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The Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) is a global partnership to facilitate safe trade, contributing to sustainable economic growth, poverty reduction, food security and resilience to climate change. It promotes improved food safety, animal and plant health capacity in developing countries.

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Annual Report 2025

New STDF film

WTO DG message

Annual Report 2025

The STDF has published its 2025 Annual Report, Accelerating Safe Trade: From Innovation to Scale. The report marks the first year of implementation of the STDF Strategy 2025-2030. Building on the STDF’s 20-year track record, the Strategy sets out a pathway to facilitate safe trade that contributes to sustainable economic growth, poverty reduction, food security and resilience to climate change.

Annual Report 2025

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Annual Report 2025

New STDF film

WTO DG message

New STDF film

STDF launches a new film showcasing how electronic certification is helping make trade faster, safer and more efficient around the world.

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Annual Report 2025

New STDF film

WTO DG message

WTO Director-General Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala shares opening remarks for the STDF Annual Report 2025 webinar, highlighting how SPS innovation, partnerships and targeted investments are advancing safe trade, strengthening food safety, animal and plant health systems, and creating new opportunities for developing and least-developed countries.

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Annual Report 2025

New STDF film

WTO DG message

Events

Exploring the key findings of the STDF Annual Report 2025

15 Jul 2026

Zoom

From Evidence to Investment: Leveraging partnerships, science and innovations for safe trade

21 May 2026

CNIT Forest, 2 place de la Défense, 92092 Puteaux

Levelling the playing field: Driving stronger, more inclusive safe trade results

30 Mar 2026

Zoom

Improving Food Safety and Facilitating Trade through Responsible Pesticide Management

12 Mar 2026

WTO, Room B (light lunch 13:15 to 13:45)

News

Investing in Innovation for Safe Trade

10 Jul 2026

From Innovation to Scale: STDF Annual Report 2025

16 Jun 2026

Partnerships, innovation and action for safe trade

02 Jun 2026

Highlights, partnerships and progress in safe trade

29 Apr 2026

Project Funding

Applications are accepted in any of the three working languages of the STDF (English, French and Spanish) and should be submitted using the official application forms.

Next deadline for submission of funding proposals: 1 August 2026. Proposals will be considered by the STDF in November 2026.

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Stories

Opening the Door to Safe Trade: How More Inclusive SPS Systems Expand Market Opportunities for All

22 Apr 2026

Regionalizing Innovation: Scaling Biopesticide Approaches to Facilitate Safe Trade

15 Dec 2025

Shared Science, Shared Solutions: Regional Collaboration in Latin America & the Caribbean Helps Tackle Cadmium in Cocoa and Chocolate

21 Nov 2025

Turning Global Commitments into Safe Trade Opportunities: STDF at the WTO Thematic Session on Special & Differential Treatment (S&DT)

14 Oct 2025

Good Practice

Prioritizing SPS Investments for Market Access (P-IMA)

Good regulatory practice

Electronic SPS certification

Gender Mainstreaming

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