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On February 22, 2023, the Philippine Tariff Commission announced that it will commence a Comprehensive Review of the Most Favored Nation (MFN) Tariff Schedule, covering all products/tariff lines falling under Chapters 1 to 97 of Section 1611 of the CMTA, to set the MFN Tariff Schedule for 2024 to 2028.

The energy crisis, which has resulted in the declaration of a National State of Disaster, is causing disruptions and rising costs for the advanced and diverse agriculture and food sector in South Africa, which is heavily reliant upon electrification.

On February 3, 2022, Kenya notified a draft standard on labeling for genetically modified seed (KS 2983-2023) to the WTO TBT Committee as G/TBT/N/KEN/1379. The comment deadline is 60 days from the date of notification with June 2023 as the proposed date of adoption.

This report provides the standard rules and regulations relevant to the administration of the Philippines' tariff-rate quotas, known locally as Minimum Access Volumes (MAV) and, when authorized, MAV Plus.

This report outlines the Philippine government requirements for the importation of rice, including significant developments since 2022, when the government generally stopped approving issuances of the Sanitary-Phytosanitary Import Clearance (SPSIC) import permit.

The poultry sector in Cote d’Ivoire is well established and contributes a substantial amount to the country’s agricultural GDP. Despite many challenges, such as Avian Influenza outbreaks and rising costs of feed and transport, the Ivoirian poultry industry has been able to overcome these challenges with great success.