MOU signed to increase mango exports from Senegal

December 19, 2011

ITC, Senegal and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands (represented by CBI) have agreed to work together on a project aimed at bolstering exports of the African country's mangoes to Europe.

The Senegal NTF II Project "Enhancing export competitiveness of mangoes for the Niayes region in Senegal," signed on 16 December during the World Trade Organization's ministerial conference, focuses on the export marketing, packaging, quality and trade intelligence issues along the value chain to better comply with requirements of European markets. Attending the signing ceremony were His Excellency Mr. Fode Seck, Ambassador at the Permanent Mission to Senegal; Mr. Simon Smits, Director-General of International Relations at the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation; and Mr. Jean-Marie Paugam, Deputy Executive Director of ITC.

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