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About STDF

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

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About STDF

20 years of STDF results

Annual Report 2023

External Evaluation of the STDF

20 years of STDF results

STDF launches a publication to celebrate its 20^th Anniversary highlighting the results achieved across the project portfolio, knowledge work and global platform.

20th Anniversary publication

About STDF

20 years of STDF results

Annual Report 2023

External Evaluation of the STDF

Annual Report 2023

STDF's Annual Report for 2023 – "From Global to Local: Safe Trade in Partnerships" – sums up the results delivered across STDF's workstreams in 2023, with attention to key experiences and learnings to inform future work.

Annual Report 2023

About STDF

20 years of STDF results

Annual Report 2023

External Evaluation of the STDF

Independent evaluation assesses the performance and results of STDF’s global partnership across all its work areas, focused on the period from 2020 to 2024. Read the evaluation report to learn more about the evaluation's findings and recommendations.

Evaluation Report

About STDF

20 years of STDF results

Annual Report 2023

External Evaluation of the STDF

Events

4th Regional Meeting of National Trade Facilitation Committees

26 Nov 2024

Montevideo and hybrid

Using evidence to prioritize SPS investments and leverage resources for safe food trade in Africa

09 Jul 2024

Zoom

Innovating for Food Security: The Role of Digital Connectivity

27 Jun 2024

WTO, Room S2

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)

14 Jun 2024

Zoom

News

2024 Milestones: STDF's initiatives boost safe trade

20 Dec 2024

Celebrating 20 Years of Results

14 Nov 2024

Sweden commits SEK 30 million to support safe agriculture trade in developing economies

14 Nov 2024

Germany pledges EUR 150,000 to help developing economies meet farm trade standards

24 Oct 2024

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.