Assessing the Demand for Trade-Related Food safety and Quality Interventions in Agri-Food Chains (Anglais)

The evolution of technical regulations and standards in the area of food safety and quality are of great concern to donors aiming to provide support for the establishment and/or enhancement of agri-food exports, notably to higher-value markets.4 In turn...  Voir la suite The evolution of technical regulations and standards in the area of food safety and quality are of great concern to donors aiming to provide support for the establishment and/or enhancement of agri-food exports, notably to higher-value markets.4 In turn, significant investments have been made in the upgrading of capacity directed at achieving and/or demonstrating compliance, both within the public and private sectors. In many countries, however, it is not evident that past investments have resulted in substantive and/or sustainable improvements in compliance services, while significant capacity-building needs remain. In the context of resource limitations, there is a need to scrutinize better where and how future investments are made. This note aims to provide some guidance to decision-makers in this regard. This note provides a brief overview of the nature of safety and quality in agri-food value chains and their links to systems of technical regulations and standards, and associated compliance and conformity assessment services. It aims to enable decision-makers to ask pertinent questions when faced with evident compliance challenges and/or demands for investments in food safety or quality compliance services.  Réduire