Public-Private Partnerships

Public-Private Partnerships

Public-private partnerships are essential for strengthening SPS systems through shared responsibility and collaboration. By bringing together the expertise and resources of governments and businesses, these partnerships can align goals, tackle SPS challenges, and develop innovative solutions. Joint efforts enhance compliance, improve risk management, and promote more efficient supply chains.

Collaborative approaches build trust among stakeholders, reduce costs, and streamline processes, leading to more predictable and transparent trade environments. Strong public-private partnerships contribute to a robust SPS framework that supports safe, inclusive, and sustainable trade outcomes.

Resources
Projects
Stories & Lessons
Practitioner Group
vTPA Partnership Platform

Selected projects featuring a PPP approach

STDF/PG/619, Safer spices: food safety and market access for peppercorn, Practitioner Guide for G-PPP

STDF/PG/567, Mozambique, South Africa: Establishing and maintaining fruit fly-free areas in Southern Africa

STDF/PG/566, Reducing aflatoxin contamination in maize in Burkina Faso

STDF/PG/543, Enhancing compliance with phytosanitary requirements in Uganda's fruit and vegetable sector

STDF/PG/504, An ePhyto Solution: Enhancing safe trade in plants and plant products

STDF/PG/436, Strengthening capacity in Latin America to meet pesticide export requirements

STDF/PG/359, Strengthening capacity in Africa to meet pesticide export requirements

STDF/PG/345, Regional Feed and Food Safety Programme

STDF/PG/343, Sri Lanka: Enhancing capacity in the cinnamon value chain

STDF/PG/337, Strengthening capacity in ASEAN to meet pesticide export requirements

STDF	STDF PPP Guide, 2025 STDF/UNIDO vTPA Assessment Tool, 2023 STDF Briefing Note, 2017: Partnering with the private sector: delivering SPS outcomes STDF/IDB Publication, 2012: PPPs to enhance SPS capacity: What can we learn?
Partners	FAO Strategy for Private Sector Engagement, 2021 WOAH PPP Handbook, 2019: Guidelines for PPPs in the veterinary domain WOAH PPP e-learning courses WOAH Panorama on PPPs for animal health FAO PPP CONNECT Portal FMD Control Podcast: Public-Private Partnership Applied to Control of Fast Diseases

STDF PPP case stories

STDF case stories spotlight examples of public-private collaboration to improve SPS outcomes and facilitate safe trade. The aim is to share innovations, support learning and encourage up-scaling.

Food Safety	Arab region, Collaborating on food standards Cambodia, Lao PDR, Viet Nam, Community Partnerships for Safer Peppercorn (STDF project) India, A systems approach to boost exports of table grapes Lebanon, LibanPack- the Lebanese Packaging Center Sri Lanka, Cinnamon Training Academy (STDF project)
Plant Health	Kenya, National Horticulture Taskforce Nicaragua, ICT mobile applications for pest surveillance Senegal, Strengthening Senegal’s mango market access through fruit fly management South Africa, Partnering to manage fruit flies and facilitate trade (STDF project) South Africa, Mozambique, Setting up Pest-Free and Low-Pest Areas to Boost Fruit Exports (STDF project) Tanzania, Partnering to improve Tanzania's SPS capacity in the horticultural sector Uganda, Strengthening SPS capacity in the Ugandan horticulture sector
Animal Health	Australia, Animal Health Australia: A collaborative partnership for the livestock sector Colombia, Partnering to eradicate FMD Djibouti, Upgrading quarantine control Paraguay, A collaborative approach to eradicate FMD and boost meat exports

The STDF PPP Practitioner Group aims to support and improve the planning, delivery and dissemination of STDF's work on PPPs. The STDF Secretariat convenes members of this Group to benefit from their expertise, exchange experiences and learning, and promote innovations and synergies to expand PPPs that facilitate safe trade.

The STDF PPP Practitioner Group is expected to result in:

new collaborative relationships to promote the use of PPPs to strengthen SPS capacity and facilitate safe trade for the benefit of developing countries;
new information and knowledge products on experiences and learning related to the use of PPPs for dissemination on the STDF website and via members; and
additional resources promote the use of PPPs to build SPS capacity and facilitate safe trade.

Events

April 2025, Public-Private Partnerships for Safer Trade: STDF Launches New Guide
June 2024, Partnering for Agricultural Innovation that Facilitates Safe Trade and Promotes Food Security: Learning from CropLife's Experiences in Africa with the East African Community (EAC)
January 2024, Online dialogue hosted by the STDF PPP Practitioner Group, in partnership with Grow Asia
July 2023, Public-Private Partnerships Webinar with SSAFE
December 2022, Public-Private Partnerships Webinar: The GreenCert Experience in Tanzania

The vTPA Partnership Platform, convened by UNIDO, shares experiences on vTPA approaches and mobilizes expertise and resources to support results under the STDF-funded regional vTPA projects in West Africa, East Africa and Central America, and leverage synergies and new PPPs.

Vienna Food Safety Forum 2025 (VFSF) - The Potential of Digitalization