Contact Us

For your suggestions, comments or to request more information on the UNEP-UNCTAD-CBTF/UNITAR e-Learning course, please contact:

UNEP-UNCTAD Capacity Building Task Force on Trade, Environment and Development (UNEP-UNCTAD CBTF)
D502, 11-13 Ch. Des Animones, 1219, Chatelaine
Geneva, Switzerland
Phone: +41-22-917 86 20
Email: asad.naqvi@unep.ch
Fax: +41-22-917 80 76
www.unep-unctad.org/cbtf

or

United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
Public Finance and Trade Programme
Palais des Nations
CH 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
Phone :+41 22 917 84 54
Email : trade@unitar.org
Fax : +41.22.917 89 93
At a Glance
  • Course Title: Successful Organic Production and Export
  • Course Dates: November 2-27, 2009
  • Online Reqistration now Closed: Online Form
  • Registration deadline: (slots are already full for this course, if you still wish to register, it will be considered in future course runs)
  • Course Delivery: Online and asynchronous
  • Course Fees: None (waived) but slots are limited
  • Required study time: 40 hours over a four week period
  • Intended participants: Business people including exporters | Policymakers and Government officials | National organic movements | NGOs | Training and competence centers | Farmers’ cooperatives | Agriculture extension workers | Consultants | Farmer group advisors and Certification agencies

 

Course Mentors

Ulrich Hoffman
Chief, Trade and Sustainable Development Section, UNCTAD

Asad Naqvi 
Coordinator, UNEP-UNCTAD Capacity Building Task Force on Trade, Environment and Development (CBTF)

Felicia Echeverria 
Organic Agriculture Expert, Costa Rica

Sophia Twarog 
Economic Affairs Officer, Trade and Sustainable Development Section, UNCTAD

Lukas Kilcher
Head, Development and Cooperation, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL, Switzerland