Producers in developing countries are securing and increasing their export income by taking an active role in managing the intangible value of their exports.
Ethiopian Fine Coffee
Trademarking & Licensing Initiative
Ethiopian coffee producers have become owners of their intellectual property in a ground-breaking initiative that enables growers and sector workers to earn a greater share of the retail price of their fine coffees.
Distinctive values in African exports
Scoping Study Report
A new study explores the potential for producers of disctinctive products in sub-Saharan Africa to employ IP business strategies to generate greater returns from exports to overseas markets.
IP value capture programme
African IP Workshops
Started in February 2009, five workshops and a number of public forums on IP as a tool for development were held in central locations in Mozambique, Kenya, West Africa, Zambia and Uganda. More workshops are planned for 2010.