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Germany’s Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture is contributing EUR 150,000 (CHF 148,000) for 2022 to the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) to help developing and least-developed countries (LDCs) meet international food safety, anima

Los Miembros y las organizaciones asociadas definen las prioridades para el Examen Global de la Ayuda para el Comercio —

DG Okonjo-Iweala: Women must be at the centre of trade for a more prosperous future —

The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) is pledging NOK 25 million ($2.8 million) from 2021 to 2023 to the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF).

DG Okonjo-Iweala bids farewell to internship, young professionals participants —

   A total of EUR 500,000 (approximately CHF 550,000) will go to  the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) to support developing countries and LDCs in complying with international food safety, animal and plant health standards so as to promote safe trade. The objective is to have these countries play a more active role in agricultural trade. A contribution of EUR 25,000 (over CHF 27,000) will finance the participation of LDC trade officials in the 12th WTO Ministerial Confe...

The shock of COVID-19 is definitely exposing those vulnerabilities. A new World Trade Organization (WTO) report, Strengthening Africa’s capacity to trade, addresses the disruptions to trade due to the pandemic and outlines the ways the international body is working to encourage trade flows on the continent. As LDCs, countries get additional international support with development assistance and with trade, and 33 of the 46 LDCs today are in Africa. What does the report say of African LDCs and ...

Fruit and vegetable safety in Kyrgyzstan A new FAO project involves Kyrgyzstan and improving food safety management in the country’s fruit and vegetable sector. The work is funded by a $570,000 contribution from the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) and will support implementation of modern risk-based food safety management systems in fruit and vegetable production and processing. This will help local producers ensure safety of their products, and increase access to domestic an...