WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/GEN/1029 
23 June 2010 
 (10-3441) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd 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 (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 (F AO), the World Organisation for Animal Health 
(OIE), the World Bank, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Trade Organization 
(WTO).  Other organizations - including the Inte rnational Trade Centre (ITC), the United Nations 
Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) an d the United Nations Conference on Trade and 
Development (UNCTAD) – as well as donors and de veloping countries also participate in the 
Facility.2 
2. The STDF has two main aims: 
• to assist developing countries enhance their e xpertise and capacity to analyze and implement 
international SPS standards, improving their huma n, 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 STD F activities since the previous SPS Committee 
meeting in March 2010 in the following three areas of its Operating Plan (2010-11):  (i) coordination 
and information dissemination; (ii) project development; and (iii) project funding.    
II. COORDINATION AND INFORMATION DISSEMINATION 
4. Prior to the STDF Working Group meeting on 2 July 2010, the STDF will organize a 
technical working meeting on SPS indicators on 1 July, in collaboration with the Organisation for 
Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).  The purpose of the meeting will be to facilitate an 
in-depth examination and discussion of a joint STD F/OECD working paper on the development and 
application of indicators to measure the performance of national SPS systems (based on the logical framework's output-outcome-impact  model) and, in particular, of a set of preliminary indicators 
proposed.  The emphasis is on SPS indicators at the country ( macro ) level, which can be used to track 
                                                     
 
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 
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  and measure performance of the entire SPS system in a country over time.  In addition to the STDF 
Working Group, the STDF has invited a limited numb er of technical experts to participate in the 
meeting.  Some delegates in the SPS Committee with expertise in this particular area of work have 
also registered for this event. 
5. The STDF/OECD working paper - including the set of preliminary indicators - is a "work-in-
progress".  Based on discussions at the technical worki ng meeting, as well as subsequent pilot testing 
activities in selected countries in the second half of 2010 and in 2011, this do cument will be finalized 
and published as a guide for the development and application of SPS indicators.  The STDF/OECD 
work in this area builds on previous joint wo rk on Good Practice in SPS-Related Technical 
Cooperation in 2007-08 and is a direct response to demands for more rigorous monitoring and 
evaluation of technical cooperation in  general, and in the SPS area in particular.  It will feed into and 
support other planned work by the STDF on SPS action planning and the use of economic analysis to 
inform SPS decision-making.  It also contributes to ongoing efforts by the OECD's DAC Secretariat 
and the WTO to monitor the impact of Aid for Trade by focusing on monitoring and evaluation of assistance at an operational, issue-specific level. 
6. On 4-6 October 2010, the STDF will organize a workshop on public/private partnerships 
(PPPs) in the SPS area in The Hague, The Netherlands , in collaboration with the Dutch Ministry of 
Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality (LNV) and the World Bank.  The workshop will present examples of PPPs in which the public and private sector collaborate to reach common SPS-related objectives.  It will aim to foster dialogue across the public and private sector on the policy 
considerations and implementation issues relate d to such partnerships, considering common 
challenges, innovations and good practices.  The two-da y workshop will be followed by a site visit on 
6 October 2010, when participants will have an opportunity to visit importing facilities for food and 
agricultural products at the Port of Rotterdam. 
7. The STDF Secretariat is currently identifyi ng concrete examples of SPS-related PPPs, which 
could be presented at the workshop.  These partners hips (ongoing or completed) may involve national 
or local government agencies and international or domestic companies in activities to strengthen SPS 
capacity and enhance market access.  If you know of such PPPs, please send the following 
information by e-mail to STDFSecretariat@wto.org
 by 16 July 2010 : 
• Objectives and scope of the SPS-related part nership (i.e. objectives, focus, activities, 
geographic area, etc.);  
• Names of the public and private sector organiza tions and any other stakeholders involved; 
and   
• Contact person (name, e-mail address, telephone) for follow-up. 
 8. Limited funds will be available to enable a selected number of indi viduals from developing 
countries – who provide relevant information on S PS-related PPPs – to atte nd this workshop.  The 
workshop will be held in English only
.  More information about this ev ent will shortly be available on 
the STDF website. 
9. In the second half of 2010, the STDF Secretariat w ill initiate a project to pilot test economic 
analysis methodologies in selected countries as a me ans to develop practical tools to support the use 
of economic analysis in SPS-related decision maki ng.  This work will build on the STDF workshop 
on this topic in Geneva on 30 October 2009, which raised awaren ess about, and provided a general 
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  used to inform decision-making and enhance resource allocation.3  Several participants from 
developing countries expressed further interest in this work and a desire to learn how economic 
analysis methodologies could be used in the SPS area.  Institutions and/or countries that are interested 
to become involved in this pilot initiative ar e encouraged to contact the STDF Secretariat 
(STDFSecretariat@wto.org ) by 30 July 2010 . 
10. A new STDF briefing note, issued in March 2010, presents the key findings and messages of 
STDF consultation work in the Greater Mekong Sub- Region (GMS) in the context of Aid for Trade 
and provides an overview of recent SPS technical ass istance programmes in the GMS.  STDF briefing 
notes are reader-friendly publications which aim to disseminate information, experiences and good 
practices that emerge from STDF's coordination and capacity building activities.  Each number 
provides the reader with a quick overview on a sp ecific STDF initiative, including the main findings, 
key messages, recommendations and lessons learned.   All briefing notes are available on the STDF 
website. 
11. In March 2010, the STDF launched a new STDF electronic distribution service.  SPS officials 
who wish to receive by e-mail the latest STDF pub lications (including the STDF newsletter) and be 
informed about current and planned STDF activities can register for this service through the "WTO 
news service" ( http://icd.wto.org/member/register.aspx?l=e .), and by selecting the subject:  "Standards 
and Trade Development Facility (STDF)".  Since Ma rch 2010, several improvements have also been 
made to the STDF website, both in terms of cont ent and design.  The revised website will be 
presented to the STDF Working Group in Ju ly and launched shortly afterwards. 
12. Finally, the STDF participated in and contributed  to various internal and external meetings 
and events since the last SPS Committee meeting in  March 2010.  The Secretariat reported on its 
operations to the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM5) in March 2010, the OIE General 
Session in May 2010, and will report on its opera tions to the Codex Alimentarius Commission in 
July 2010. 
III. PROJECT DEVELOPMENT 
13. 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 40 PPGs have been approved 
and funded by the STDF since its inception. 
14. At the STDF Working Group meeting on 19 Ma rch 2010, two PPGs were approved: 
• STDF/PPG/316 – Strengthening phytosanitary inspection and diagnostic services in 
Azerbaijan   
• STDF/PPG/324 – Needs assessment and strategy to develop Liberia's SPS system  
                                                      
3 More information on the workshop, including the presentations and Guidelines on the Use of Economic 
Analysis to Inform SPS-related Decision-Making  is available on the STDF website.  The findings and 
conclusions from the workshop are summarized in STDF briefi ng note No. 3 (December 2009). 
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  IV. PROJECT FUNDING 
15. A total of 43 projects have been approved fo r STDF funding since its inception.  On 19 
March, the STDF Working Group approved three new projects for funding: 
• STDF/PG/284 – Strengthening the National SPS Committee in Honduras  
• STDF/PG/302 – Support to the cabbage sector in the Niayes Region of Senegal  
• STDF/PG/318 – National program for the monitoring and integral management of 
contaminants in expor t products in Ecuador  
16. An overview of the current status of STDF pr ojects and PPGs is provided in the Annex.  
Since its inception, the STDF has devoted 55 per cent of project resources to Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Other Low Income Countri es (OLICs), as shown in Figure 1 below.
4  Figure 2 
indicates that 57 per cent of the number of STDF pr ojects and PPGs has gone to Sub-Saharan Africa, 
14 per cent to Latin America and the Caribbean, and 10 per cent to Asia.  In addition, 13 per cent of 
STDF projects and PPGs can be classified as global. 
STDF Projects and PPGs (US$)
45% 55%
LDCs / OLICsOthers
 STDF Projects and PPGs (number)
6%
57%
14%10%13%
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 deadline for the subm ission of applications is 30 July 2010 .   
18. All funding applications should use the revised STDF application forms for projects and 
PPGs.  A new "Guidance Note for Applicants" is  also available on the STDF website.  This note 
provides information on the types of funding availabl e, eligibility criteria and other requirements, as 
well as the application and review process.  It aims to inform and guide applicants and should be read 
carefully by anyone interested in s ubmitting an application for STDF funding. 
 
                                                      
4 The STDF aims to devote at least 40 per cent of Facility project resources to LDCs and OLICs.  
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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/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 TBC TBC $339,240 
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 $267,580 
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 TBC 10-Dec-09 TBC TBC $242,798  
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Ref. No. Title Objective Beneficiary Implementing 
entity/ person Approval 
date Start Date End Date Budget 
(US$) 
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/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 TBC TBC $431,710 
 
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/048 Improving shea and 
cashew nut production in 
Benin through the 
application of good agricultural practice Apply good agricultural 
practices to overcome problems 
of mycotoxin contamination in 
shea and cashew nut production Benin CRA- 
Agonkanmey 
(Centre de 
Recherches Agricoles 
d'Agonkanmey) 07-Nov-07 01-Jun-08 Oct-10 $455,575 
STDF/PG/062 Strengthening food 
safety in Cameroon Reactivate a national committee 
on food safety and  train public 
and private sector stakeholders 
in Cameroon Cameroon FAO 07-Nov-07 01-Sep-08 30-Aug-10 $445,964  
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entity/ person Approval 
date Start Date End Date Budget 
(US$) 
STDF/PG/065 Develop a private/public 
safety control system for 
the horticultural export sector in 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 Guinea UNCTAD 06-Sep-05 01-Dec-05 30-Jun-10 $530,300 
STDF/PG/108 Developing institutional 
capacity of countries in 
the Americas to participate in the SPS 
Committee Promote more active and 
effective participation in SPS 
Committee through a regional review of SPS compliance 
structures and practices Latin America 
& Caribbean IICA 16-Oct-06 01-Oct-07 31-Jul-10 $575,588 
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 28-Feb-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 28-Feb-11 $253,755 
STDF/PG/127 SPS information system 
in Benin Improve information flows on 
SPS requirements, particularly in 
the private sector in Benin Benin Benin Chamber 
of Commerce 07-Nov-07 01-Sep-08 28-Feb-11 $359,790 
STDF/PG/134 Capacity building to 
improve fish trade 
performance of selected 
West African countries Improve knowledge and 
awareness of SPS issues in the 
fisheries sector in five West 
African countries Benin, 
Mauritania, 
Senegal, Sierra 
Leone and The Gambia FAO 02-Mar-07 01-Jun-08 30-Jun-10 $469,000 
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 $519,439  
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Ref. No. Title Objective Beneficiary Implementing 
entity/ person Approval 
date Start Date End Date Budget 
(US$) 
STDF/PG/170 Strengthening the 
capacity of government 
SPS officials in Nepal Train government officials on 
implementation of SPS 
measures.  Project based on IF DTIS Nepal FAO 02-Mar-07 01-Apr-08 31-Jul-10 $347,900 
STDF/PG/171 Centre of Phytosanitary 
Excellence (COPE)  Build phytosanitary capacity and 
increase market access through 
the establishment of an East African Phytosanitary Centre Kenya and 
East Africa CABI (Centre 
for Agricultural 
Bioscience International) 07-Nov-07 26-May-08 30-Nov-10 $699,375 
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 28-Feb-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-11 $398,225 
STDF/PG/246 Development of SPS 
Action Plan for Cambodia Identify actions to be taken to 
enhance the SPS system in Cambodia Cambodia FAO 26-Jun-08 20-Apr-09 19-Apr-10 $178,000 
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 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 $423,400  
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entity/ person Approval 
date Start Date End Date Budget 
(US$) 
STDF/PG/287 Information sharing 
initiative on the actions 
to control fruit flies in Sub-Saharan Africa 
(SSA) Facilitate the publication of a 
newsletter on fruit fly control in 
SSA which will feature on-going initiatives and inform about 
technical advances in the area Sub-Saharan 
Africa COLEACP 
(Comité de 
Liaison Europe-Afrique-
Caraïbes-
Pacifique pour la Promotion 
des 
Exportations horticoles ACP) 27-Feb-09 01-Jun-09 30-Apr-11 $82,800 
STDF/PG/313 Continuation of the West 
African Fruit Fly 
Initiative (WAFFI) in 2010 Continue and deepen the 
regional sensitization and 
training work in eight countries in the sub-region West Africa CIRAD (Centre 
de Coopération 
Internationale en Recherche 
Agronomique 
pour le Développement) 10-Dec-09 01-Apr-10 31-Mar-11 $499,537 
 
 
(c) Completed projects 
Ref. No. Title Objective Beneficiary Implementing 
entity/ person Approval 
date Start Date End Date Budget 
(US$) 
STDF/PG/005 STDF Database Establish a database covering the 
period 2001-03 to: i) help reduce 
duplication and gaps in activities; and ii) track SPS-
related technical assistance flows 
and trends Global S&H 
Switzerland 01-Jun-03 01-Jul-03 01-Dec-05 $45,100  
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Ref. No. Title Objective Beneficiary Implementing 
entity/ person Approval 
date Start Date End Date Budget 
(US$) 
STDF/PG/009 Model programme for 
developing food 
standards within a risk analysis framework  Strengthen capacity of low 
income countries in the Asia 
Pacific Region to develop food standards based on international 
requirements and participate in 
Codex Asia Pacific 
countries FAO 01-Nov-03 01-Mar-05 01-Sep-06 $70,848 
STDF/PG/010 Support to pilot activities 
for national 
implementation of the 
International Portal on Food Safety, Animal and 
Plant Health in Turkey 
and Uganda Establish national windows for 
IPFSAPH through training and 
the development of a handbook Turkey and 
Uganda FAO 01-Nov-03 01-Mar-05 01-Sep-06 $59,400 
STDF/PG/013 Development of 
Regional Action Plans to 
Enhance Veterinary 
Capacity in East and West Africa Develop regional strategies to 
strengthen veterinary capacity in 
East and West Africa with 
emphasis on improved surveillance, reporting, control 
and implementation of 
international standards Mali, Ethiopia 
and Djibouti OIE 01-Sep-04 01-Oct-06 31-Jul-08 $305,000 
STDF/PG/014 Evaluation of capacity of 
national veterinary 
services  Develop a veterinary capacity 
evaluation tool based on the 
IICA Performance Vision Strategy document Latin America 
& Caribbean OIE 01-Nov-03 01-May-04 01-May-06 $39,960 
STDF/PG/015 Expanding SPS 
capacities at national and 
regional levels Develop a training programme 
and core group of trainers to 
deliver training for veterinary 
officials OIE delegates 
from Mali, 
Thailand, 
Egypt, CIS and Latin America. OIE 01-Sep-04 01-Sep-04 01-Dec-07 $130,614 
STDF/PG/019 Model arrangements for 
SPS stakeholder 
involvement at the 
national level Improve SPS-related information 
flows and information sharing 
between the public and private 
sector with positive spin-offs for market access Sri Lanka and 
Paraguay Abt Associates 
Inc. 01-Sep-04 01-Dec-04 01-Apr-07 $291,218  
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entity/ person Approval 
date Start Date End Date Budget 
(US$) 
STDF/PG/020 Country-based plans for 
SPS-related development Carry out baseline studies of SPS 
capacity and apply cost-benefit 
analysis to examine returns on investment in terms of foreign 
trade and an improved SPS 
situation Peru and 
Uganda Agra Ceas 
Consulting Ltd. 01-Nov-03 01-Nov-04 01-Mar-07 $170,862 
STDF/PG/037 Assistance to developing 
countries in the 
implementation of 
International Standard for Phytosanitary 
Measure (ISPM) 15  Train officials on 
implementation of ISPM 15 
(Guidelines for regulating wood 
packaging material in international trade) to ensure 
minimal trade disruptions 171 Delegates 
(79 countries 
and 6 regional 
organizations) attended 
workshop IPPC, FAO 01-Sep-04 01-Nov-04 01-Mar-06 $332,000 
STDF/PG/056 Capacity building to 
enhance implementation of the Codex 
Alimentarius Code of 
Practice on animal feeding Strengthen implementation of  
good animal feeding practices and good manufacturing 
practices through development 
of training manuals, regional workshops in Africa, Latin 
America and Asia and country-
level training Feed industry 
in developing countries IFIF 
(International Feed Industry 
Federation) 09-Mar-05 01-Jun-05 01-Nov-06 $150,000 
STDF/PG/069 Improved capacity to 
ensure safety and quality 
of Yemeni seafood 
products Assist the Yemeni Seafood 
Exporter's Association (YSEA) 
to improve the quality and safety 
of Yemeni seafood products Yemen YSEA (Yemeni 
Seafood 
Exporters 
Association) 29-Jun-07 01-Aug-07 31-Dec-09 $398,750 
STDF/PG/079 Quality information on 
SPS issues – a prerequisite for capacity 
building Improve the sharing of 
information on Codex, OIE and IPPC standards (and supporting 
scientific evaluations) through 
the International Portal on Food Safety, Animal and Plant Health 
(IPSAPH) Developing 
countries FAO 06-Sep-05 01-Apr-06 30-Jun-09 $435,185 
STDF/PG/089 International Plant 
Health Risk Analysis Workshop Enhance expertise and capacity 
of countries and NPPOs to conduct pest risk analysis (PRA) 29 Officials 
from developing and 
least developed 
countries  FAO 06-Sep-05 01-Oct-05 01-May-07 $147,000  
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Ref. No. Title Objective Beneficiary Implementing 
entity/ person Approval 
date Start Date End Date Budget 
(US$) 
STDF/PG/114 Effective aflatoxin 
management system in 
Brazil nut production  Recover and consolidate export 
market access through 
implementation of an effective system to reduce aflatoxin 
contamination in the Brazil nut 
production chain Brazil (Peru 
and Bolivia) CIRAD (Centre 
de Coopération 
Internationale en Recherche 
Agronomique 
pour le Développement) 03-Feb-06 01-Jun-06 30-Nov-08 $619,664 
STDF/PG/120 Risk analysis and risk 
assessment training in 
India Enhance knowledge and skills of 
Indian officials on risk analysis 
and risk assessment procedures India *Manfred 
Luetzow, 
Regulatory Affairs Services 
GmbH 
*David Wilson * Canadian 
Food Inspection 
Agency 03-Feb-06 01-Nov-06 31-Oct-07 $95,060 
STDF/PG/133 Building capacity to use 
the Phytosanitary 
Capacity Evaluation 
(PCE) Tool in the Pacific Train National Plant Protection 
Organizations (NPPOs) in the 
South Pacific to evaluate their 
services using the PCE tool South Pacific 
Forum 
Members Secretariat of 
the Pacific 
Community 16-Oct-06 01-Aug-07 31-Dec-09 $179,000 
STDF/PG/145 Rwanda Horticulture 
Export Standards Initiative (RHESI) Increase Rwanda’s exports of 
fruit, vegetables and flowers in international and regional 
markets Rwanda Michigan State 
University (MSU) 08-Jun-06 01-May-07 30-May-09 $526,647 
STDF/PG/146 Strengthening 
phytosanitary controls in Mali (with a focus on 
mango exports) Expand international market 
access for fresh produce from Mali through improved 
phytosanitary control capacity. 
Project  based on IF DTIS Mali Ministry of 
Trade (IF management 
unit) and FAO 08-Jun-06 01-Jan-07 28-Feb-10 $518,800  
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entity/ person Approval 
date Start Date End Date Budget 
(US$) 
STDF/PG/173 Assessing capacity 
building needs of food 
control systems in developing APEC 
Member Economies Train food safety regulators from 
developing member economies 
in Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) using 
FAO's food safety capacity 
evaluation tools APEC 
countries FSANZ (Food 
Standards 
Australia New Zealand) 02-Mar-07 01-Aug-07 30-Apr-09 $97,500 
STDF/PG/255 Regional initiative on the 
fight against fruit flies in 
West Africa 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 Benin, Burkina 
Faso, Ghana, 
Guinea, Ivory 
Coast, Mali, Senegal, The 
Gambia. CIRAD (Centre 
de Coopération 
Internationale 
en Recherche Agronomique 
pour le 
Développement) 10-Oct-08 01-Apr-09 31-Mar-10 $279,620 
 
 
STATUS OF APPROVED PROJECT PREPARATION GRANTS (PPGs)  
 
(a) PPGs awaiting contracting 
Ref. No. Title Objective Beneficiary Implementing 
entity/ person Approval 
date Start Date End Date Budget 
(US$) 
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 TBC 19-Mar-10 TBC TBC $30,000 
STDF/PPG/324 Needs assessment and 
strategy for the 
development of Liberia's 
SPS system Re-define Liberia's SPS 
framework by streamlining the 
number of ministries responsible 
for standards-related issues to a 
single national competent 
authority Liberia TBC 19-Mar-10 05-Jul-10 30-Sep-10 $30,000 
TBC:  To be confirmed   
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(b) PPGs currently being implemented 
Ref. No. Title Objective Beneficiary Implementing 
entity/ person Approval 
date Start Date End Date Budget 
(US$) 
STDF/PPG/165 Improving SPS controls 
in fruit production in 
Madagascar. Assist Madagascar to establish 
pest-free places of production Madagascar CTHA (Centre 
Technique 
Horticole d'Antananarivo) 07-Nov-07 01-Feb-08 Upon 
approval $20,000 
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 
STDF/PPG/262 Strengthening veterinary 
services and promoting market access of animal 
products from Sahel 
countries to North African markets Review a regional strategy to 
strengthen veterinary services Mali, Niger, 
Burkina Faso CILSS (Comité 
permanent inter-etats de 
lutte contre la 
sécheresse dans le Sahel) 27-Feb-09 01-Dec-09 31-Mar-10 $19,600 
STDF/PPG/268 Harmonization of the 
legal, regulatory and 
institutional framework for an SPS control 
management system Strengthen SPS-related 
legislation and improve the 
institutional management system Tanzania Natural 
Resources 
Institute (NRI)/  University of 
Greenwich  
John Eric Orchard 10-Oct-08 01-May-09 Upon 
approval $20,000 
STDF/PPG/298 Capacity building 
programme on pesticide residues and other 
harmful substances in 
cocoa in Africa Assist cocoa-producing countries 
in Africa to produce cocoa that meets the food safety 
requirements of the EU, the USA 
and Japan Cameroon, 
Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria 
and Togo International 
Cocoa Organization 26-Jun-09 12-Oct-09 31-Mar-10 $30,000 
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 $20,000  
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entity/ person Approval 
date Start Date End Date Budget 
(US$) 
STDF/PPG/305 Institutionalising SPS for 
agricultural health and 
food safety systems in Africa Conduct a scoping study to 
inform and assess the necessity 
of further action needed in the SPS area at the level of the AUC 
and the Regional Economic 
Communities African Union João Manuel 
GA de 
Magalhães 26-Jun-09 01-Oct-09 Upon 
approval $30,000 
STDF/PPG/309 Technical assistance to 
the Ministry of Trade and 
Industry to assist in the 
preparation of a project to build the SPS 
management system Assist the Government in 
evaluating its bio-security 
situation through the application 
of the bio-security capacity evaluation tool developed by 
FAO Guinea Bissau Olivier Bertin-
Mahieux 10-Dec-09 15-Mar-10 30-Jun-10 $30,000 
 
 
(c) Completed PPGs resulting in a project funded by the STDF 
Ref. No. Title Objective Beneficiary Implementing 
entity/ person Approval 
date Start Date End Date Budget 
(US$) 
STDF/PPG/062 Develop a project 
proposal to strengthen 
SPS capacity in Cameroon  Apply the FAO/WHO 
"Guidelines to Assess Capacity 
Building Needs in Official Food Control Systems" Cameroon Jean Claude 
Cheftel, 
University of Montpellier 01-Sep-04 09-May-05 31-Jul-05 $20,000 
STDF/PPG/065 Strengthen SPS capacity 
in Guinea  Develop a project proposal that 
builds on the UNCTAD 
evaluation of costs of compliance 
in the tropical fr uit sector (based 
on IF DTIS) Guinea UNCTAD 09-Mar-05 01-Jun-05 26-Aug-05 $20,000 
STDF/PPG/069 Develop a project 
proposal to strengthen 
SPS capacity in Yemen  Conduct a survey of SPS issues 
in the fisheries sector and project 
design (based on IF DTIS) Yemen   Tim 
Huntington 09-Mar-05 01-Oct-05 19-Nov-05 $19,700 
STDF/PPG/088 Strengthening SPS 
human resource capacity  Conduct evaluation of the 
training needs of Nepal's SPS 
authorities and design a training programme Nepal FAO 06-Sep-05 01-Jan-07 27-Mar-07 $20,000  
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entity/ person Approval 
date Start Date End Date Budget 
(US$) 
STDF/PPG/102 SPS constraints and 
export diversification 
project preparation grant  Enhance SPS capacity in the fruit 
and vegetable sector Mali Malika 
Bounfour 06-Sep-05 15-Mar-06 31-May-06 $20,000 
STDF/PPG/103 Rwanda Horticulture 
Export Standards 
Initiative (RHESI) Enhance SPS capacity in the fruit 
and vegetable sector Rwanda Michigan 
State 
University (MSU) 06-Sep-05 15-Feb-06 01-May-06 $22,000 
STDF/PPG/116 Establishment of a 
traceability system for the 
livestock sector in Costa Rica Assist in the development of the 
animal health directorate's 
National Epidemiological Surveillance Programme by 
introducing a traceability system 
for livestock farms Costa Rica Emilio Leon 03-Feb-06 01-May-07 15-Oct-07 $20,000 
STDF/PPG/126 Assistance to establish a 
horticulture industry 
organization in Tanzania  Develop a business plan and 
facilitate the establishment of a 
horticulture association in 
Tanzania Tanzania Tanzania 
Horticulture 
Association 
(TAHA) 03-Feb-06 15-Jul-06 30-Sep-06 $5,500 
STDF/PPG/127 Strengthening the 
capacity of the Benin Chamber of Commerce to 
track SPS-related 
development in exports markets 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 Benin Stefan 
Skrzypczak 08-Jun-06 20-Nov-06 28-Feb-07 $20,000 
STDF/PPG/155 Nicaragua market-
oriented training service 
on standards application Survey Nicaragua's SPS 
requirements in the plant health 
sector to improve export 
competitiveness Nicaragua Michigan 
State 
University 
(MSU) 16-Oct-06 01-Mar-07 30-Oct-07 $20,000 
STDF/PPG/171 Centre of Phytosanitary 
Excellence (COPE)  Revise a project document to 
establish a Phytosanitary Centre 
of Excellence in Kenya.  If funded the project would address 
issues raised in the IF DTIS 
reports for Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda Kenya   Ralf Lopian 02-Mar-07 15-Apr-07 30-Nov-07 $20,000  
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entity/ person Approval 
date Start Date End Date Budget 
(US$) 
STDF/PPG/172 Expanding Nigeria’s food 
exports through enhanced 
SPS capacity Enhance Nigeria's capacity in the 
SPS area and improve the 
country's ability to export high-value food products Nigeria CARANA 
Corporation 02-Mar-07 01-Nov-07 31-Mar-08 $25,000 
STDF/PPG/302 Support the 
competitiveness of 
cabbage in the Niayes 
region Improve the quality of cabbage 
by putting in place systems which 
will follow GAP schemes, 
facilitate traceability and HACCP Senegal Olivier Bertin-
Mahieux 26-Jun-09 01-Oct-09 31-Dec-09 $25,631 
 
 
(d) Completed PPGs resulting in a project funded or seeking funding from other sources 
Ref. No. Title Objective Beneficiary Implementing 
entity/ person Approval 
date Start Date End Date Budget 
(US$) 
STDF/PPG/052 Post-harvest 
contamination in 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) Malawi and 
Zambia Gordon 
Shephard 09-Mar-05 15-Feb-07 15-Aug-07 $20,000 
STDF/PPG/066 Develop a project 
proposal to strengthen 
SPS capacity in 
Mozambique  Develop a project proposal that 
builds on the UNCTAD 
evaluation of costs of compliance 
in the tropical fru it sector.  (based 
on IF DTIS) Mozambique UNCTAD 09-Mar-05 23-May-05 26-Aug-05 $20,000 
STDF/PPG/100 Strengthening the 
national food control 
system for the fisheries 
sector in Cape Verde Assist the fish processing sector 
in Cape Verde to comply with 
international food safety 
standards Cape Verde WTO 29-Jun-07 07-Dec-06 31-Jan-07 $27,737  
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entity/ person Approval 
date Start Date End Date Budget 
(US$) 
STDF/PPG/105 OIE STDF project on the 
implementation of 
compartmentalization for avian influenza and 
Newcastle disease in the 
poultry sector Design a demonstration project 
on how to apply 
compartmentalization Brazil and 
Thailand OIE 29-Jun-07 22-Feb-08 01-Oct-08 $20,000 
STDF/PPG/113 Survey of food safety 
needs in 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 Burundi WTO/ 
Burundi 
Standards 
Bureau Mohammed 
Majdi 03-Feb-06 01-Sep-06 30-Nov-06 $20,000 
STDF/PPG/191 Enhancing Sierra Leone's 
national SPS capacity Design a national SPS framework Sierra Leone CARANA 
Corporation 29-Jun-07 01-Jan-08 31-Jul-08 $20,000 
STDF/PPG/221 Improving the 
competitiveness of suppliers in Burkina 
Faso's national, regional 
and international markets Identify specific SPS issues and 
constraints affecting sesame production and exports and 
develop a project proposal to 
overcome these constraints and improve market access Burkina Faso Tidiane Traore 04-Apr-08 10-Jan-09 30-Apr-09 $20,000 
STDF/PPG/223 Strengthening the official 
food control programme 
to support an emerging food business sector Assess requirements to strengthen 
official food controls, standards 
and food inspection based on specific priority commodities 
identified in the World Bank 
Action Plan and develop a proposal for follow-up Moldova Enrico 
Casadei 04-Apr-08 20-Jul-08 31-Oct-08 $21,765 
STDF/PPG/234 Design of Lao P.D.R 
Good Agricultural Practice scheme Create institutional infrastructure 
to ensure market access for agricultural products from Lao 
PDR Lao PDR Andrew 
Wilson 26-Jun-08 18-Aug-08 16-Jan-09 $18,410  
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entity/ person Approval 
date Start Date End Date Budget 
(US$) 
STDF/PPG/242 Elaboration of SPS needs 
expressed in the IF DTIS 
of 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 Comoros  Chokri 
Damergi 26-Jun-08 01-Feb-09 30-Apr-09 $20,000 
STDF/PPG/286 Accessing new 
ornamental plant market 
by reducing phytosanitary 
issues through participatory research and 
extension: the Clean 
Stock Programme in Costa Rica Reduce the phytosanitary risk of 
exporting 5 varieties of 
ornamental plants in order  to 
maintain access to the US market Costa Rica CATIE 
(Centro 
Agronómico 
Tropical de Investigación 
y Enseñanza 
of Costa Rica) 27-Feb-09 15-May-09 31-Dec-09 $30,000 
 
 
(e) Completed PPGs which have not been approved for funding 
Ref. No. Title Objective Beneficiary Implementing 
entity/ person Approval 
date Start Date End Date Budget 
(US$) 
STDF/PPG/038 Agricultural Health and 
Food Safety Laboratory 
Needs Assessment for 
CARICOM Countries Survey laboratory capacity in 
CARICOM to develop a project 
to assist in development of a 
regional strategy on laboratory infrastructure Caribbean CARICOM 01-Sep-04 11-Oct-05 01-Jun-06 $20,000 
STDF/PPG/046 Implementation of Codex 
standards (WHO Africa) Assist WHO Africa to develop a 
project proposal to support 
selected African countries to implement Codex standards Benin and 
Tanzania Kenza Le 
Mentec 
J. Claude Cheftel 03-Feb-06 01-Aug-06 31-Aug-07 $19,000 
STDF/PPG/061 Strengthening SPS 
capacity in Cambodia Conduct fieldwork in Cambodia 
to develop a project proposal Cambodia Digby 
Gascoine 09-Mar-05 24-Apr-05 22-Jul-05 $20,000 
STDF/PPG/063 Quality control for 
agricultural products in Benin Apply the FAO/WHO 
"Guidelines to Assess Capacity Building Needs in Official Food 
Control Systems" Benin Lois C. Laleye 09-Mar-05 15-Jun-05 31-Jul-05 $20,000  
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entity/ person Approval 
date Start Date End Date Budget 
(US$) 
STDF/PPG/064 Strengthen SPS capacity 
in Djibouti Conduct field research and design 
of project in the livestock sector 
in Djibouti (based IF DTIS) Djibouti Greg Sullivan 09-Mar-05 25-May-05 01-Aug-05 $20,000 
STDF/PPG/101 Capacity evaluation of 
national food control 
system in Eritrea  Apply FAO/WHO "Guidelines to 
Assess Capacity Building Needs 
in Official Food Control Systems" and design a project 
proposal Eritrea Arpad Ambrus 06-Sep-05 05-Jan-06 31-Mar-06 $28,690 
 
 
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