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  How we support the timber industry in Ghana

  27.03.2019 As the Swiss competence centre for wood, we are involved in two projects in Ghana: The Center for Development and Cooperation CDC accompanies and advises a crafts school near the capital Accra and provides technical support in setting up a wood and furniture testing laboratory.

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  Improved quality infrastructure increases added value for African companies

  08.04.2019 The first "International Quality Infrastructure Forum" took place in Brussels on 4 April 2019. It was organized by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the African Union Commission. Standardisation and accredited testing facilitates market access for African products in Western markets and integration into global value chains. The experience exchange showed the possibilities for African economies and their contribution to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.