Feeding the world. Food Safety as a key to access export markets. (S7 - Ep 5)
Let's talk trade by WTO
English - December 14, 2023 13:40 - 26 minutes - 24.3 MB - ★★★★ - 3 ratingsEntrepreneurship Business Government trade world trade organization world trade wto Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Food safety is a collective responsibility. Producers, businesses, , governments, and international agencies all contribute to ensuring that the food consumers receive is safe to eat. In this podcast episode, our guest, Francis Chama of York Farms, a Zambian agricultural producer, sheds light on how his company tackles the issue of pest management. Adherence to sanitary and phytosanitary measures is key to accessing export markets explains Simon Padilla of the Standards and Trade Development Facility at the WTO. Simon offers context about the trade policies and collaborative efforts at the international level that enable businesses like York Farms to supply agricultural produce to consumers worldwide and locally.
In the podcast
Francis Chama, Packhouse Manager, York Farm, Lusaka, Zambia Simon Padilla, Economic Affairs Officer, Standards and Trade Development Facility Section, Agriculture and Commodities Division, WTO Kimonique Powell, Podcast Host, WTO Young ProfessionalLinks
Explainer video about the SPS Agreement
WTO SPS Agreement
WTO | Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures - text of the agreement
Standards and Trade Development Facility
False Codling Moth
False codling moth, photos and article - Wikipedia
Pest fact sheet from Stellenbosch University, South Africa
U.S. Department on Agriculture
False Codling Moth | National Invasive Species Information Center