Publication
An ocean of opportunities: The potential of seaweed to advance food, environmental and gender dimensions of the SDGs
… particularly for women and Indigenous Peoples. The value of the seaweed sector remains mostly underappreciated … role of women in the sector at every step of the seaweed value chain. In addition, the study focuses on three concrete and …
Meeting
UNCTAD-ICO Workshop on Fostering Sustainable Development in Coffee-Exporting Countries
… edition of the Coffee Development Report on "Sustainable Value Chains and Sourcing". Discuss current and prospective … Discuss the challenges and opportunities of bolstering value addition in the downstream value chains of coffee-producing countries … commodities … …
News
Measuring trade in hemp products: Why it matters and what needs to change
… not globally comparable, are combined, the recorded export value in hemp products more than quadrupled to a whopping … exports reaching approximately $112 million in 2022. The value notably outstrips that of hemp fiber and yarn, the sole … can boost global market access and industrial hemp value chains. … Measuring trade in hemp products: Why it …
Official Document
Technical note on critical minerals
Related content: COP28 Trade Day event: Critical minerals, the energy transition and the role of trade
News
Boosting incomes and reducing vulnerabilities of maize farmers in Laos
… to an UNCTAD study that sheds new light on the maize value chain in the landlocked nation. As the second most planted … than in urban areas. The study, Analyzing the maize value chain for export in Lao People’s Democratic Republic , …
Statement from the Office of the Secretary General
Meeting of the Joint Advisory Group on the International Trade Centre, 58th session
… policies that seek to use these minerals as a leverage for value-added growth and structural transformation. The …
Official Document
Chapter I: International Investment Trends
Related content: World Investment Report 2023
Statement from the Office of the Secretary General
Oceans Economy and Trade Strategies : Looking back and forging ahead - A Caribbean and Central American experience sharing workshop
… our prosperity. We, at UNCTAD, estimate that the economic value of the “ocean” economy” in the form of tradable ocean … at least $2.5 trillion per year. Still, the actual value of the Ocean, while difficult to quantify, is much … with the involvement of 6,000 jobs along the entire value chain. Opportunities in these value chains exist in terms of …
Official Document
Accelerating achievement of the SDGs: International business and the deployment of traditional knowledge
Related content: Transnational Corporations Volume 30, 2023, Number 3
Official Document
Key Statistics and Trends in International Trade 2023