Conferences, Seminars & Workshops
February
2001. An IICD and the Internet
Studies Research Group (ISRG) at City University, London 's one day
workshop on: "Producing Web Based Information That Can Impact on
Development - A Project Summary ", Venue, Lusaka - Zambia (Date to
be confirmed).
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World
Trade Prices and Market Reports on Fruit, Vegetables and Horticultural
Produce
Today's Market
Prices - This web site contains daily market prices on fruit,
herbs and vegetables wholesale market prices in South America, North
America and Europe. Access is subscription based.
Market
Information System - it provides agricultural market information
received from the United States Department of Agriculture. It gives
detailed information on all commodities. The fruit
and vegetable section of the web site gives prices on a major
Commodity Exchanges throughout America.
The Foreign
Agricultural Service (FAS) of the United States government offers
reports on the world market and trade in a number of commodities such
as cattle, beef, poultry and fishery products. The web site also has
general trade information in the US - trade data and trade policies
for example. The reports on horticultural
products gives an overview of useful information on the world
market conditions. It is updated every two weeks. It is worth
visiting as it has snippets of new trade and market information in
different parts of the world. If a buyer from the US contacts you
and you are not sure about the prevailing market prices, this web
site can be a good start to search for a price to start the negotiation
process.
The Food and Agricultural Organisation is a web site
that is worth visiting as it provides up-to-date information on the
developments in international markets. and stocks of food commodities.
The Commodities
Trade Division has information on the Global Information and Early
Warning System, Global Food Prices, Global Food Prices and Stocks
Monitor and international commodity weekly prices on a range of produce
including fruits and vegetables.
World Trade
Organisation provides comprehensive, comparable up-to-date statistics
on world trade flows by country, region and main product groups or
service categories
