UNDA Project 1617AI: Fostering Green Exports through VSS

Governments urged to promote businesses that practice fair trade to help tackle inequality, end poverty and save our planet.

More aid for trade support could help small farmers and businesses in developing countries to comply with the sustainability standards required to access growing "green" markets.

Policymakers and practitioners specializing in non-tariff measures will gather at UNCTAD's NTM Week 2018 in Geneva from 9-11 October.

The demand for sustainable products in developing countries like Brazil, China and India has grown even faster than in developed-country markets.

​Stakeholders from the coconut, cocoa and sandalwood sectors participated in a National Stakeholder Workshop sponsored by Vanuatu’s Department of Industry and UNCTAD to assess progress made to advance the development of these sectors and to officially launch two UNCTAD projects; one to construct a Market Information Service, and another to assist producers to achieve certification with Voluntary Sustainability Standards.