Benin

19 August 2021
Shea is trading in French-speaking Africa
The multimillion-dollar shea industry is booming in French-speaking Africa. With the right support, there is a lot of room for the sector to grow and for rural women to benefit.
Agriculture
Women and trade
19 August 2021
High-value agriculture is trading in French-speaking Africa
French-speaking Africa is home to high-value agricultural products. EIF is working with producers and processors to make sure they can meet national and global market demands.
Agriculture
8 April 2021 - Deanna Ramsay
In West Africa, can organic shea become a solution?
Getting organic certification for shea can be a journey
Agriculture
25 June 2020 - Global Shea Alliance
Seeing the silver lining in shea - Kora’s story
Shea is critical to the income of rural communities, and a new effort across four shea-producing countries in West Africa is looking to boost those incomes
Environment
Women and trade
12 December 2019 - Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF) International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Is African agriculture waking up?
New report delves into the trade data on agriculture on the continent, finding positive trends, points of concern and suggestions for the future
Agriculture
12 September 2018 - Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF)
Agriculture & Trade Magazine
In some of the most impoverished countries in the world, agriculture is the backbone of the economy
Agriculture
23 July 2018
Continuing the conversation on inclusive trade for Least Developed Countries
The closing ceremony echoed the Call to Action launched at the Forum, taking inclusive trade for LDCs to the next level
Aid for Trade
24 January 2018 - UNCTAD
Benin cassava flour makers seek Geographical Indication
Two dozen Beninese women making a unique type of garri flour sign up to a new code of practice to better market their product and boost incomes
Agriculture
Trade facilitation