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(...)There are also projects by IPPs to provide off-grid access. This access is usually achieved by small-scale renewable generation plants. IPPs aim to provide an additional 1,000 MW of clean energy and 1 million new connections by 2020.

Uganda has many tourist attractions, from East African savannah to West African jungle, including Lake Victoria, the Murchison Falls, and the Mountains of the Moon, along with a number of national parks and wildlife reserves, (...)the recent development of oil projects in the Albertine Rift is causing a lot of concern over the environmental impact on the nearby natural reserves, including on the protection of wildlife and the erosion of wetland.

The challenges facing the Ecuadorian agricultural sector are linked to the following variables: (...)(xi) climate change and its impact.

Accordingly, the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG), the agency responsible for agricultural policy in the country, is seeking to strengthen Ecuadorian agriculture through effective public policies aimed at improving productivity, democratizing the factors of production, facilitating access to markets and strengthening community development. For example, programmes such as the so-called Gran Minga Nacional Agropecuaria (GMNA) is one of the most important public policy tools for boosting agricultural development in priority territories in order to strengthen the sector in a viable and sustainable manner by improving competitiveness and productivity, democratizing access to non financial services, making efficient use of natural resources, (...)

The main objectives of the Gran Minga Nacional Agropecuaria (GMNA) are: (...) realign agricultural policy with national development interests in order to guarantee sustainable and comprehensive progress in rural areas, access to healthy food, and improved living conditions for the population.

The GMNA's strategies are based on the following priority axes: (...)The key is to achieve and promote the modernization of agriculture in the country on the basis of competitiveness, sustainability and equity, in keeping with objectives such as food sovereignty and security and the strengthening of exports.

Against this backdrop, a number of development measures have been taken to address these limitations affecting the agro industrial sector, inter alia:
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• Introducing technical differentiation tools: placing a variety of products internationally known for their high quality in specialized markets by adopting differentiation criteria such as traceability; designations of origin; and fair trade, organic, sustainable, etc. certifications.
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In 2016 Vision 2030 was developed to serve as a strategic roadmap to achieve developed country status by 2030. Vision 2030 takes into consideration all relevant regional and international commitments, including those of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (...)

Trinidad and Tobago applies the CARICOM Common External Tariff (CET), with certain exceptions. (...)Over the review period, new taxes introduced on imports included the OPT and an environmental tax on tyre imports, introduced in December 2017.

Trinidad and Tobago has an excise tax, which applies to domestically-produced goods only. New developments in the taxation area include: (...)the introduction of a 7% OPT and an environmental tax on tyre imports. (...)