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Dec 2023
26m 30s

Feeding the world. Food Safety as a key ...

World Trade Organization
About this episode

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 Professional 

Links

Explainer video about the SPS Agreement

Let's Talk Food Safety

WTO SPS Agreement 

WTO | Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures - text of the agreement

Standards and Trade Development Facility  

STDF (standardsfacility.org)

False Codling Moth 

False codling moth, photos and article - Wikipedia

Pest fact sheet from Stellenbosch University, South Africa

False Codling Moth

U.S. Department on Agriculture

False Codling Moth | National Invasive Species Information Center

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