Standards and Trade Development Facility

The Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) is a global partnership that facilitates safe, inclusive trade and development outcomes in support of the UN’s 2030 agenda. Established by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), the World Bank Group (WBG), the World Health Organization (WHO) and the WTO, the STDF promotes improved food safety and animal and plant health capacity in developing countries, to help imports and exports to meet SPS requirements for trade based on international standards. By convening and connecting diverse stakeholders from across its projects and other work, and by piloting and learning from innovative, collaborative and cross-cutting approaches, the STDF influences and acts as a catalyst for SPS capacity development work globally, including in Africa (STDF, 2019).