STDF, COLEAD and CABI Webinar

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(Simultaneous English/French interpretation provided)

Women play critical roles across agri-food value chains, including in production, processing, inspection, certification and cross-border trade. Yet, evidence shows that women often face disproportionate barriers to comply with sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures, including limited access to information, finance, training, and certification services, as well as higher compliance costs and procedural obstacles at borders.¹  

Recognizing these challenges, STDF's global partnership has catalysed more inclusive approaches to SPS capacity development, ensuring that women and men can benefit equally so that trade reaches more people and supports the Sustainable Development Goals. Gender-responsive approaches in STDF-funded projects have helped improve compliance outcomes, expand market access, and ensure that the benefits of safe trade reach both women and men.

This webinar will present the results of STDF, CABI and COLEAD’s work on gender mainstreaming in safe trade facilitation. It will celebrate success stories from STDF projects that demonstrate how gender mainstreaming has translated into practical outcomes on the ground and contributed to more inclusive, effective and sustainable results.

Objectives 

The webinar aims to: 

• Showcase successful examples of gender mainstreaming in STDF-funded projects and their impact on SPS compliance and safe trade facilitation
• Highlight women’s leadership, innovation and agency in meeting international SPS standards, helping them to access international markets 
• Share practical lessons and good practices that can be replicated in future SPS capacity development initiatives 
• Reinforce commitment to gender equality as a driver of better SPS outcomes and sustainable development

Target audience

• Women entrepreneurs and other private sector actors and organizations involved in agri-food trade 
• Government officials working on SPS issues (food safety, animal and plant health) and trade facilitation
• Development partners and donors supporting SPS capacity development programmes
• International organizations and researchers working on trade and gender
• Any other stakeholder interested in inclusive and sustainable trade

Speakers (panel discussion, with interpretation in English and French)

• H.E. Ms Sabine Bakyono Kanzie, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Burkina Faso
• Ms Christine Phiri Sikombe, Secretary General, Cross-Border Traders Association of Zambia
• Ms Inês Bastos, Lead Expert, Business Development Technical Assistance, COLEAD
• Ms Mobola Saoge, Founder/CEO, Nigeria Shea Origin
• Mr Peter Donelan, Deputy Head, STDF (a.i)

Moderator: 

• Ms MaryLucy Oronje, Senior Scientist on SPS, CABI

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¹ Stensland et al, 2019: https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/trade/whats-it-women-trade-across-borders