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Through @AfrifoodsRw, Rwandan entrepreneur Sakina Usengimana is exporting premium avocados, chilies and passion fruits and connecting over 500 farmers to the global markets.🌍 Discover Afri Foods story: afrifoodsltd.com @ITCnews | @FCDOGovUK | @RwandAgriExport

66% of MSMEs in the Philippines are women-owned. Getting an HS code wrong could affect product classification, change the tariff rate, and cause a shipment to be stopped at customs. Mylene Abiva of AWEN Philippines left Vientiane with that at the top of her list. If your agrifood business in #ASEAN is eyeing the UK market, start here ➡️ tr.ee/3Pjw3M @ITCnews | @FCDOGovUK

MNCCI has represented Mongolian businesses for 65 years. Two years ago, it became the SheTrades Mongolia Hub, helping women-led businesses grow and creating jobs for young women. 🎥 Saruul Bulgan on what the Hub has built. @ITCnews | @MongolChamber |

@MongolChamber has represented Mongolian businesses for 65 years. Two years ago, it became the SheTrades Mongolia Hub, helping women-led businesses grow and creating jobs for young women. 🎥 Saruul Bulgan on what the Hub has built. @ITCnews

Looking for suppliers in fresh horticulture or processed agrifood? We are organizing a trade mission to Rwanda this June. Selected buyers from Africa, Europe and the Middle East will meet Rwandan women-led exporters through business meetings and get a first-hand look at production during on-site company visits. Applications close 30 April. Apply here ➡️ tr.ee/hYJVrH Delivered through the VIBE Programme co-implemented by @TradeMarkAfrica and ITC in partnership with @MastercardFdn. @ITCnews | @RDBrwanda | @PSF_Specialized | @RwandAgriExport

Since 2019, the Japan-funded ITC SheTrades Connect project has supported 278 women-led businesses across 🇧🇩 🇧🇼 🇪🇹 🇮🇩 🇦🇪 with training in intellectual property, financial literacy and market strategy, generating close to USD 1 million in commercial opportunities. 🎥 H.E. Katsuro Nagai reflects on what six years have built. @MofaJapan_en | @MofaJapan_jp | @JapanMissionGE

🇳🇬A draft National Policy on Affirmative Procurement (NPAP) by @BPP_NG could help open more government contracting opportunities to businesses led by women, young people, persons with disabilities and veterans. 🎥 Abigail Johnson of Deventis Gracias Nigeria Limited reflects on the NPAP. @UKinNigeria | @FCDOGovUK | @ITCnews | @BPP_NG

🔎 Discover the new Trade Map beta! Faster, clearer, and more intuitive, the new Trade Map beta is designed to make trade analysis easier and more effective. It helps users turn data into insights for better decision-making. 👉 Explore it now: trademap.org

Honored to receive the Decision-Making & Value Chain Award at @fe_tank!🏆 This recognizes @ITC_SheTrades for empowering women-led businesses to win government contracts through gender-responsive public procurement. Learn more: bit.ly/4ci2gg6

Being investment ready means knowing your stage, from idea to startup to growth, which funding types suit you, and how to present your financial needs. Register by 15 April 🔗tr.ee/LWANGk @ITCnews | @UPSPolicy | @UPS

"Standards are a passport to export." Richard Lee-Smith from @BSI_UK Having a quality product is not enough. Buyers need a way to verify it meets their benchmarks. Exporters mustn't sleep on standards. If your agrifood business in #ASEAN is eyeing the UK market, start here ➡️ tr.ee/3Pjw3M @ITCnews | @FCDOGovUK

12 million+ women-led businesses in India. Just 3% of government procurement. FIEO India, host of the SheTrades India Hub, is working to change that and strengthening ties with SheTrades Hubs worldwide. 🎥DG and CEO Dr. Ajay Saha reflects. If you’re a woman entrepreneur in India, join the SheTrades India Hub by registering here ➡️ tr.ee/JwWxO9 #SheTrades | #WomenInTrade | #India | @ITCnews | @FieoHq

Food safety standards. That is what Yanty Melianty of AWEN Indonesia identifies as the steepest barrier to exporting. She left Vientiane ready to act: export training for women entrepreneurs on UK requirements and B2B meetings with UK buyers. If your agrifood business in #ASEAN is eyeing the UK market, start here ➡️ tr.ee/3Pjw3M @ITCnews | @ASEAN | @ukmissionasean | @FCDOGovUK | #Indonesia

In 2025, SidleyAustin welcomed their 100th women-led business into their pro bono programme. Eight years of legal expertise and advocacy for women entrepreneurs in the SheTrades network. Pro Bono Manager, Diana Carballo, reflects on the partnership. @ITCnews | @SidleyLaw

At a SheTrades Outlook dialogue in Nigeria, the Bureau of Public Procurement outlined how affirmative procurement can widen access to public contracts for women-owned and women-led businesses, youth-led businesses @ITCnews | @BPP_NG

Coffee and fresh produce, two of the UK’s top goods imports from Rwanda, were the focus for 12 women at @IFE_Event, London. The visit gave them direct time with buyers and a clearer sense of the UK market. Delivered by the UK-funded SheTrades Commonwealth+ Programme with @RwandAgriExport, @PSF_Specialized (host of SheTrades Rwanda Hub) and @UKinRwanda

At @IFE_Event, 17 Kenyan women-led businesses brought avocados, coffee, herbs, nuts, and fresh fruits and vegetables to buyers in the United Kingdom. They are part of a UK-Kenya trade relationship that reached £2.1 billion in the four quarters to the end of Q3 2025, up 9.2% from the year before. As more women-led businesses take part, businesses in Kenya grow and UK consumers gain more choice. #SheTrades | #GoFarGoTogether

Trade agreements do not deliver on their own. Their impact depends on implementation. On 27 March in New Delhi, 35 policymakers, women-led businesses and researchers examined what the UK-India CETA could mean for women exporters in practice. New publication ➡️ tr.ee/I3NQMK @ITCnews | @FieoHq | @UKinIndia | @FCDOGovUK

Trade reform without inclusion is just paperwork. With GIZ, we're making sure women-led businesses aren't left out of #AfCFTA. They're competing regionally, winning contracts, and reshaping African markets. #SheTrades | @ITCnews | @GIZAfricanUnion

We were delighted to host the UK–Rwanda Coffee Cupping & Networking Reception with @ITC_SheTrades, @RwandAgriExport, @fcdo, and @UKinRwanda. It was a valuable opportunity for Rwandan female coffee farmers to connect with buyers and sellers. ☕🇷🇼🇬🇧