A significant share of global production takes place in global value chains (GVCs). Participating in GVCs is widely associated with economic benefits, such as productivity and employment creation, and considered one of the driving forces of growth and development worldwide. However, the sustainability of production in GVCs is increasingly contested, and associated social and environmental costs can be hefty. As production in GVCs entails that multiple actors, both private and public, located in various countries jointly produce goods and services, the sustainable governance of GVCs is best addressed in a coordinated multilateral effort.
The webinar, co-organized by UNIDO and the International Affairs Institute (IAI), and supported by the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW Kiel) and the German Institute for Global and Area Studies (GIGA), will offer insights into what it takes for multilateral actors, such as the G20 and others, to address and mainstream sustainability into
Second Agribusiness Fair and Conference opened in Wa
By Philip Tengzu | Wa
5 HOURS AGO
The Market Oriented Agricultural Programme in North Western Ghana (MOAP NW), a German Development Organisation (GIZ) agricultural sector intervention, has opened the second edition of the Agribusiness Fair and Conference in Wa, Upper West Regional capital.
This was in partnership with the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) and the Upper West Regional Coordinating Council (RCC).
The two-day event, on the theme: “Boosting the Agribusiness Potential of North Western Ghana”, brought together stakeholders to discuss issues militating against the agriculture sector as well as effective ways of surmounting those challenges.
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