import of agricultural food, and forestry products. Most trade is with neighboring China, Thailand, and Vietnam. Improved … and diseases, and to assure safety of food, that is, to strengthen sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures. …

agri-food products in developing countries in the context of evolving regulatory (and commercial) changes and consider the …

Current donor investment in food safety in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) largely reflects the concerns of previous decades … control systems. Relatively little is being done to reduce foodborne illness among consumers in SSA. More investment in food … safety (by African governments, donors, and the private sector) is needed to help ensure that Africans have safe food. New …

strengthening food safety capacity. The note lays out the available information, analyzes the institutional and policy framework for … food safety, discusses possible recommendations and provides an outline for actions for the next steps. It is expected that … analysis has been conducted is the toolkit that the WBG's Trade and Competitiveness Practice has published on Food Safety …

In Vietnam, food safety is of great and increasing importance to consumers and policymakers alike. The Government of … Vietnam requested the World Bank and other development partners for assistance in assessing food safety risks an din providing … policy recommendations on how to improve food safety risk management. To this end, a series of activities, including a …

decades, little is known about effective policies to influence the supply and demand for food to control the undesirable …) recognition of the limitations of conventional food policies; ii) demanding truth in advertising; iii) harnessing the influence of …

Azerbaijan's agriculture is a key source of jobs and critical to maintain food security. Establishing a risk-based food … outlines the results of a review of the opportunities for strengthening of the food safety system in Azerbaijan. The report … focuses on two aspects: (i) analysis of the current strategy and directions for further development of the food safety system …