Germany gives EUR 150,000 to help developing countries access agricultural export markets

Germany is donating EUR 150,000 (CHF 170,000) to the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) to help poorer economies comply with international food safety, animal and plant health standards and to achieve greater access to agricultural export markets. The contribution was confirmed at a signing ceremony with the Director of the WTO’s Administration and General Services Division, Nthisana Phillips, and Germany’s WTO Ambassador, Walter Werner, on 20 November 2018.