WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONG/SPS/GEN/295/Add.23
1 August 2002
(02-4249)
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Original:  English
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE – RESPONSE TO THE QUESTIONNAIRE
Submission by the Gambia
AddendumG/SPS/GEN/295/Add.23
Page 2Technical assistance requirements:
Information Training Infrastructure: (Hard
and/or Soft)Specific concern Other
Rights,
obligations
and
practical
operation of
the SPSAgreementAssistance in the form of
organizing national
seminars and workshops to
sensitize the relevant
institutions as well as the
general public.Risk assessment:
Training on the actual risks
involved in establishing
SPS measures. Help
establish a NationalNotification Authority.Provision of necessary
equipment for testing and
monitoring of procedures
and techniques, national
regulatory frameworks and
food safety programmes.To enhance the awareness
and understanding of the
private sector.In the event of dispute
settlement, the need for
technical and scientific
advice from individual
experts or groups of
experts.
Food safety Information and technical
advice on food safety.
To help establish food
safety laboratories for
residue testing (veterinarydrug residues and
contaminants) and training
of analysts in related
methodologies.Training on risk assessment
and setting standards.
Help to upgrade abattoirs
and meat processing plants
to meet other countryrequirements.
To improve meat quality
and meat product handling
and inspection so that it
complies with the most
stringent requirements.Financial assistance for
procurement of adequate
equipment.Setting standards as well as
the assessment of food
control systems.G/SPS/GEN/295/Add.23
Page 3Technical assistance requirements:
Information Training Infrastructure: (Hard
and/or Soft)Specific concern Other
Animal
healthInformation on technical
advice on Animal Health.Training on testing
imported live animals for
infectious diseases or
disease-causing organisms.
To assist with the design of
disease controlprogrammes that are based
on risk analysis and take
into account
epidemiological principles.Financial assistance for
procurement of adequate
equipment.To assist the government of
The Gambia in the
liberalization of public and
private sector veterinary
responsibilities in order to
meet WTO requirementsfor the liberalization of
animal health inputs, the
privatization of selected
services and strengthening
the public sector forcarrying out animal and
public health
responsibilities.
Plant health Information on Integrated
Production and PestManagement (IPPM) and
the Good Agricultural
Practices (GAP) concept.
Assistance to organise
workshops at divisionallevel to inform and educate
extension agents and
decision makers on the
implementation of the
programme.WTO courses, seminars
and workshops:  assistanceto attend regional
workshops, seminars and
training on WTO issues.Pesticides Residue
Laboratories:  assistance topurchase laboratory
equipment and materials,
reagents and instillation
costs for pesticide residues
in food crops.To enhance adoption of the
new concept on vegetableproduction to prevent the
use of pesticides to comply
with the new EU guidelines
and MRLS.Research and
Development:  assistanceto conduct tests and
disseminate technology
with regard to botanicals,
traditional pest controls
policies, biopesticides andbiocontrol agents for use as
alternatives to chemical
insecticides.G/SPS/GEN/295/Add.23
Page 4Technical assistance requirements:
Information Training Infrastructure: (Hard
and/or Soft)Specific concern Other
Plant health
(cont'd)Plant Quarantine:
Assistance to produce
educational brochures, and
radio talk shows to
sensitise the general publicof the existence on plant
quarantine and its related
activities.
Assistance to conduct
workshops and seminars tosensitise key decision
makers and relevant
stakeholders on the new
draft plant quarantine
legislation.  The legislationwas developed by the FAO
for enactment.Integrated Production and
Pest Management (IPPM)
and the GAP Concept:
assistance to train farmers
to sustain their Farmer
Fields Schools (FFSs) andhelp establish others in the
projects target areas.
Sanitary and Phytosanitary
Measures; Pest Risk
Analysis; Transparency &
Equivalence:  assistance to
train phytosanitary
inspectors, customs, policeimmigration, forestry and
health officials.Plant Quarantine
Laboratories:
Assistance to purchase
laboratory equipment and
materials to improve thePlant Quarantine Lab for
identification and plant
disease diagnosis of
imports/exports.
Assistance to train lab
technicians on basic
entomology plan,
pathology, nemathology
and stock products.
Field Equipment:
Assistance to purchase
vehicles and office
equipments to enhanceprogramme
implementation.
Computer Lap top, a desk
top, photocopier, a printer,fax machine, stationary and
consumables.To create awareness,
understanding and
compliance through
legislation.
To prevent that the new
draft legislation gather dust
without been enacted and
implemented or  enforced.
To prevent the introduction
of exotic pests and diseases
into the country and to
enforce the phytosanitary
legislation to comply with
importing countries on theregulations and
requirements in force.G/SPS/GEN/295/Add.23
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Information Training Infrastructure: (Hard
and/or Soft)Specific concern Other
Plant health
(cont'd)Assistance to train
commercial pesticides
applicators and dealers on
IPPM and the GAP
concept.
Training of laboratory
technicians on pesticide
residue analysis.
Assistance to visit
countries that have
registered success on the
implementation of IPPM
and GAP.Consultants monitoring and
evaluation mission:
Assistance to enable
consultant(s)to monitor and
evaluate progress ofimplementation in the
Gambia.
Programme evaluation of
IPPM/ Farmer FieldSchools and the GAP
concept:
Assistance to conduct
evaluation workshops toassess programme
implementation.To measure the Gambia's
progress against targetindicators of the
programme.G/SPS/GEN/295/Add.23
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Information Training Infrastructure: (Hard
and/or Soft)Specific concern Other
Plant health
(cont'd)Project implementation:
Assistance to conduct
Farmer Field Days at
divisional level.
Project implementation:
Assistance to establish and
maintain 150 Farmer Field
Schools in the projecttarget areas.Operations and
Maintenance:
Assistance to fund
operations of the
programme including fuel,allowance for staff and
maintenance of vehicles
and office equipment.To exchange knowledge
and skills, to disseminate
information, to persuade
decision makers on the
programme.
Monitoring programmeimplementation:
Assistance to monitor
programmeimplementation including
pest surveillance and
monitoring in the country.To enable programme
implementor to re-plan the
programme according to
the external environment to
achieve the objectives ofthe programme.
ContactdetailsG/SPS/GEN/295/Add.23
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
(Such information could include, inter alia, a more detailed description of the technical assistance
required, any relevant background information on the reasons for the request, the possibility of using a
regional approach to the provision of the requested assistance and the scope for a coordinated
approach among relevant international organisations.)
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