WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  WT/COMTD/LDC/W/47 
4 March 2010 
 (10-1191) 
Sub-Committee on Least-Developed Countries  
  
 
OVERVIEW OF PROGRESS IN THE STANDARDS AND TRADE  
DEVELOPMENT FACILITY (STDF) 
 
Note by the Secretariat
1 
 
I. INTRODUCTION 
1. The Standards and Trade Development Facility (S TDF) is a global programme in sanitary and 
phytosanitary (SPS) capacity building and tec hnical cooperation established by the Food and 
Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), the World Bank, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Trade Organization 
(WTO).  A range of other organizations - includi ng the International Trade Centre (ITC), the United 
Nations Industrial Development Organization ( UNIDO) and the United Nations Conference on Trade 
and Development (UNCTAD) – as well as donors and developing countries also participate in the 
Facility.
2 
2. The STDF has two main aims: 
• to assist developing countries enhance their expertise and capacity to analyze and implement 
international SPS standards, improving their hum an, animal and plant health situation, and 
thus ability to gain and maintain market access;  and  
• to act as a vehicle for awareness raising on the importance of SPS issues, coordination among 
technical cooperation providers, the mobilization of funds, the exchange of experience and the 
dissemination of good practice in relation to the provision and receipt of SPS-related technical 
cooperation. 
3. This document provides an overview of STDF activities since the last report to the LDC 
Sub-Committee meeting in June 2009.  It covers the activities carried out as part of the STDF 
Operating Plan for 2009 in relation to the fo llowing areas:  (i) coordination and information 
dissemination;  (ii) project development;  and (iii)  project funding.  In addition, the document 
highlights the main areas of planned STDF work in 2010, as part of the new STDF Operating Plan for 
2010-11.3 Annex I to this document lists all the co mpleted and ongoing STDF projects and project 
preparation grants benefiting Least-Developed Count ries (LDCs) as of the end of February 2010. 
 
                                                      
 1 This document has been prepared under the Secret ariat's own responsibility and without prejudice to 
the positions of Members and to their rights and obligations under the WTO. 
 2 More detailed information on the STDF and its activities can be found on the STDF website: 
http://www.standardsfacility.org . 
 3 As approved by the STDF Working Group and Policy Committee on 10 and 11 December 2009, 
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  II. STDF ACTIVITIES IN 2009 
Coordination and information dissemination 
4. The STDF organized three thematic events on SPS-related capacity building topics in the 
second half of 2009.  Table 1 below provides an ov erview of these events.  Further information on 
each of these activities is provided below. 
Table 1:  Overview of global and regional level STDF events in second half of 2009 
Date Topic Collaborating 
organization Venue 
22-23 September  Climate change and SPS risks and 
responses World Bank Washington, D.C. 
29-30 September  Fruit fly control in West Africa ECOWAS Bamako 
30 October Use of economic analysis to inform 
SPS-related decision-making  WTO  Geneva 
 
5. On 22-23 September 2009, the STDF, in close collaboration with the World Bank’s 
Development Research Group, organized an expert  seminar entitled "Climate Change and Agriculture 
Trade:  Risks and Responses" in Washington, D.C.   The seminar sought to increase awareness about 
the implications of climate change for SPS risks and what is needed to addr ess the challenges faced.  
This was achieved through presenting new research on the topic and discussing priorities for SPS 
capacity building.  The seminar was attended by over 100 representatives from international 
organizations, regulatory and deve lopment agencies, research, academia and the private sector.   
6. The event highlighted the impacts that are already occurring on food safety and animal and 
plant health, and which are likely to become more in tense, with implications for future development 
and implementation of SPS-related standards.  Key avenues for future actions were drawn including:  
(i) further strengthen SPS systems and improve  the SPS decision-making process in developing 
countries to reduce vulnerability and enable proper management of SPS-related challenges posed by 
climate change;  (ii) focus on resource-effective ri sk-based pest/disease surve illance targeted at points 
of entry;  (iii) enhance the use of pest-monitoring  plans, participatory investigation, interception 
techniques and new screening technologies as well as forecasting and early warning networks; 
(iv) identify more climate-friendly SPS measures main ly to replace those measures that are likely to 
compound climate change (e.g. methyl bromide);  and (v) mainstream adaptation in development 
cooperation and SPS capacity building.  More info rmation about the event, including documents, 
presentations, podcasts, and a two-page briefing not e highlighting the key messages and conclusions 
of the seminar, is available on the STDF website. 
7. A stakeholder meeting was held in Bamako on 29-30 September 2009, jointly organized by 
the STDF and the Economic Community for West African States (ECOWAS), to promote a coordinated multi-stakeholder approach to contro l fruit fly in West Africa.  Representatives of 
national governments, research institutes, the priv ate sector, civil society and development partners 
endorsed a five-year Regional Action Plan prepared  by the Europe-Africa-Caribbean-Pacific Liaison 
Committee (COLEACP), budgeted at €25 million.  Develo pment of this plan had been funded by the 
STDF and the World Bank and complemented an earlier study funded by the European Union in 2007 
on the damages inflicted by fruit fly on West African fruit production.   
8. Stakeholders adopted the Bamako Declarati on, outlining a roadmap to implement the 
Regional Action Plan in the months ahead.  Th is included recommendations to governments and 
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  documents related to the Bamako meeting, includi ng presentations and a two-page briefing note 
highlighting the conclusions of the event, are available on the STDF website.   
9. On 30 October 2009, the STDF organized a workshop on the use of economic analysis to 
inform SPS-related decision-making in Geneva.  C ountries and organizations that have used economic 
analysis to support SPS decision-making shared th eir experiences and demonstrated how economic 
analysis can generate information that is valuab le to improve SPS decision-making and enhance the 
allocation of available resources.  The work shop was attended by so me 250 persons, including 
delegates from the SPS Committee and 60 officials from developing countries.  
10. Participants agreed that not only is econom ic analysis a practical tool to support 
decision-making processes and enhance the allocation of resources, but that it can also help to 
convince policy and decision-makers of the need to  invest in SPS capacity building by demonstrating 
the financial benefits and cost-savings involved.  The use of economic analysis generally promotes 
transparency, objectivity, and accountability in deci sion-making.  Incomplete data and lack of 
required knowledge and skills limit the applicati on of economic analysis in many developing 
countries.  More information about the event, in cluding presentations, podcasts,  a two-page briefing 
note on the conclusions of  the workshop, as we ll as a background report entitled "Guidelines on the 
Use of Economic Analysis", is  available on the STDF website. 
11. In addition to these thematic events, the STDF organized two "training-of-trainers" 
workshops for SPS officials of seven African regional economic communities (RECs) and an 
additional core group of African SPS experts in Na irobi and Bamako in July 2009.  Both events, 
which greatly benefited from the participation of the Secretariats of the OIE, the Codex Alimentarius 
Commission and the International Plant Protect ion Convention (IPPC), were part of STDF's 
involvement in the Participation of African Nations  in Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standards-Setting 
Organizations (PAN-SPSO) project.  This project, wh ich runs until December 2011, is largely funded 
by the European Union (totalling €3.35 million) and implemented by the African Union Inter-African 
Bureau for Animal Resources (AU/IBAR), in close collaboration with the African Union 
Inter-African Phytosanitary Council (AU/IAPSC), as well as the RECs in Africa.4 
12. As part of its awareness raising and info rmation dissemination role, the STDF produced a 
film in June 2009 entitled:  "Trading Safely: prot ecting health, promoting development".  The film 
features three case studies which demonstrate how c ountries are rising to the challenge of meeting 
SPS standards in order to access foreign markets and ra ise incomes.  In the second half of the year, a 
shorter (eight-minute) version of the film was produ ced, as well as a short institutional clip about the 
mission and functions of the STDF.  All STDF publi cations, including its series of two-page briefing 
notes, its tri-annual newsletter and the STDF films ar e available in English, French and Spanish on the 
STDF website.  The longer version of the STD F film can also be viewed on You Tube. 
Project development 
13. Project preparation grants (PPGs) are a key mechanism for future STDF programme 
development and help overcome constraints faced by  developing countries in the articulation of their 
needs.  They also assist in ensuring synergies with other on-going initiatives, in particular the 
Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF) and the Aid- for-Trade initiative and in mobilizing funds to 
implement resultant project activities. 
                                                      
 4 These are the Community of Sahel-Saharan States  (CEN-SAD), the Common Market for Eastern and 
Southern Africa (COMESA), the East African Community  (EAC), the Economic Community of West African 
States (ECOWAS), the Economic Community of Centra l African States (ECCAS), the Inter-Governmental 
Authority on Development (IGAD), and the So uthern Africa Development Community (SADC). WT/COMTD/LDC/W/47 
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  14. Since its inception, 38 PPGs have been approve d and funded by the STDF (as of the end of 
February 2010).  Twenty-four PPGs have exclusively benefited LDCs.  At its meetings in June and 
December 2009, respectively, the STDF Working Gr oup approved five PPGs, two of which benefited 
LDCs: 
• STDF/PPG/302:  Support the competitiveness of cabbage in the Niayes region in Senegal;  
and 
• STDF/PPG/309:  Building an SPS management system in Guinea Bissau . 
Project funding 
15. Since its inception, 41 projects have been approved for STDF funding (as of the end of 
February 2010). Of these projects, 14 have ex clusively benefited LDCs.  At the STDF Working 
Group meetings in June and December, five pr ojects were approved for funding, two of which 
benefited LDCs:  
• STDF/PG/283/R1:  Support for SPS risk assessment in the mango export sector in Mali ;  and 
• STDF/PG/313: Continuation of the West African Fruit Fly Initiative (WAFFI) in 2010 . 
16. An overview of the current status of all STD F projects and PPGs benef iting LDCs is provided 
in Annex I.  Since its inception, the STDF has de voted 54 per cent of project resources to LDCs and 
Other Low Income Countries (OLICs), as shown in Figure 1 below.
5  Figure 2 indicates that 57 
per cent of the number of STDF projects and PPGs has gone to Sub-Saharan Africa, 13 per cent to 
Latin America and the Caribbean, and 11 percent to Asia.  In addition, 14 per cent of STDF projects 
and PPGs can be classified as global. 
     Figure 1: STDF projects and PPGs (US$)      Figure 2: STDF Projects and PPGs (number) 
STDF Projects and PPGs (US$)
54%46%
LDCs / OLICsOthers
 STDF Projects and PPGs (number)
5%
57%
13%11%14%
Sub-Saharan AfricaLatin America & 
CaribbeanAsiaGlobalOther
 
 
17. Applications for STDF funding can be made at any point in the year but should be received at 
least 60  working days in advance of each Working Group meeting in order to be considered at that 
meeting.  The next deadlines for the subm ission of applications in 2010 are 9 April  and 30 July , 
respectively. 
III. PLANNED STDF ACTIVITIES IN 2010 
18. In 2010, the STDF plans to organize two thematic  events related to SPS capacity building, as 
part of its continuing role in coordination, in formation exchange dissemination and promoting and 
disseminating good practice.  Prior to the STDF Working Group meeting, the STDF will organize a 
technical working meeting on SPS impact indicato rs on 1 July 2010, in collaboration with the 
Organization for Economic Cooperatio n and Development (OECD).  STDF efforts in this area build 
                                                      
 5 The STDF aims to devote at least 40 per cent of Facility project resources to LDCs and OLICs.  WT/COMTD/LDC/W/47 
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  on previous STDF and OECD work on Good Prac tice in SPS-Related Technical Cooperation in 
2007-08 and feed into the broader context of more rigorous monitoring and evaluation of Official 
Development Assistance (ODA) that is increasingly at  the forefront of the international development 
agenda.  The purpose of the STDF work is to id entify common SPS benchmarks and provide guidance 
on the selection of meaningful indicators when d esigning SPS-related capacity building projects and 
programmes. 
19. In the second half of 2010, the STDF plans to organize a workshop on public/private 
partnerships (PPPs) in SPS capacity building.  The purpose of the workshop will be to present PPPs in 
the SPS area and discuss their objectives, experien ces and results.  The workshop will foster an 
extensive dialogue across the public and privat e sector on the policy considerations and 
implementation issues related to such partnerships , considering common challenges, innovations and 
good practices.  As such, the workshop will provide an opportunity to identify shared interests of 
governments and businesses in the area of SPS capacity  building, discuss experiences and lessons of 
partnerships in the SPS area, and consider the role  of PPPs in addressing SPS capacity constraints.   
20. The STDF also plans to fund a pilot project on the use of economic analysis in SPS-related 
decision making.  This work will start in the second half of 2010.  One conclusion of the STDF 
workshop on this topic on 30 Oct ober 2009 was that in some instances a more flexible approach may 
have to be taken towards economic  analysis than provided by cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness 
analysis.  Extending the scope of economic analysis  to multiple and varying capacity building options 
and to multiple impacts may be more appropriate, no tably in a developing country context where data 
and analytical resources are limited.  The pilot pr oject will test this so-called multi-criteria decision 
analysis (MCDA) approach in two countries, to be selected, that differ in the amount and/or quality of 
available data.  The pilot work will be followed by  the development of a practical user guide on 
economic analysis for analysts and decisi on-makers in developing countries.   
21. An STDF-funded scoping study and analysis of  existing SPS coordination mechanisms in 
Africa is scheduled to be completed in the first ha lf of 2010.  The purpose of the study is to better 
inform the proposed establishment of such mechanis ms in Africa, both at national level and at the 
level of Regional Economic Communities (RECs), as a means to improve coordination among SPS 
actors on the ground and to enhance the effective pa rticipation of countries in the international 
standard-setting bodies and the SPS Committee.  Th is work will draw upon experiences and lessons 
learned in other parts of the world, for instance in Latin America through projects implemented by the 
Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agricu lture (IICA).  Results of the study will be 
disseminated in the SPS Committee, the STDF Worki ng Group and through STDF's participation in 
meetings of donors and relevant organizations, including the PAN- SPSO programme implemented by 
the African Union Inter-African Bureau  for Animal Resources (AU/IBAR). 
22. Finally, the STDF will continue its collaborati on with a wide range of other activities and 
initiatives in the area of SPS-related technical coopera tion to monitor developments, ensure synergies, 
share experiences and ensure maximal coordina tion.  This includes collaboration with the 
Aid-for-Trade initiative and the EIF Secretariat in Geneva to increase the awareness of SPS issues and 
mobilize additional resources.  The STDF will incr easingly seek to participate in regional events 
organized by its partners, donors and observers to:  (i) disseminate the results of the growing number 
of STDF coordination activities and projects;  and (ii)  promote the importance, and hence preparation, 
of SPS action plans at national, regi onal and/or thematic level.   
23. The STDF will continue to monitor the implemen tation of the Regional Action Plan to control 
fruit fly in West Africa and assist in the mobilizati on of resources.  As a follow-up to the meeting in 
Bamako in September 2009, the STDF participated in  the ECOWAS Aid-for-Trade review in Abuja 
on 27-28 January 2010, which highlighted the importa nce of including fruit fly control as one of the 
priorities in ECOWAS' Agricultural Policy.  On th e margins, the STDF also participated in an WT/COMTD/LDC/W/47 
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  information session organized by the Trade Facilit ation Facility (TFF), a multi-donor trust fund led by 
the World Bank.  Discussions between ECOWAS and the TFF on a possible contribution to assist in the implementation of the Regional Action Plan are ongoing.    
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List of PPGs benefiting LDCs  
 
Ref. 
No. Title Beneficiary Objective Implementing 
entity/ person Total 
STDF 
(US$) Start Date   
STDF 
046 Implementation of 
Codex standards (WHO 
Africa) Benin and 
Tanzania Assist WHO Africa to  develop a project 
proposal to suppor t selected African 
countries to implement Codex standards. Kenza Le 
Mentec 
J. Claude 
Cheftel $19,000 01-Aug-06 31-Aug-07 Completed 
STDF 
052 Post-harvest 
contamination in 
Malawi and Zambia Malawi and 
Zambia Develop a project proposal to address 
post-harvest contamination problems in 
the paprika and groundnut sectors in Malawi and Zambia. (based on IF 
DTIS). Gordon 
Shephard $20,000 15-Feb-07 15-Aug-07 Completed 
STDF 
061 Strengthening SPS 
capacity in Cambodia Cambodia Conduct fieldwork in Cambodia to 
develop a project proposal.   Digby Gascoine $20,000 24-Apr-05 22-Jul-05 Completed 
STDF 
063 Quality control for 
agricultural products in 
Benin Benin Apply the FAO/WHO "Guidelines to 
Assess Capacity Building Needs in 
Official Food Control Systems".  Lois C. Laleye $20,000 15-Jun-05 31-Jul-05 Completed 
STDF 
064 Strengthen SPS capacity 
in Djibouti Djibouti Conduct field research and design of 
project in the livestock sector in 
Djibouti.   (based IF DTIS). Greg Sullivan $20,000 25-May-05 01-Aug-05 Completed 
STDF 
065 Strengthen SPS capacity 
in Guinea  Guinea Develop a project proposal that builds on 
the UNCTAD evaluation of costs of compliance in the tropical fruit sector.  
(based on IF DTIS). UNCTAD $20,000 01-Jun-05 26-Aug-05 Completed 
STDF 
066 Develop a project 
proposal to strengthen 
SPS capacity in Mozambique  Mozambique Develop a project proposal that builds on 
the UNCTAD evaluation of costs of 
compliance in the tropical fruit sector.  (based on IF DTIS). UNCTAD $20,000 23-May-05 26-Aug-05 Completed 
STDF 
069 Develop a project 
proposal to strengthen 
SPS capacity in Yemen  Yemen   Conduct a survey  of SPS issues in the 
fisheries sector and project design.   
(based on IF DTIS).  Tim Huntington $19,700 01-Oct-05 19-Nov-05 Completed  
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No. Title Beneficiary Objective Implementing 
entity/ person Total 
STDF 
(US$) Start Date   
STDF 
088 Strengthening SPS 
human resource capacity  Nepal Conduct evaluation of the training needs 
of Nepal's SPS authorities and design a 
training programme. FAO $20,000   27-Mar-07 Completed 
STDF 
101 Capacity evaluation of 
national food control system in Eritrea  Eritrea Apply FAO/WHO "Guidelines to Assess 
Capacity Building Needs in Official Food Control Systems" and design a 
project proposal. Arpad Ambrus $28,690 05-Jan-06 31-Mar-06 Completed 
STDF 
102 SPS constraints and 
export diversification 
project preparation grant  Mali Enhance SPS capacity in the fruit and 
vegetable sector. Malika 
Bounfour $20,000 15-Mar-06 31-May-06 Completed 
STDF 
103 Rwanda Horticulture 
Export Standards 
Initiative (RHESI) Rwanda Enhance SPS capacity in the fruit and 
vegetable sector. Michigan State 
University 
(MSU) $22,000 15-Feb-06 01-May-06 Completed 
STDF 
113 Survey of food safety 
needs in Burundi  Burundi Apply the FAO/WHO "Guidelines to 
Assess Capacity Building Needs in Official Food Control Systems" to 
survey the food safety situation in 
Burundi and develop a trade-related project proposal. WTO/ Burundi 
Standards Bureau 
Mohammed 
Majdi $20,000 01-Sep-06 30-Nov-06 Completed 
STDF 
126 Assistance to establish a 
horticulture industry 
organization in Tanzania  Tanzania Develop a business plan and facilitate 
the establishment of a horticulture 
association in Tanzania Tanzania 
Horticulture 
Association (TAHA) $5,500 15-Jul-06 30-Sep-06 Completed 
STDF 
127 Strengthening the 
capacity of the Benin 
Chamber of Commerce 
to track SPS-related development in exports 
markets Benin Establish an information centre within 
the Benin Chamber of Commerce to 
ensure that firms are aware of SPS 
measures affecting their existing or planned exports Stefan 
Skrzypczak $20,000 20-Nov-06 28-Feb-07 Completed 
STDF 
165 Improving SPS controls 
in fruit production in Madagascar. Madagascar Assist Madagascar to establish pest-free 
places of production.   CTHA (Centre 
Technique Horticole 
d'Antananarivo) $20,000 01-Feb-08 Upon 
approval Ongoing  
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No. Title Beneficiary Objective Implementing 
entity/ person Total 
STDF 
(US$) Start Date   
STDF 
191 Enhancing Sierra 
Leone's national SPS 
capacity Sierra Leone Design a national SPS framework.   CARANA 
Corporation $20,000 01-Jan-08 31-Jul-08 Completed 
STDF 
221 Improving the 
competitiveness of 
suppliers in Burkina 
Faso's national, regional and international 
markets Burkina Faso Identify specific SPS issues and 
constraints affecting sesame production 
and exports and develop a project 
proposal to overcome these constraints and improve market access. Tidiane Traore $20,000 10-Jan-09 30-Apr-09 Completed 
STDF 
234 Design of Lao P.D.R 
Good Agricultural 
Practice scheme Lao PDR Create institutional infrastructure to 
ensure market access for agricultural 
products from Lao PDR. Andrew Wilson $18,410 18-Aug-08 16-Jan-09 Completed 
STDF 
242 Elaboration of SPS 
needs expressed in the 
IF DTIS of Comoros Comoros  Assess SPS human resource and 
infrastructure needs based on the IF 
DTIS and formulate a project proposal to 
improve the competitiveness of the litchi and lobster sectors.   Chokri Damergi $20,000 01-Feb-09 30-Apr-09 Completed 
STDF 
262 Strengthening veterinary 
services and promoting 
market access of animal products from Sahel 
countries to North 
African markets Mali, Niger, 
Burkina Faso Review a regional strategy to strengthen 
veterinary services. CILSS (Comité 
permanent 
inter-etats de lutte contre la 
sécheresse dans 
le Sahel) $19,600 01-Dec-09 31-Mar-10 Ongoing 
STDF 
268 Harmonization of the 
legal, regulatory and 
institutional framework 
for an SPS control management system Tanzania Strengthen SPS-related legislation and 
improve the institutional management 
system. Natural 
Resources 
Institute (NRI) /  
University of Greenwich $20,000 01-May-09 Upon 
approval Ongoing  
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No. Title Beneficiary Objective Implementing 
entity/ person Total 
STDF 
(US$) Start Date   
STDF 
302 Support the 
competitiveness of 
cabbage in the Niayes region Senegal Improve the quality of cabbage by 
putting in place systems which will 
follow GAP schemes, facilitate traceability and HACCP. Olivier Bertin-
Mahieux $25,631 01-Oct-09 31-Dec-09 Completed 
STDF 
309 Technical assistance to 
the Ministry of Trade 
and Industry to assist in 
the preparation of a project to build the SPS 
management system Guinea Bissau Assist the Government in evaluating its 
bio-security situation through the 
application of the bio-security capacity 
evaluation tool developed by FAO. TBC $30,000 TBC TBC Awaiting 
contracting 
 
 
    
  
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List of STDF Projects benefiting LDCs  
 
Ref. 
No. Title Beneficiary Objective Implementing 
entity/ person Total 
STDF 
(US$) Start Date   
STDF 
013 Development of 
Regional Action Plans 
to Enhance Veterinary Capacity in East and 
West Africa Mali, Ethiopia 
and Djibouti Develop regional strategies to strengthen 
veterinary capacity in East and West 
Africa with emphasis on improved surveillance, reporting, control and 
implementation of international 
standards. OIE $329,400 01-Oct-06 31-Jul-08 Completed 
STDF 
048 Improving shea and 
cashew nut production 
in Benin through the 
application of good agricultural practice Benin Apply good agricultural practices to 
overcome problems of mycotoxin 
contamination in shea and cashew nut 
production.   CRA- 
Agonkanmey 
(Centre de 
Recherches Agricoles 
d'Agonkanmey) $512,139 01-Jun-08 31-May-10 Ongoing 
STDF 
065 Develop a private/public 
safety control system for the horticultural export 
sector in Guinea Guinea Assist the public and private sector to 
meet official and commercial standards for fruit and vegetable exports through 
development of a safety control system.  
Project developed based on IF DTIS report. UNCTAD $572,724 01-Dec-05 30-Jun-10 Ongoing 
STDF 
069 Improved capacity to 
ensure safety and 
quality of Yemeni seafood products Yemen Assist the Yemeni Seafood Exporter's 
Association (YSEA) to improve the 
quality and safety of Yemeni seafood products.   YSEA (Yemeni 
Seafood 
Exporters Association) $464,560 01-Aug-07 31-Dec-09 Completed 
STDF 
126 Establish the 
Horticulture 
Development Council of 
Tanzania Tanzania Assist the Tanzanian horticulture sector 
to address SPS issues Tanzania 
Horticulture 
Association 
(TAHA) $299,281 01-Jul-09 28-Feb-11 Ongoing 
STDF 
127 SPS information system 
in Benin Benin Improve information flows on SPS 
requirements, particularly in the private sector in Benin. Benin Chamber 
of Commerce $402,965 01-Sep-08 01-Aug-10 Ongoing  
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No. Title Beneficiary Objective Implementing 
entity/ person Total 
STDF 
(US$) Start Date   
STDF 
134 Capacity building to 
improve fish trade performance of selected 
West African countries Benin, 
Mauritania, Senegal, 
Sierra Leone 
and The Gambia Improve knowledge and awareness of 
SPS issues in the fisheries sector in five West African countries.  FAO $523,840 01-Jun-08 28-Mar-10 Ongoing 
STDF 
145 Rwanda Horticulture 
Export Standards 
Initiative (RHESI) Rwanda Increase Rwanda’s exports of fruit, 
vegetables and flowers in international 
and regional markets.  Michigan State 
University 
(MSU) $589,845 01-May-07 30-May-09 Completed 
STDF 
146 Strengthening 
phytosanitary controls in Mali (with a focus on 
mango exports) Mali Expand international market access for 
fresh produce from Mali through improved phytosanitary control capacity. 
Project  based on IF DTIS. Ministry of 
Trade (IF management 
unit) and FAO $560,304 01-Jan-07 28-Feb-10 Ongoing 
STDF 
170 Strengthening the 
capacity of government 
SPS officials in Nepal Nepal Train government officials on 
implementation of SPS measures.  
Project based on IF DTIS.  FAO $389,648 01-Apr-08 31-Mar-10 Ongoing 
STDF 
230 Establishment of Pest 
Free Areas for Lethal 
Yellowing Disease (LYD) in Coconuts in 
Mozambique Mozambique Build phytosanitary capacity to 
implement international standards to 
manage LYD in palms and thereby expand market access for coconuts. FAO $365,711 01-Jul-09 28-Feb-11 Ongoing 
STDF 
246 Development of SPS 
Action Plan for Cambodia Cambodia Identify actions to be taken to enhance 
the SPS system in Cambodia. FAO $199,360 20-Apr-09 19-Apr-10 Ongoing 
STDF 
255 Regional initiative on 
the fight against fruit 
flies in West Africa Benin, 
Burkina Faso, 
Ghana, Guinea, Ivory 
Coast, Mali, 
Senegal, The Gambia. Conduct tests in pilot mango orchards 
using different fruit fly control and other 
Integrated Pest Management techniques to monitor and control fruit fly 
populations in 8 pilot countries.  CIRAD (Centre 
de Coopération 
Internationale en Recherche 
Agronomique 
pour le Développement) $313,220 01-Apr-09 31-May-10 Ongoing  
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No. Title Beneficiary Objective Implementing 
entity/ person Total 
STDF 
(US$) Start Date   
STDF 
283 Support for SPS risk 
assessment in the mango export sector Mali Improve Mali's capacity to comply with 
international and private SPS standards in the mango sector. Agence 
National de la Sécurité 
Sanitaire des 
Aliments (ANSSA) $454,530 TBC TBC Awaiting 
contracting 
 
 
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