With a decade of experience supporting trade and investment across sub-Saharan Africa, USAID’s TradeHubs in Accra, Kenya, and Pretoria have developed a wealth of resources for exporters, investors, and policymakers with a stake in the region and its success. To help you find what you are looking for, we have indexed the below items based on the most searched terms on our website.
Featured Resource: Overview of U.S. Food Safety Requirements for Southern African Exporters
As part of its pivot to online platforms during the ongoing COVID-19 travel restrictions, the USAID TradeHub brought together approximately 60 representatives of potential Southern African exporters for a March 31, 2020 webinar hosted by U.S. Import Agent, a New Jersey-based trade promotion service provider.
To view a recording of the March 31 event, please click here.
Webinars
- March 24, 2021: Specialty Food Live! 2021 Marketing and Branding Feedback Webinar
- March 9, 2021: Regional Cross Border Trade Toolkit Webinar 1
- March 4, 2021: Regional Garment Export Training Webinar
- February 25, 2021: Albert Scott Amazon E Commerce Presentation - Zambia Webinar
- December 8, 2020: Accessing New Digital Trade and Funding Linkages through Online Platforms
- November 19, 2020: Building sustainable buyer relationships
- October 22, 2020: Organic Farming, Certification, and Market Trends (Parts 1 and 2)
- October 8, 2020: Navigating the Cosmetics and Beauty Products US Market
- September 21, 2020: Building a Social Media Presence
- September 17, 2020: Utilising Live & Digital Events To Generate Leads & Turn Them Into Customers
- September 14, 2020: SME’s access to finance and mobilization of private capital
- September 10, 2020: Commercialising African natural products sourced from across southern Africa
- September 9, 2020: AGOA session - taking advantage of the Africa growth and opportunity act (AGOA)
- September 3, 2020: Food Safety Certification: Essential Building Blocks for SMEs
- September 1, 2020: How do you get your products onto the shelf?
- August 31, 2020: Food and Beverage Exports: Procedures, Compliance, and Best Practice under AGOA
- August 17, 2020: Fundamentals of Importing into the U.S.
- August 13, 2020: South Africa and U.S. Shipping 101 | Shipping and Clearing Procedures Unbundled
- May 27, 2020: FSSC Development Program Webinar
Success Stories
Visuals
Guides
- March 2021: USAID Approved AGOA Utilization Strategy for Eswatini
- October 2020: Suppliers Development Guide for Exports: A Practical Toolkit for Exports to South Africa and the United States
- October 2020: The African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Export User Manual: A Practical Guide for Exports to the U.S.
- AGOA - FAQs
- AGOA - FAQs (Portuguese)
- AGOA Country Strategy - Botswana
- AGOA Country Strategy - Lesotho
- AGOA Country Strategy - Malawi
- AGOA Country Strategy - Mozambique
- AGOA Country Strategy - Zambia
- Checklist for Exporting Food and Beverages to the USA
- A Step-by-Step Guide for Exporters
- A Step-by-Step Guide for Exporters (Portuguese)
- U.S. FDA Assistance for Southern African Exporters (Registrar Corp)
Case Studies
- AGOA - Sustaining Dazzling Prospects in Zambia
- Brokering Investment in Mozambique
- Innovative Financial Solutions for SMEs
- Lesotho - An AGOA Success Story
- Source Africa - Marketing African Apparel to the World
- Zambia - Capital Fisheries
Fact Sheets
- About the USAID TradeHub
- AGOA - Partnering for Growth through Trade
- Africa Rising
- Profile of the USAID TradeHub’s Agribusiness Work
- Profile of the USAID TradeHub's Enabling Environment and Trade Facilitation Work
- Profile of the USAID TradeHub's Export Competitiveness Work
- Profile of the USAID TradeHub’s Finance and Investment Work
- The Zambia Trade Facilitation Agreement Program
- Why Africa?