February 2023
Learn about the STDF's evidence-based approach to prioritize SPS investments for market access and how to use P-IMA to inform SPS decision-making and leverage resources. This publication provides an overview of the steps to apply P-IMA, as well as experiences and lessons.
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December 2022
This Handbook aims to provide detailed, step-by-step guidance on how to apply P-IMA to advise experts who facilitate the use of the framework, including in virtual environments. It will support facilitators in providing in-depth training on the P-IMA framework aimed at equipping public and private sector stakeholders in developing countries with the necessary skills to apply the framework to the prioritization of trade-related SPS capacity-building in their own country/region.
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November 2022
This assessment evaluates how (and to what effect) gender equality is addressed and how gender is mainstreamed throughout the work of the STDF, and to draws key findings, conclusions and practical recommendations for improving gender mainstreaming in the future.
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November 2021
Targeted at SPS regulators in developing countries, this Guide offers support to use GRPs to improve SPS measures and facilitate safe trade. It includes practical guidance on how to use GRPs to support the design, development and review of SPS measures (even when resources are limited), examples of how GRPs are being used in different countries, and links to available resources on GRPs published by STDF partners and others.
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July 2018
This report provides an independent assessment of the STDF projects' performance to date, based on a detailed review and analysis of the project evaluation reports. Key lessons have been highlighted across project design, implementation and management and a number of recommendations have been drawn up to improve future performance and quality of STDF projects.
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February 2018
Find out how STDF projects transformed the livelihoods of thousands of small-scale farmers, processors, traders and governments by helping them to meet international food safety, animal and plant health standards. Read about how by connecting to the global marketplace, women farmers, from Chompa Debnath in Bangladesh to Chandra Kala Rai in Nepal, saw their incomes rise. Thanks to donor support, the projects championed public-private partnerships, empowered people with fresh skills and delivered cross-cutting solutions across agricultural value chains.
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October 2016
EIF and STDF have published a study that analyses the coverage of SPS issues within Diagnostic Trade Integration Studies (DTIS) reports. The study analyses the coverage of SPS needs in those reports, identifies good practice for future studies and provides recommendations to improve the analysis of SPS issues in the DTIS process. Overall the study aims to contribute towards enhancing national capacity to comply with SPS standards in LDCs.
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June 2013
This study reviews and analyses key concepts and principles relevant to Invasive Alien Species (IAS) and international trade in the context of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the SPS Agreement, as well as in relation to the IPPC and the OIE. It also considers various initiatives to enhance capacities for managing the entry and spread of IAS (including plant pests and animal diseases), reviews common challenges and good practices, and makes a number of targeted recommendations.
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April 2012
This publication analyses the emergence, operation and performance of selected SPS-related partnerships between government agencies responsible for food safety, animal and plant health and/or trade and the private sector. It has been prepared to raise awareness about the potential value and role of PPPs in enhancing SPS capacity and to provide practical guidance to facilitate and promote PPPs for SPS capacity development.
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January 2012
This study presents and analyses the findings of a survey carried out to examine the existence and functioning of national SPS coordination mechanisms in Africa. Its objective is to extract lessons learned and provide suggestions and guidance to support the further establishment and operation of these mechanisms in the future.
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November 2011
This report reviews experiences with the use of economic analysis to guide priority-setting for SPS capacity building in developing countries, highlights the challenges faced in using such methods and provides general guidance to decision-makers on which economic analysis approaches are best suited to particular decision scenarios.
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September 2011
This paper builds on discussions from the seminar on this topic organized jointly by the World Bank and the STDF in 2009 and it seeks to raise awareness about issues related to SPS risks and standards in the context of agri-food trade and climate change.
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May 2011 - Second Edition
The publication resulted from the global-level STDF workshop on this topic in 2008 and provides information about capacity evaluation tools developed by international organizations for food safety, animal and plant health, as well as cross-sectoral tools and related methodologies. The publication is a useful reference for all those interested in evaluating capacity needs in the SPS area.
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July 2010
This study includes a preliminary analysis of regional SPS policy frameworks and strategies in Africa, in light of the WTO SPS Agreement and the standard-setting activities of the Codex Alimentarius, the OIE and the IPPC, and explores the possibility of further actions in this area.
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