Innovation beyond high-tech: Traceability for resilience and fair trade in the Global South [UNCTAD]
Small businesses are combining traditional practices with innovative traceability tools to ensure trade compliance, enhance market access and empower the local economy.
The textile sector is also adapting. In Pakistan, where 1.7 million tonnes of post-industrial waste are generated each year, SMEP supports a project that connects textile waste with recyclers through digital channels, making production more circular and helping exporters meet the traceability requirements of high-value markets.
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