the CARICOM region only<\;/p>\ ;\n\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;The Workshop<\;/strong>\;<\;/p>\;\ n\n<\;p>\;The design and execution of the workshop is to strengthen Mi cro-Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the CARICOM region understandi ng and incorporation of Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) within th e production and manufacturing process\, inclusive of packaging and labell ing standards\, to bolster competitiveness and innovation for market entry and distribution within the market of the European Union under the framew ork of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA).<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\ ;<\;strong>\;Objectives<\;/strong>\;<\;br />\;\n• Deepen the understanding of Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) for the coffee\ , cocoa and herbal teas sectors and their market potential for CARIFORUM p roducts in the EU market.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;• Support regional p rivate and public sector through enhancing knowledge and capacity on the o pportunities and challenges of market access to the EU.<\;/p>\;\n\n< \;p>\;• Support the use of sustainable production methods and practice s amongst CARIFORUM private sector to enhance export potential to the EU m arket.<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;<\;strong>\;Context<\;/strong>\;& lt\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p>\;The CARIFORUM-EU EPA was signed in October 2008 and entered into provisional application between both parties on 29 Decemb er 2008.1 The EPA aims to promote trade and investment between the two gro upings – and as a result to enhance sustainable growth\, employment and development. The Agreement seeks to enhance regional integration and to in crease CARIFORUM States participation in world trade\, in order to share i n the opportunities stemming from globalisation. Despite the market-opport unities made available through the CARIFORUM-EU EPA and the ability of CAR IFORUM firms across have market access challenges<\;/p>\;\n\n<\;p> \;While there are several contributing factors preventing these firms from capitalizing on the benefits available under the EPA\, a primary challeng e is the insufficient knowledge of European import regulations\, specifica lly non-tariff measures (NTMs) inclusive of certification schemes\, as wel l as EU consumer demand and trends. Against this backdrop\, the partners t o the EPA recognise that development cooperation is a crucial element to a ssist in building institutional and productive capacity. In this regard\, this initiative seeks to enhance the capacity of Micro-Small and Medium Si zed Enterprises (MSMEs) to understand and adopt Voluntary Sustainability S tandards (VSS) to enhance market entry for CARIFORUM products.<\;/p>\; \n\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.org/meeting/workshop-enha ncing-competitiveness-through-voluntary-sustainability-standards-key DTSTAMP:20261114T104232Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR