Improving Economies for Stronger Communities (IESC)
2000 M Street NW
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Washington, DC 20036
Tel: 202-589-2600
Email: iesc@iesc.org
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Each day a shipment is held at the border carries a cost for business, and for perishable agricultural products, delays can erode quality, forfeit market opportunities, and increase food waste. IESC partners with governments and the private sector to eliminate these bottlenecks by simplifying trade procedures and replacing paper-based processes with digital solutions to reduce the time a product is stuck at the port of entry.
Lasting reform…
read moreIESC recognizes that collaboration with government, private sector, and local organizations is essential to advancing long-term, shared objectives. We value the complementary roles that varied stakeholders play within a well-functioning market system, and we engage closely across sectors to deliver program objectives together.
Our approach prioritizes partners willing to commit time and resources, engage in collaborative planning, and deliver…
read moreNational Trade Facilitation Committees (NTFCs) play a critical role in economic development, serving as a central forum where public and private sector stakeholders come together to identify and take actions to reduce barriers to trade, coordinate procedures, and adhere to international trade facilitative commitments. NTFCs also serve to modernize trade systems by advancing technology solutions and their related regulations.
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read moreBuilding sustainable market systems requires the alignment of incentives across government, private sector, civil society, and smallholder farming communities. At IESC, we bring these groups together to create market systems that are resilient, inclusive, and self-sustaining.
IESC engages local actors who are willing…
read moreTo improve the safety and quality of agricultural goods being imported into the U.S., and other markets as applicable, IESC works with farmers, packinghouses, and laboratories to strengthen plant health monitoring both in the field and post-harvest.
At the farm-level, we work with producers to enhance pest management practices, such as rotating crop protection molecules, using biological controls, and employing field record management aligned…
read moreAmong many effective solutions that support rural agricultural communities, IESC utilizes an advanced Farmer Field School methodology to encourage knowledge transfer among smallholder farmers who share insights gained over years of experience. Small groups learn together on a farm, rather than in a classroom, through…
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