WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION   
G/SPS/GEN/1114 
10 October 2011 
 (11-4920) 
Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures  
  
 
UPDATE ON THE OPERATION OF THE STANDARDS AND  
TRADE DEVELOPMENT FACILITY 
 
Note by the Secretariat
1 
 
 
I. OVERVIEW 
1. The Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) aims to improve the capacity in 
developing countries to meet international sanita ry and phytosanitary (SPS) requirements and to 
increase the effectiveness of high-quality SPS-relate d technical cooperation.  In doing so, the STDF 
contributes to improved food safety, animal and pl ant health, economic growth, poverty reduction and 
food security in developing countries.  Its work programme focuses on the following five output areas:  (i) development of high-quality tools and information resources to support SPS capacity 
building for use by beneficiaries, donors and other organizations;  (ii) dissemination of experiences 
and good practices in SPS capacity building;  (iii) SPS issues and priorities addressed by other trade 
capacity building programmes at the country level;  (iv) improved capacity of beneficiaries of STDF 
projects to analyse and implement international SPS requirements;  and (v) improved capacity of 
beneficiaries to identify SPS needs and formulate project proposals.   
2. The STDF is a joint initiative of the Food an d Agriculture Organization (FAO), the World 
Organization for Animal Health (OIE), the Worl d Bank, the World Health Organization (WHO) and 
the World Trade Organization (WTO).  The WTO provides the secretariat for the STDF.  Other 
participating organizations include the Intern ational Trade Centre (ITC), the United Nations 
Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the United Nations Industrial Development 
Organization (UNIDO).  Donors contributing funds  to the STDF and representatives of developing 
countries, including LDCs, are also members of the Facility.
2 
3. This document provides an overview of STDF ac tivities in support of its work programme 
since the previous SPS Committee meeting in June 2011.  It also provides an overview of current 
STDF projects and project preparation grants.  Information about completed projects, including 
progress, final and evaluation reports, is  available on the STDF website.    
II. STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT 
4. The STDF Working Group is developing a new five-year Medium Term Strategy (2012-
2016) for the Facility within the broader context of results based management.  This also includes a 
revision of the STDF Operational Rules and prepar ation of a specific STDF Work Plan for 2012 
outlining planned activities and outputs.  In June 2011, the Working Group agreed on the following 
vision and mission statements for the STDF:  
                                                      
1 This document has been prepared under the Secret ariat's own responsibility and is without prejudice 
to the positions of Members or to their rights or 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 ). G/SPS/GEN/1114 
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  STDF vision 
Improved sanitary and phytosanitary capacity in developing countries supports sustainable economic 
growth, poverty reduction, food securi ty and environmental protection. 
STDF mission 
The STDF is a global partnership that supports de veloping countries in building their capacity to 
implement international sanitary and phytosanitary  standards, guidelines and recommendations as a 
means to improve their human animal and plant hea lth status and ability to gain and maintain access 
to markets.  
STDF's mandate is to: 
 Increase awareness, mobilize resources, strengthen collaboration, identify and disseminate 
good practice; and 
 Provide support and funding for the devel opment and implementation of projects that 
promote compliance with international SPS requirements. 
The STDF is committed to the Paris Principles on Ai d Effectiveness and to achieving the Millennium 
Development Goals.   
 
5. The Working Group will meet on Thursday 20 October to discuss and agree on the new 
Medium Term Strategy, Operati onal Rules and Work Plan for 2012 for final endorsement by the 
STDF Policy Committee on 9 December 2011.  More info rmation in this regard will be provided to 
the Committee in March 2012.     
III. COORDINATION AND INFORMATION DISSEMINATION 
A. PILOT TESTING WORK ON MULTI CRITERIA DECISION ANALYSIS  
6. Building on the STDF workshop on the use of economic analysis methodologies to inform 
SPS decision making (Geneva, 30 October 2009) the STDF continued its work to assist countries to use Multi Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) to info rm SPS decision-making.  In this context, a draft 
MCDA guidebook (to apply the MCDA approach in the SPS context) was developed by a consultant, 
Spencer Henson, and applied in Mozambique in April 2011.   
7. A second pilot testing exercise was conducted in Zambia in July 2011, including a half-day 
workshop on 6 July to identify SPS capacity buildi ng options for consideration, as well as decision 
criteria and weights.  The framework and preliminar y results were discussed by development partners 
and government representatives at a meeting hosted by the World Bank in Zambia on 7 July.   The 
application in Zambia was useful to further im prove the methodology and process presented in the 
draft MCDA guidebook.  As in Mozambique, it demonstrated the usefulness of the approach to 
facilitate dialogue among SPS stakeholders about pr iorities for SPS capacity building.  The World 
Bank and COMESA expressed significant interest in the use of the framework to inform their own 
resource allocation decisions.     
8. The STDF also organized a regional training workshop on 16-17 August in Johannesburg, 
South Africa, to train selected SPS experts from Africa on the use of MCDA.  The workshop was 
attended by 41 participants, mainly from governme nt departments and regi onal organizations in  G/SPS/GEN/1114 
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  Africa, of whom 27 were funded by the STDF.  Participants confirmed the utility of the MCDA 
approach as a tool to support decision-making in the SPS area and made a number of useful 
observations to improve its future application.  There was general agreement that this framework 
presents a useful tool to guide and support SPS decisi on-making and is likely to work best in countries 
where there is an effective SPS coordination mechanis m in place, but that the results generated need 
to be seen in terms of the reliability of, and confid ence in, the data used.  So me participants expressed 
interest to apply this tool in their national SPS committees or as part of STDF PPG requests.  Further 
to the work in Africa, additional pilot testing activ ities may be organized in 2012 in either Asia or 
Latin America (as part of STDF's Work Plan fo r 2012), following a discussion on the MCDA in the 
Working Group on 21 October.  The STDF welcom es expressions of interest from countries in these 
regions. 
B. PROPOSED STDF  SEMINAR ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE  AND INVASIVE ALIEN SPECIES  
9. Based on the recommendations arising from the second meeting of the Inter-Agency Liaison 
Group on Invasive Alien Species (IAS) held at  the WTO on 14-15 February 2011, the STDF will 
organize a seminar on international trade and IAS on Monday 9 July 2012, on the margins of the SPS 
Committee.  The seminar will in particular seek to:   
 raise awareness of the negative consequences of  IAS to animal and plant health and the 
importance of coherence and dialogue at the na tional level between environmental institutions 
and those responsible for SPS measures when build ing strategies to control trade-related IAS; 
and  
 review existing assistance to strengthen na tional capacity to manage IAS, and share 
experiences on the various approaches adopted by countries / regions with the view to 
promote good practice in this area.  
10. The seminar will be organized in close consu ltation with key STDF partners, notably the 
IPPC, OIE and WTO Secretariats, and benefit from the input of other relevant organizations, in 
particular other members of the Inter-Agency Liai son Group on IAS.  This seminar will be open to 
SPS delegates, as well as representatives of intern ational organizations a nd bilateral development 
agencies with experience in IAS issues.  Considerati on is being given to open the seminar for limited 
external participation upon registration.  More in formation on this event will be communicated to the 
Committee in March 2012.   
C. STDF  STUDIES AND PUBLICATIONS  
11. The following two STDF studies / publications were completed, circulated via the STDF e-
mailing list and made available on the STDF website:3    
 SPS-Related Capacity Evaluation Tools: An Over view of Tools Developed by International 
Organizations (second edition)  
 Climate Change and Trade: The Link to Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standards (joint World 
Bank/STDF publication). 
12. The STDF will present the preliminary conclu sions and recommendations of a study on 
national SPS coordination mechanisms in Africa  at the WTO workshop on SPS Coordination at 
                                                      
3 If you would like to subscribe to the e-mailing lis t and receive information about the latest STDF 
publications and activities, please follow the instructions on the STDF website: 
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  National and Regional Levels on 17 October 2011.  This study was conducted by the UK Natural 
Resources Institute (NRI) and based on desk research and a series of meetings with key stakeholders.  
The study analyses existing SPS coordination mechanisms in several countries and provides a set of practical recommendations to inform the future  establishment of these mechanisms and enhance 
national-level SPS coordination.  The study compleme nts a previous STDF report in 2010 on regional 
SPS frameworks and strategies in Africa.  The study w ill be finalized in the final quarter of 2011 
taking into account the discussions in the WTO workshop on 17 October.  
D. STDF
 FILM  
13. The STDF has finalized the production of the Ar abic, Chinese and Russian versions of the 
STDF film “Trading Safely: Protecting Hea lth, Promoting Development” (both the eight-minute and 
30-minute versions), with the financial support of the Safe Supply of Affordable Food Everywhere 
(SSAFE) Initiative.  The new langua ge versions are available at: 
http://www.standardsfacility.org/IRVideos.htm .  Copies can be obtained from the STDF Secretariat 
upon request.   
E. STDF  VIRTUAL LIBRARY  
14. The STDF is developing a Virtual Library.  The library will contain SPS-related electronic 
documentation , including SPS needs assessments, action pl ans, technical assistance and meeting 
reports, training materials, research papers, capacity evaluation reports, articles from various 
publishers and sources, etc.  This central repository  of SPS-related resources will inform and assist in 
further improving the quality of SPS-related capacity building activities.  It will assist beneficiaries, 
international organizations, stakeholders, resear chers and consultants in the development and 
implementation of SPS-related initiatives and in furt her disseminating experien ces and good practices.   
F. PARTICIPATION IN OTHER INITIATIVES  
15. The STDF continued its collaboration with variou s other activities and initiatives in the area 
of SPS-related technical cooperation to monitor deve lopments, ensure synergies, share experiences 
and ensure maximal coordination.  This includ es STDF involvement in the Aid for Trade initiative 
and the Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF).    
16. The STDF collaborates with the EIF and the UK Centre for International Development and 
Training (CIDT) at the University of Wolverhampt on in the delivery of training workshops on project 
development to support countries where SPS issues are identified as priorities to unleash export potential.  On 1-4 August 2011, the STDF participated in a workshop in Bangui, Central African Republic (CAR). Three project concepts in the ag ri-food sector were identified and developed into 
logical frameworks by participants working in grou ps.  Agriculture is the mainstay of the CAR's 
economy and has the highest potential for export e xpansion.  The project concepts that were 
developed will be further elaborated and s ubmitted to the EIF, STDF and/or other donors. 
17. The STDF participated in the fifth PAN-SPSO (P articipation of African Nations in Sanitary 
and Phytosanitary Standards-Setting Organizations ) Steering Committee Meeting held on 12 August 
2011 in Bamako, Mali.  The objective of the PAN SPSO programme is to enhance the effective 
participation of African countries in the work of  the international standard setting bodies (Codex, 
IPPC and OIE).
4  Participants developed recommendations  to guide the completion of activities 
before the end of the programme's implementation period in December 2011.  A second phase of the 
                                                      
4 The PAN SPSO programme is funded by the European Union and implemented by the African Union 
Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR), in collaboration with the African Union Inter-African 
Phytosanitary Council (AU-IAPSC).  G/SPS/GEN/1114 
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  PAN-SPSO programme is scheduled to start in 2012.  At the meeting, preliminary findings of a draft 
external evaluation report of the progra mme were presented to the Committee.  
18. The STDF also participated in a stakeholder workshop on the safety and quality of cinnamon 
on 7-8 July in Colombo, organized by the Spice Council of Sri Lanka in collaboration with UNIDO.  
This workshop was held in the context of an STDF PG focusing on the establishment of a national 
cinnamon training academy for cinnamon processors.  Around 80 participants representing the private 
and public sector gathered to discuss constraints id entified along the cinnamon value chain and agreed 
on the best options to provide assistance to the sect or to enhance the safety and quality of Sri Lankan 
cinnamon, and hence its export potential.  The resu ltant project will be considered by the Working 
Group at its meeting on 21 October 2011.  
IV. PROJECT DEVELOPMENT 
19. Project preparation grants (PPGs) are a key mechanism in STDF programme development 
and help overcome constraints faced by developing c ountries in the articulation of their needs.  They 
also assist in ensuring synergies with other on-goi ng initiatives, in particular Aid for Trade and the 
EIF, and in the mobilization of funds to implemen t activities.  A total of 51 PPGs have been approved 
and funded by the STDF since its inception. 
20. At the Working Group meeting in June 2011 , three PPGs submitted by the Common Market 
for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) were approved and combined into one feasibility study to clarify the concept of the COMESA Green Pass and address technical / legal issues as well as the economic / commercial viability of this concept.
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V. PROJECT FUNDING 
21. A total of 52 projects have been approved for STDF funding since its inception.  In June 
2011, the Working Group approved three new projects for funding: 
 STDF/PG/321: Building trade capacity of sm all-scale shrimp and prawn farmers in 
Bangladesh - Investing in the Bottom of the Pyramid Approach  
 STDF/PG/329: Enhancing the control of Sanita ry and Phytosanitary capacity of Nepalese 
ginger exports through Public-Private Partne rships (for co-funding with the EIF) and; 
 STDF/PG/336 Enhancing the control of tr ansboundary animal diseases in Cameroon. 
22. An overview of current STDF projects and PPG s is provided in the Annex.  Since its 
inception, the STDF has devoted 49 per cent of proj ect resources to LDCs and Other Low Income 
Countries (OLICs), as shown in Figure 1 below.  He nce, the STDF continues to meet its target to 
devote at least 40 per cent of Facility project resour ces to LDCs and OLICs.  Figure 2 indicates that 
54 per cent of the number of STDF projects and PPGs has gone to Sub-Saharan Africa, 14 per cent to 
Latin America and the Caribbean, and 16 per cent to  Asia.  In addition, 12 per cent of STDF projects 
and PPGs can be classified as global. 
                                                      
5 STDF/PPG/346, STDF/PPG /347 and STDF/PPG/348. G/SPS/GEN/1114 
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  Figure 1:  STDF projects and PPGs (US$)       Figure 2:  STDF Projects and PPGs (number) 
 
 
 
 
23. 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 Gr oup meeting in order to be considered at that 
meeting.  The next deadline for the submission of  applications is 2 January 2012.  Applicants are 
strongly encouraged to read the "Guidance Note  for Applicants" available on the STDF website.  
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IMPLEMENTATION STATUS OF STDF PROJ ECTS AND PROJECT PREPARATION GRANTS 
 
 
STATUS OF APPROVED PROJECTS 
 
(a) Projects awaiting contracting 
Ref.  No. Title Objective Beneficiary Implementing 
entity/ person Approval 
date Start date End date Budget 
(US$) 
STDF/PG/302 Support to the 
cabbage sector in 
the Niayes Region of Senegal Increase the production of 
cabbage and hence exports to 
the sub-region by controlling the spread and impact of two 
specific pests and assisting 
producers in meeting the Maximum Residue Limit 
established by Codex Senegal Senegal's 
Horticulture 
Union of the Niayes region 
(AUMN) 19-Mar-10 TBC TBC 
$273,895 
STDF/PG/309 Strengthening 
SPS capacity in Guinea-Bissau Strengthening SPS capacity of 
technical services at national and regional level and updating 
SPS-related legislation Guinea Bissau EIF Project 
Implementation Unit 22-Oct-10 TBC TBC 
$274,300 
STDF/PG/321 Building trade 
capacity of small-
scale shrimp and 
prawn farmers in Bangladesh Organize small-scale farmers in 
manageable clusters and assist 
them in developing and 
adopting Better Management Practices (BMPs) to address the 
contamination problem at grass-
roots level. Bangladesh FAO 27-Jun-11 TBC TBC 
$568,750 
STDF/PG/329 Enhancing 
Sanitary and 
Phytosanitary 
capacity of Nepalese ginger 
exports through 
Public Private Partnerships Increase incomes of Nepalese 
stakeholders in the ginger value 
chain by adding value to the 
product exported to India and increasing capacity to access 
new markets. Nepal FAO 27-Jun-11 TBC TBC 
$471,429  
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Ref.  No. Title Objective Beneficiary Implementing 
entity/ person Approval 
date Start date End date Budget 
(US$) 
STDF/PG/336  Enhancing the 
control of 
transboundary animal diseases in 
CameroonBuild institutional capacity and 
strengthen the capacity of the 
decentralized veterinary services - mainly those involved 
in the surveillance system.Cameroon FAO 27-Jun-11 TBC TBC
$498,330  
STDF/PG/350 Global 
Phytosanitary Manuals, 
Standard 
Operating Procedures and 
Training Kits Address the need in developing 
countries for documented technical resources to enhance 
their capacity to understand and 
implement International Standards on Phytosanitary 
Measures (ISPMs) Côte D'Ivoire, 
Jamaica, Malaysia and 
Sudan 
IPPC Secretariat 28-Mar-11 TBC TBC $600,000 
 
TBC:  To be confirmed  
 
 
(b) Ongoing projects 
Ref.  No. Title Objective Beneficiary Implementing 
entity/ person Approval 
date Start date End date Budget 
(US$) 
STDF/PG/116 Development and 
implementation of 
a traceability 
system in the 
livestock sector in 
Costa Rica Develop a sustainable 
traceability system in the 
livestock sector which facilitates 
the management of information 
related to agricultural units and 
epidemiological events Costa Rica IICA 10-Oct-08 01-Mar-09 30-Jun-11 $455,220 
STDF/PG/126 Establish the 
Horticulture 
Development 
Council of 
Tanzania Assist the Tanzanian 
horticulture sector to address 
SPS issues Tanzania Tanzania 
Horticulture 
Association 
(TAHA) 26-Jun-08 01-Jul-09 31-Aug-11 $253,755 
STDF/PG/155 Nicaragua market 
oriented training 
service on market 
application of 
SPS Establish SPS professional 
training units, to develop 
training manuals, quality and 
good process controls for pilot 
products Nicaragua IICA 10-Oct-08 01-Jun-10 31-May-12 $519,439  
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entity/ person Approval 
date Start date End date Budget 
(US$) 
STDF/PG/172 Expanding 
exports of sesame 
seeds and 
sheanut/ butter 
through improved 
SPS capacity 
building for 
private and public 
sector Identify critical control points 
and factors along the Nigerian 
shea nut production chain and 
develop predictive models for 
aflatoxin production and fungal 
growth, pesticide residues and 
other contaminants Nigeria Nigeria Export 
Promotion 
Council (NEPC) 10-Dec-09 01-Oct-10 30-Sep-12 $324,240 
STDF/PG/230 Establishment of 
Pest Free Areas 
for Lethal 
Yellowing 
Disease (LYD) in 
Coconuts in 
Mozambique Build phytosanitary capacity to 
implement international 
standards to manage LYD in 
palms and thereby expand 
market access for coconuts Mozambique FAO 26-Jun-08 01-Jul-09 31-Jul-11 $326,528 
STDF/PG/238 Development of 
accredited 
HACCP 
certification 
schemes for 
processed food 
products Implement accredited inspection 
and certificates for Good 
Manufacturing Practices and 
HACCP recognized by the 
competent authorities Guatemala AGEXPORT 27-Feb-09 01-Feb-10 30-Jan-12 $398,225 
STDF/PG/259 Strengthening 
Vietnamese SPS 
Capacities for 
Trade Strengthen Vietnamese SPS 
capacities for trade by 
improving safety and quality for 
fresh vegetables through the 
value chain approach Viet Nam FAO/Fruit and 
Vegetable 
Research 
Institute 
(FAVRI) 26-Jun-09 01-Mar-10 29-Feb-12 $476,580 
STDF/PG/283 Support for SPS 
risk assessment in 
the mango export 
sector Improve Mali's capacity to 
comply with international and 
private SPS standards in the 
mango sector Mali Agence National 
de la Sécurité 
Sanitaire des 
Aliments 
(ANSSA) 10-Dec-09 15-May-10 15-May-12 $423,400  
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Ref.  No. Title Objective Beneficiary Implementing 
entity/ person Approval 
date Start date End date Budget 
(US$) 
STDF/PG/284 Strengthening the 
National SPS 
Committee of 
Honduras Strengthen the National SPS 
Committee of Honduras, further 
support the implementation of 
the National SPS Agenda 
(developed by the Committee) 
and consolidate and develop 
institutional SPS capacities Honduras Organismo 
Internacional 
Regional de 
Sanidad 
Agropecuaria 
(OIRSA) 19-Mar-10 01-Jul-10 30-Jun-12 $257,580 
STDF/PG/298 SPS capacity 
building in Africa 
to mitigate the 
harmful effects of 
pesticide residues 
in cocoa and to 
maintain market 
access Build SPS capacity in Africa to 
produce good quality cocoa that 
complies with the relevant 
international regulations and 
legislation on pesticide residues 
and other harmful substances Cameroon, 
Côte d'Ivoire, 
Ghana, 
Nigeria, Togo International 
Cocoa 
Organization 02-Jul-10 01-Jan-11 31-Dec-12 $593,460 
STDF/PG/300 Develop a 
combined e-
learning 
curriculum and 
web-based 
information 
system for food 
standards Develop a combined e-learning 
curriculum and information 
system on food standards as a 
contribution to up-grading the 
quality infrastructure in 
developing countries Ghana University of 
Cape Coast 
(UCC) 10-Dec-09 01-Dec-10 30-Nov-12 $262,246 
STDF/PG/318 National program 
for the monitoring 
and integral 
management of 
contaminants in 
export product Establish a comprehensive 
program to control residues of 
pesticides and mycotoxins and 
implement this program for two 
pilot exportable products Ecuador IICA 19-Mar-10 01-Dec-10 30-Nov-12 $400,455 
STDF/PG/319 Strengthening the 
Food Safety Risk 
Assessment Unit 
in Colombia Elaborate the functioning 
procedures of the Unit, establish 
its work programme and create 
a network of risk assessors to 
conduct future risk analyses Colombia IICA 02-Jul-10 01-Feb-11 31-Jan-13 $401,500  
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entity/ person Approval 
date Start date End date Budget 
(US$) 
STDF/PG/326 A Southeast 
Asian partnership 
to build trade 
capacity for fresh 
and processed 
fruit and 
vegetable 
products Develop a competency-based 
education and training platform 
for selected value chains and 
provide customized training 
using a combination of face-to-
face instruction and e-learning Thailand, 
Vietnam Michigan State 
University 
(MSU) 02-Jul-10 01-Jan-11 31-Dec-12 $581,665 
STDF/PG/328 Beyond 
Compliance:  
Integrated 
Systems 
Approach for Pest 
Risk Management 
in Southeast Asia  Develop and test new decision-
support tools focused on an 
integrated Systems Approach 
for pest risk management in the 
Southeast Asian sub-region 
(support implementation of 
ISPM No.  14) Southeast Asia CABI Southeast 
Asia 28-Mar-11 11-Jul-11 10-Jul-13 $600,000 
 
  
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STATUS OF APPROVED PROJECT PREPARATION GRANTS (PPGs)  
 
(c) PPGs awaiting contracting 
Ref.  No. Title Objective Beneficiary Implementing 
entity/ person Approval 
date Start date End date Budget 
(US$) 
STDF/PPG/345 Project for Feed  
Safety Regulations in 
Latin America and 
Caribbean Develop a project to 
harmonize feed safety 
regulations in Latin 
America and the Caribbean 
to ensure feed safety and 
increase competitiveness at 
national and regional levels Latin America 
& Caribbean TBD 28-Mar-11 TBC TBC $30,000 
STDF/PPG/346-
347-348 Feasibility study on 
the concept of the 
COMESA Green 
Pass Conduct a a feasibility 
study to clarify the concept 
of the Green Pass and 
address legal and technical 
issues as well as its 
economic and commercial 
viability. COMESA TBD 27-Jun-11 TBC TBC $90,000 
TBC:  To be confirmed 
 
 
(d) PPGs currently being implemented 
Ref.  No. Title Objective Beneficiary Implementing 
entity/ person Approval 
date Start date End date Budget 
(US$) 
STDF/PPG/232 A phytosanitary 
capacity building 
strategy for Africa Improve phytosanitary 
capacity in African 
countries through the 
development and 
implementation of a 
phytosanitary capacity 
building strategy Cameroon and 
other African 
countries CABI (Centre 
for Agricultural 
Bioscience 
International) 26-Jun-08 01-Dec-08 Upon 
approval $29,000  
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entity/ person Approval 
date Start date End date Budget 
(US$) 
STDF/PPG/303 Project preparation 
grant to conduct a 
total diet study for 
Sub-Saharan Africa Elaborate a manual 
describing a methodology 
to conduct a regional TDS 
to evaluate the risks of 
chemical contamination of 
food Sub-Saharan 
Africa Centre Pasteur 
du Cameroun 26-Jun-09 12-Oct-09 31-Mar-11 $20,000 
STDF/PPG/308 Developing an SPS 
action plan for the 
Central African 
Republic (CAR) Develop an SPS Action 
Plan for the CAR to enable 
the country to maximize its 
participation in the 
multilateral trading system 
through the protection of 
consumers from food 
safety risks, animal and 
plant health Central 
African 
Republic Mr Etienne 
Legendre 22-Oct-10 01-Jul-11 31-Dec-11 $30,000 
STDF/PPG/316 Strengthening 
phytosanitary 
inspection and 
diagnostic services in 
Azerbaijan Strengthen the capacity of 
pre-border quarantine 
inspection points, notably 
through the provision of 
laboratory equipment and 
training of laboratory staff Azerbaijan IPPC/FAO 19-Mar-10 01-Dec-10 31-May-11 $30,000 
STDF/PPG/323 Enhancing the Safety 
and Quality of 
Agricultural Products 
in Senegal  Develop a project proposal 
to addresses the issue of 
pest surveillance and 
application of good 
agriculture practices to 
enhance Senegal's potential 
of horticultural exports Senegal IPPC/FAO 02-Jul-10 01-Mar-11 31-Aug-11 $30,000 
STDF/PPG/335 Strengthening the 
capacity for  
phytosanitary controls 
in the floriculture 
sector in Uganda Develop a national 
surveillance programme to 
monitor and control pests 
affecting the sector in order 
to maintain and further 
enhance market access Uganda Hubertus 
Stoetzer 22-Oct-10 07-Feb-11 06-Aug-11 $30,000  
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Ref.  No. Title Objective Beneficiary Implementing 
entity/ person Approval 
date Start date End date Budget 
(US$) 
STDF/PPG/343 Establishment of a 
National Cinnamon 
Training Academy 
(NCTA) for 
Cinnamon Processors 
in the Southern 
Province Develop a project to 
establish a National 
Cinnamon Training 
Academy (NCTA) to train 
the peelers  in producing 
safe cinnamon of a high 
quality. Sri Lanka UNIDO 28-Mar-11 15-Jun-11 15-Dec-11 $30,000 
STDF/PPG/344 Establishment of a 
Regional Food 
Inspectors School in 
Central America Develop a project to 
establish a regional food 
inspectors school to 
harmonize food inspection 
procedures and strengthen 
the technical competence 
and skills of food 
inspectors within the 
region Central 
America Ms Ana Marisa 
Cordero 28-Mar-11 01-Aug-11 31-Dec-11 $30,000 
 
 
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