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GATE: Greater Access to Trade Expansion

odiadmin — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 03:18:21 +0100

The GATE Project strengthens the capacity of USAID/Washington and Missions worldwide to institute gender-equitable practices and policies in USAID-funded economic growth and trade activities.

Greater Access to Trade Expansion (GATE) Factsheet

odiadmin — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 11:01:35 +0100

Promoting Gender in USAID Trade-related Economic Growth Activities
Implemented by Development & Training Services, Inc. (dTS)
Duration: September 30, 2004 – 2009
Funding: $6.1 million

A pro-poor Analysis of the Artichoke Value Chain in Peru

odiadmin — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 11:41:53 +0100

This report was prepared for USAID/Peru by the Greater Access to Trade Expansion (GATE) project with support from the Centro Peruano de Estudios Sociales (CEPES) under the USAID Women in Development (

October 2007: Launch of COPLA-Perú

peruadmin — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 12:36:21 +0100

COPLA-Peru has been launched in a context marked by the negotiations of possible free-trade agreements with important commercial partners and the upcoming European Union-Latin America and APEC Forums.

COPLA Peru research strategy: Case studies and background studies

peruadmin — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 14:52:57 +0100

8 page summary of the types and themes of the evidence, which will be generated in the programmes framework.

COPLA Peru: Research summary

peruadmin — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 14:56:12 +0100

The research pillar of COPLA Peru is focused on the small agricultural sector, which is the main livelihood source for the rural poor.

Peru GATE Project: Pro-Poor Growth, Gender and Markets: Creating opportunities and measuring results in Peru

hayley — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 10:14:25 +0000

In order to attain economic growth that can benefit women, GATE has produced this report for USAID/Peru.

Gender and Free Trade: Peruvian Alternative Trade Organizations and Women's Projects

globaladmin — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 13:09:51 +0000

This paper reviews the issue of gender and trade within the global economy, and considers the general topic with specific concern for the case of alternative trade organizations (ATOs) set up to help

Peruvian Female Industrialists and the Globalization Project

globaladmin — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:18:57 +0000

The main aim of the paper is to explore the female industrialists struggle for personal independence and entrepreneurial success in the aftermath of Peru’s adoption of Neo-liberal policies.

April 2008: Sustainable trade in the Amazon

globaladmin — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:26:25 +0100

Both COPLA Nicaragua and Bolivia address the use of natural resources by the poor. While it is recognised that their participation in the value chain is important, it is also true that this does not guarantee success for those involved. It is also the case that a wide range of policies are necessary to develop the systems, competencies and skills that are conducive to the poor successfully participating of community based forestry and the trade of forest-related products. A recent paper from ODI Natural Resoruces Perspective by Benno Pokorny and James Johnson suggests the following: