标准和贸易发展基金（STDF）发布年度报告：STDF继续促进安全和包容性的贸易-38页_9mb

STDF 2020 Annual Report Summary

Core Content

The SPS Trust Fund (STDF) demonstrated resilience and adaptability in 2020, despite the significant disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The report highlights how the pandemic reshaped global operations, emphasizing the need for digital transformation, international cooperation, and innovation in the field of Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) measures to support safe trade and food security.

Main Points

• Adaptation to the Pandemic: The STDF quickly adjusted its operations to a virtual environment, maintaining engagement with partners, donors, and beneficiaries. This shift allowed for greater inclusivity, improved communication, and efficient coordination.

• Digital Solutions and Innovation: The pandemic accelerated the adoption of new technologies and innovative solutions such as ePhyto, eVet, and vTPA, which are critical for SPS compliance and trade facilitation.

• Global Public Good: The crisis reaffirmed the importance of SPS investments as a global public good, especially in developing and least developed countries (LDCs), where SPS systems are crucial for economic growth and market access.

• Collaboration and Partnerships: The STDF continued to foster multi-stakeholder partnerships, including public-private partnerships (PPPs), regulatory harmonization, and regional cooperation, to improve SPS capacity and trade resilience.

• Focus on Women and Informal Trade: The pandemic disproportionately affected women, who are often more reliant on agricultural inputs and markets. Informal trade increased due to border restrictions, requiring more targeted support.

• Project Outcomes: The report outlines four ongoing projects and three completed projects, as well as five projects and seven PPGs approved in 2020, all contributing to SPS capacity building and safe trade.

Key Information

2020 Highlights

• Over 40 events reached SPS stakeholders.
• e-news subscribers increased.
• Donor contributions totaled US$5,955,479.
• 132 participants attended Working Group meetings.
• 9,94 projects and PPGs were implemented or approved, with STDF contribution reaching US$899,586 for one project and US$1,269,603 in total project value.

STDF Strategy Focus (2020-2024)

• Supports SDG 1 (No Poverty).
• Aims to improve food safety, animal and plant health, and SPS compliance.
• Encourages regulatory harmonization, good regulatory practices, and public-private partnerships.

Ongoing Projects

1. Enhancing Trade for Cocoa Farmers in Papua New Guinea

• Objective: Improve cocoa quality and SPS compliance to boost exports and reduce poverty.
• Challenge: Inconsistent quality and SPS risks (e.g., PAHs, cadmium, pesticide residues).
• Adaptation: Shifted to virtual training and online meetings due to lockdowns.
• Achievements:
  • Developed 3 training modules on Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) and post-harvest management.
  • Constructed 3 stainless-steel dryers to produce smokeless cocoa.
  • Boosted cash flow and reduced law and order issues in communities.
• Beneficiaries: Smallholder farmers and exporters in Papua New Guinea.

2. Strengthening Zambia's Phytosanitary Capacity for Plant Exports

• Objective: Strengthen Zambia's phytosanitary system and regional pest surveillance.
• Challenge: Inefficient border control, lack of updated SPS information, and poor regulatory coherence.
• Adaptation: Conducted virtual regional workshops and training sessions.
• Achievements:
  • Developed a regional quarantine pest list for SADC.
  • Created a roadmap for pest surveillance.
  • Conducted training-of-trainers and consultant-led virtual sessions.
• Beneficiaries: Zambian NPPO and SADC member states.

3. Improving SPS Capacity in the Penja Pepper Value Chain in Cameroon

• Objective: Enhance SPS understanding and capacity in the Penja pepper sector.
• Challenge: Low export rates (20%) and SPS risks affecting Geographical Indication (GI) status.
• Adaptation: Utilized digital meetings and training sessions.
• Achievements:
  • Developed a 172-page best practice guide.
  • Launched a Penja database with census and geolocation data.
  • Conducted face-to-face training in December 2020.
• Beneficiaries: Stakeholders across the Penja pepper value chain.

4. Launching Asia Pesticide Residue Mitigation During COVID-19

• Objective: Reduce pesticide residues and improve compliance with Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs).
• Challenge: High pesticide residue levels and lack of standardized MRLs for certain crops.
• Adaptation: Shifted to virtual meetings and online training.
• Achievements:
  • Conducted a Good Laboratory Practices (GLP) training course for 70+ chemists and scientists.
  • Developed residue mitigation techniques using biopesticides.
  • Improved lab capacity and analytical practices.
• Beneficiaries: Farmers and labs in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Viet Nam.

Completed Projects

• ePhyto: Enhanced safe trade in plants and plant products through electronic phytosanitary certification.
• eVet: Modernized veterinary services using electronic certification.
• Other completed projects: Not fully detailed, but focused on SPS compliance, capacity building, and regulatory improvements.

Conclusion

The STDF's 2020 Annual Report underscores the resilience of the organization and its partnership-driven approach in navigating the challenges of the pandemic. It highlights the importance of digital tools, innovation, and international cooperation in strengthening SPS systems and promoting safe trade globally. The year also emphasized the need for inclusive practices and gender-sensitive approaches to ensure equitable benefits from SPS investments.