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Import Promotion Desk (IPD)

Overview

The IPD’s objective is to help producers successfully enter European markets by connecting them with buyers and supporting compliance with EU quality and sustainability standards.

The IPD supports producers in partner countries to access European markets while meeting human rights and environmental requirements. It provides guidance on EU laws, sustainability standards, and responsible business practices; helps producers improve transparency, working conditions, and environmental management; and connects them with European buyers seeking responsibly sourced products.

Please visit the project website or contact us to find out how this support can benefit you.

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Key information

Start date

2012

Target group(s)

Companies; Smallholders and cooperatives

Sector(s)

Agriculture, fishing, forestry; Industry and manufacturing; Trade and services; Other

Type of initiative

Country level

Countries of intervention

Egypt; Ethiopia; Brazil; Côte d’Ivoire; Ecuador; Ghana; Indonesia; Cambodia; Kenya; Colombia; Madagascar; Morocco; Nepal; Peru; Senegal; Sri Lanka; South Africa; Tanzania; Tunisia; Ukraine; Uzbekistan

Type(s) of support

Information & guidance on due diligence; Capacity building & training

Type(s) of contributor

EU Member State

Contributor(s)

German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)

Implementing organisation(s)

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH