Germany pledges EUR 150,000 to help developing economies meet farm trade standards

Germany is pledging EUR 150,000 (approximately CHF 140,000) in 2024 to the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) to help developing economies and least-developed countries (LDCs) improve their sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) capacity. The objective is to increase their access to global and regional markets and contribute to sustainable economic growth, food security and poverty reduction. Germany’s Ambassador to the WTO, Carmen Heidecke, signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on behalf of the German government.

Germany pledges EUR 150,000 to help developing economies meet farm trade standards
Germany is pledging EUR 150,000 (approximately CHF 140,000) in 2024 to the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) to help developing economies and least-developed countries (LDCs) improve their sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) capacity. The objective is to increase their access to global and regional markets and contribute to sustainable economic growth, food security and poverty reduction. Germany’s Ambassador to the WTO, Carmen Heidecke, signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on behalf of the German government.