| STDF

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.

About Us

About STDF

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

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

Annual Report 2023

External Evaluation of the STDF

Events

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

Safe trade: a lever for development in French-speaking Africa

20 Mar 2024

WTO, Room S3 and online

News

Canada pledges CAD 250,000 to support food, animal and plant health standards

20 Sep 2024

Ireland gives EUR 200,000 to strengthen STDF projects for global food safety and trade

23 Aug 2024

STDF Annual Report, Programme Evaluation and New Projects and more

04 Jul 2024

Evaluation praises work of STDF in helping developing countries meet SPS standards

13 Jun 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.