WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/GEN/1075 
18 March 2011 
 (11-1372) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures  
  
 
UPDATE ON THE OPERATION OF THE STANDARDS AND  
TRADE DEVELOPMENT FACILITY 
 
Note by the Secretariat
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I. OVERVIEW 
1. The Standards and Trade Development Facility  (STDF) aims to improve 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).  Representatives of donors 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 on 20-21 October 2010, as well as an overview of past 
and on-going STDF projects and project preparation grants.  
II. OVERVIEW OF STDF ACTIVITIES 
A. SPS  INDICATORS  
4. The STDF, in collaboration with the Or ganisation for Economic Cooperation and 
Development (OECD), prepared a third revision of the draft Technical Working Paper on indicators to 
measure the performance of national SPS systems.   This document – and the provisional set of 
indicators proposed - is a work-in-progress and reflects discussions at the STDF / OECD technical working meeting (Geneva, 1 July 2010), as well as  other comments received, and is available at 
                                                     
 
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/1075 
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  http://www.standardsfacility.org/TASPSindicators.htm
.  To further advance this work, in 2011-12, the 
STDF plans to pilot test a set of preliminary indicators to measure the performance of national SPS systems, based on the logframe's intervention l ogic, in selected developing countries.   
B. P
UBLIC -PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS  
5. In 2010, the STDF initiated new work on Public-P rivate Partnerships (PPPs) in the SPS area, 
a topic of increasing interest to many stakeholde rs in the SPS community.  This work included an 
international workshop in The Hague on 4-5 Oct ober 2010, organized in collaboration with the 
Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Qualit y of The Netherlands (LNV) and the World Bank 
Institute (WBI), on the potential role and value of PPPs in facilitating agricultural development and 
market access, with a focus on PPPs in support of  SPS capacity and co-regulatory approaches.  An 
STDF Briefing (N° 6, November 2010) was produced in English, French and Spanish summarizing 
the main findings and conclusions of  the workshop and is available at 
http://www.standardsfacility.org/IRBriefings.htm .  In addition, a desk study on PPPs focused on SPS 
capacity building and co-regulatory approaches is under preparation and will be available soon at 
http://www.standardsfacility.org/TAPPP.htm . 
C. ECONOMIC ANALYSIS TO INFORM SPS  DECISION -MAKING  
6. The STDF continued its work on the use of ec onomic analysis to inform SPS decision making 
and resource allocation, building on the STDF wo rkshop on this topic held in October 2009.  A 
consultant, Spencer Henson, recently developed a framework to apply the "Multi Criteria Decision 
Analysis" (MCDA) approach in the SPS context.  Th is framework will be pilot tested in 2011 in three 
countries in Africa (Malawi, Mozambique and Zamb ia), one in Asia and one in Latin America 
(countries to be selected) in order to refine the methodology and develop a set of practical tools for 
staff of authorities responsible for food safety, animal  and plant health, and trad e.  These will include 
a manual on the MCDA framework, as well as training materials on its application for use by 
developing country experts.  Following the pilot testing exercise at the country level, three regional 
training workshops will be organized to equip SPS experts in each region with knowledge and skills 
to apply the MCDA methodology.  The first regional workshop is tentatively planned for August 2011 
in Johannesburg, South Africa. 
D. REGIONAL SPS  FRAMEWORKS AND STRATEGIES IN AFRICA  
7. The STDF prepared and disseminated the r esults of a scoping study on regional SPS 
frameworks and strategies in Africa.  The study concludes, inter alia , that there is potential for the 
African Union Commission (AUC) and Regiona l Economic Communities (RECs) to play a 
coordinating role in SPS issues at  the regional/sub-regional level.  However, certain conditions must 
be in place, notably:  (i) increased SPS capacity, including core SPS staff, in the AUC and RECs;  
(ii) high-level national support for the work of the AUC/RECs and commitment of national 
institutions to regional coordination;  and (iii)  clarity and consensus on SPS capacity needs and 
priorities, based on consultation with all concerned public and private stakeholders.  The STDF had 
informal meetings with the AUC and the RECs on the margins of the EU-funded Better Training for 
Safer Food (BTSF) initiative in October and Nove mber 2010 to discuss how to take forward the 
recommendations in the report.  The full report is available at http://www.standardsfacility.org/Files/Publica tions/STDF_Regional_SPS_Stategies_in_Africa.pdf
. 
8. In addition, the STDF will shortly publish a st udy on national SPS coordination mechanisms 
in Africa, based on desk research and a series of mee tings with stakeholders in a number of countries 
including Burkina Faso, Namibia, Tanzania and Uganda.  The study will analyse existing SPS 
coordination mechanisms in a number of countries in Africa and propose a set of practical guidelines 
to inform the future establishmen t of such mechanisms and enhan ce national-level SPS coordination.  G/SPS/GEN/1075 
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  E. STDF  FILM  
9. The STDF initiated the production of Arabic, Ch inese and Russian versions of the "Trading 
Safely" film (both the 30 minute and eight minute ve rsions), with the financial support of the Safe 
Supply of Affordable Food Everywhere (SSAFE) Initia tive.  This new material  will soon be available 
at http://www.standardsfacility.org/IRVideos.htm . 
F. PARTICIPATION IN OTHER INITIATIVES  
10. The STDF continued efforts to draw attention to  the Facility as an example of "Aid for Trade 
in action" (at an issue-specific level) and to highl ight the impact that SPS measures can have on the 
ability of developing countries to gain  and/or maintain market access.  This included participation in 
Aid for Trade events, including the Aid for Trad e Ministerial for the Special Programme for the 
Economies of Central Asia (SPECA) in Baku, Azer baijan, in December 2010, and the Regional Aid-
for-Trade Forum for the Caribbean in Bridgetown, Ba rbados in January 2011.  On the margins of the 
Ministerial meeting in Baku, an SPS side-event  was organized in collaboration with the United 
Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).  More information on this side event is 
available at http://www.standardsfacility.org/TAAidForTrade.htm . 
11. The STDF actively encouraged its partners, donor s, observers and other organizations to 
submit SPS-related case stories for consideration as part of the 3rd Global Aid for Trade Review, 
which will focus on monitoring and evaluation, on 18-19 July 2011 in Geneva.  The STDF also 
submitted case stories on its own work, in particular  related to SPS indicators, economic analysis and 
public-private partnerships.   
12. The STDF continued its collaboration with the E nhanced Integrated Framework (EIF) in the 
preparation, validation and update of Diagnostic Trade Integration Studies (DTIS) and project 
development.  This included partic ipation in two regional workshops or ganized by the EIF.  The first 
workshop was for Central and West African Least De veloped Countries (LDCs) and Haiti, held  from 
8-10 December 2010 in Bamako, Mali.,  The second wo rkshop was for Eastern and Southern African 
LDCs, from 15-17 February 2011, in Maseru, Lesotho.   The need to clearly articulate trade-related 
priorities in national development strategies, improve  monitoring and demonstrate the results of trade-
related assistance on economic growth and povert y reduction were among the key issues discussed.  
For more information see http://www.enhancedif.org/ . 
13. The STDF also participated in a successful p ilot training workshop on project design and 
logical frameworks, which was organized jointly w ith the EIF in Kathmandu, Nepal, in March 2011.  
This training activity, conducted by the Centre for International Development and Training (CIDT) of 
the University of Wolverhampton, United Kingdom, w ill be replicated in selected LDCs in 2011 in an 
effort to improve the overall quality and "ownership " of trade-related project proposals.  The STDF 
will participate in these pilot trainings to assist selected public and private sector SPS officials in 
designing SPS-related projects.  Resulting proposal s for funding may be submitted for consideration 
by the EIF, the STDF or an external donor. 
14. The STDF participated in and contributed to various internal and external meetings and 
events since the last SPS Committee meeting in October 2010.  These included the Expert Group 
Meeting and Conference "Strengthening Responsible  Business and Good Governance in Africa" in 
Brussels, Belgium (16-17 November 2010), the Be tter Training for Safer Food (BTSF) High Level 
Conference in Brussels, Belgium (18-19 November 2010), regional WTO SPS seminars for Latin America in Lima, Peru (2-5 November 2010) and for Asian and Pacific Countries in Colombo, Sri 
Lanka, (23-26 November 2010), the OIE Global Conf erence on Veterinary Legislation in Djerba, 
Tunisia (7-9 December 2010) and the FAO/WHO Regional Coordinating Committee for Africa 
(CCAFRICA) in Accra, Ghana (1-4 February 2011). G/SPS/GEN/1075 
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  III. PROJECT DEVELOPMENT 
15. 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 45 PPGs have been approved 
and funded by the STDF since its inception. 
16. At the STDF Working Group meeting on 22 Oc tober 2010, three PPGs were approved: 
• STDF/PPG/308  – Developing an SPS action plan for the Central African Republic; 
• STDF/PPG/329 –   Support to Public and Private Sect or for SPS Implementation in Nepal; 
and 
• STDF/PPG/335  – Strengthening the capacity for phytosanita ry controls in the floriculture 
sector in Uganda. 
IV. PROJECT FUNDING 
17. A total of 47 projects have been approved for STDF funding since its inception.  In 
October 2010, the STDF Working Group approved one new project for funding: 
• STDF/PG/309 – Strengthening SPS capacity in Guinea-Bissau.  
18. 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 51 per cent of project resources to LDCs and 
Other Low Income Countries (OLICs), as shown in Figure 1 below.  Hence, the STDF continues to 
meet its target to devote at least 40 per cent of Facility project resources to LDCs and OLICs.  Figure 
2 indicates that 57 per cent of the number of STDF projects and PPGs has gone to Sub-Saharan Africa, 14 per cent to Latin America and the Caribbe an, and 12 per cent to Asia.  In addition, 12 per 
cent of STDF projects and PPGs can be classified as global. 
Figure 1: STDF projects and PPGs (US$)       Figure 2: STDF Projects and PPGs (number) 
51% 49%STDF Projects and PPGs (US$)
LDCs / OLICsOthers
  
57%
14%12%12%5%STDF Projects and PPGs (number)
Sub-Saharan AfricaLatin America & 
CaribbeanAsiaGlobalOther
 
 
19. 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 s ubmission of applications is 8 April 2011 .  Applicants are 
strongly encouraged to read the "Guidance Note  for Applicants" available on the STDF website. 
  
 
   G/SPS/GEN/1075
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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 
 
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 15-Oct-10 $455,575  
 
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Ref. No. Title Objective Beneficiary Implementing 
entity/ person Approval 
date Start Date End Date Budget 
(US$) 
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 31-Dec-10 $445,964 
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/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 
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  
 
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entity/ person Approval 
date Start Date End Date Budget 
(US$) 
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 
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/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  
 
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Ref. No. Title Objective Beneficiary Implementing 
entity/ person Approval 
date Start Date End Date Budget 
(US$) 
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/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 
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 
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 
 
  
 
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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 
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  
 
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Ref. No. Title Objective Beneficiary Implementing 
entity/ person Approval 
date Start Date End Date Budget 
(US$) 
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 
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/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/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  
 
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entity/ person Approval 
date Start Date End Date Budget 
(US$) 
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 
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/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  
 
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Ref. No. Title Objective Beneficiary Implementing 
entity/ person Approval 
date Start Date End Date Budget 
(US$) 
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/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 
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/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/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 30-Jul-10 $178,000 
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  
 
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(d) PPGs awaiting contracting 
Ref. No. Title Objective Beneficiary Implementing 
entity/ person Approval 
date Start Date End Date Budget 
(US$) 
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 TBC 22-Oct-10 TBC TBC $30,000 
TBC:  To be confirmed 
 
(e) 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 
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/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  
 
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Ref. No. Title Objective Beneficiary Implementing 
entity/ person Approval 
date Start Date End Date Budget 
(US$) 
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/329 Support to Public and 
Private Sector for SPS 
Implementation in Nepal  Develop a project to strengthen 
SPS capacity in the public and 
private sector in Nepal, as a 
means to increase agri-food exports and reduce the 
import/entry of low quality 
products Nepal TBC 22-Oct-10 01-Mar-11 Upon 
approval $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 
 
(f) 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  
 
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entity/ person Approval 
date Start Date End Date Budget 
(US$) 
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 
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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Ref. No. Title Objective Beneficiary Implementing 
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/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/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 
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 
STDF/PPG/328 Developing trade 
opportunities:  an 
integrated systems 
approach for Pest Risk 
Management Develop a transparent, mutually-
agreed framework for considering 
the reduction of risk achieved by 
phytosanitary measures Malaysia Imperial 
College of 
Science, 
Technology 
and Medicine (ICL) 02-Jul-10 06-Aug-10 20-Mar-11 $30,000 
 
 
(g) 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  
 
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entity/ person Approval 
date Start Date End Date Budget 
(US$) 
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 fruit 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 
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/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/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  
 
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Ref. No. Title Objective Beneficiary Implementing 
entity/ person Approval 
date Start Date End Date Budget 
(US$) 
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 $23,265 
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 
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/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-états de 
lutte contre la 
sécheresse dans 
le Sahel) 27-Feb-09 01-Dec-09 31-Jul-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/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  
 
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entity/ person Approval 
date Start Date End Date Budget 
(US$) 
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 Londa Van der 
Wal 19-Mar-10 01-Jul-10 30-Sep-10 $30,000 
 
 
(h) 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 
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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Ref. No. Title Objective Beneficiary Implementing 
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 
 
 
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