Smallholders are particularly hard hit by EurepGAP requirements, and many of them will be forced to turn to local (increasingly informal) markets instead of exporting.

It examines work already carried out and future activities of the Consultative Task Force on Environmental Requirements and Market Access for Developing Countries (CTF), a key new project based activity, as well as ongoing and future work on standards and related issues in the field of organic agriculture.

In Tanzania last week, we had the launch of the East African Organic Produce Standard.

Processing and marketing of agricultural products.

The list includes agricultural products.

Non agricultural market access

Non agricultural market access

Examples include natural fibres, organic agricultural products, recyclable and biodegradable products or sustainably produced forest products.

Pioneered the organic farming movement in Spain.

The second most important agricultural product is wine.

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations list of agricultural products

(iii) Developing rural industries through utilization of agricultural residues and processing of agricultural products

Wastewater and organic solid waste can be transformed into resources for growing agriculture products the former can be used for irrigation, the latter as fertilizer.

Integration with markets (agro processing and market chains)

At the same time, the number of families headed by women is growing.

60. These calculations show an instability factor of 3.87 in agricultural production and a weighted instability factor of 1.04.

There is considerable scope for encouraging regional trade in agricultural products.

The level of protection in commodity trade has been low, except for agricultural products.

The projects focus on horticulture, vegetable and fruit production and marketing agricultural products.

Noting further the Territory apos s dependence on imported agricultural products,

Important agricultural products include potatoes and cattle byproducts, including meat.

This model entails exporting to other parts of the world primary products and natural resources such as agricultural produce or minerals.

Worms convert organic waste and other compostable products into natural fertilizers.

Progress has been made in liberalizing the coffee sector and small scale agro industries and agricultural processing have good development potential.

Agro processing facilities have also increased their contribution to the sector.

Conventional credit institutions are not interested in farming and other types of women's income generating activities such as small scale livestock raising and the processing of agricultural products and harvests.

Other key market access areas are so called product exclusions (the fact that the distribution of certain products is sometimes excluded from commitments), for example as regards alcohol, tobacco, or pharmaceutical or certain agricultural (raw) products.

Concern is expressed about the vulnerable position of young farmers, caused by the power of big landlords, the liberalization of economies (resulting in the import of agricultural products), the dumping of agricultural products and limited financial support from Governments.

The projects focus on bee and rabbit keeping, horticulture, vegetable and fruit production and marketing agricultural products.

They are also involved in gathering, processing and storing products of the land and fisheries.

Special contribution to the analysis of factors determining developments with regard to supply and demand for basic agricultural and tropical products

It was also prepared to cooperate in developing agricultural trade in the region.

And thirdly, also to increase awareness by the growers to the potential of this industry.

The former related to leveraging existing products in new markets and creation of new market segments.

They can export jet engines, supercomputers, airplanes, computer chips of all kinds just not textiles, agricultural products, or processed foods, the goods they can and do produce.

Family production was not only limited to agricultural products but they also produced manufacturing goods and provided services.

Since, however, export taxation on agricultural products was often a major cause of the depressed state of agriculture, the decrease in agricultural taxation was also an important element in solving the agricultural problem.

They have also voiced particular concern in relation to distribution of agricultural products, including the prohibition on the establishment of commercial presence by intermediaries or distributors of agricultural products and improved commitments with regard to the presence of natural persons.

Development expert and a former Assistant Professor with extensive research and teaching experience in agribusiness management and international agricultural development and trade.

While food products are the ones that first come to mind in this context, the same situation holds for most other products, including agricultural raw materials such as cotton and other fibres and even plywood.

Unilever has committed to the sustainable sourcing of agricultural and forest products.

For African countries, agricultural products based on natural resources represented a major source of revenue.

In turn, this can spur sustainable non farm employment growth in services, agro processing, and small scale manufacturing.

It will also make it possible to ensure that today s high prices for agricultural products are transformed into opportunity for poor farmers.

Other agricultural exports in 2009 were meat 13.2 percent, wool 6.3 percent, fruit 3.5 percent and fishing 3.3 percent.