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Trade Safe
Summary
The five-year, USDA-funded Trade Safe (TraSa) Project’s goal is to advance the Dominican Republic’s sanitary and phytosanitary and food safety system by supporting the implementation of science- and risk-based sanitary and phytosanitary and food safety measures, standards, and regulations. Implemented by IESC, the program will improve the efficiency, coordination, and transparency of the commercialization, trade, and safety of food and agricultural products.
Approach
- Strengthen public and private institutions and coordination mechanisms that intervene in local sanitary and phytosanitary policy to facilitate the adoption of science-based and technically sound sanitary and phytosanitary regulations and measures.
- Improve technical capacity of public and private sector institutions involved in sanitary and phytosanitary regulations to streamline collaboration and implement trans-parent, risk-based sanitary and phytosanitary regulations.
- Enhance collaboration among the public and private sectors to develop a cold-chain system that meets international standards for food safety and the prevention of foodborne diseases by facilitating infrastructure investment in cold chain systems.
Promote improved policy and regulatory framework
The program builds the capacity of Dominican government institutions to develop a modernized sanitary and phytosanitary and food safety related policy and regulatory framework to respond to the needs of the Dominican Republic’s trade agreements and international best practices.
Build capacity of government institutions
The program builds the capacity of government institutions to implement science- and risk-based sanitary and phytosanitary and food safety measures, standards, and regulations to facilitate trade in food and agricultural products.
Improve cold chain
The program manages sub grants for the development of cold chain infrastructure to enable implementation of sanitary and phytosanitary and food safety standards. The program assesses market opportunities for cold chain investments and facilitates public-private partnerships to catalyze market driven investment in cold chain systems while also targeting pragmatic low-cost solutions for farmers.
Train in sanitary and phytosanitary standards
The program provides training to private sector firms, farmers, labs, and consumers. This supports the private sector’s understanding of and compliance with international sanitary and phytosanitary and food safety standards.
Program details
Funder: USDA Food for Progress
Project duration: 2020 to 2025
Award: $13.8 million
Partners: Purdue University, World Food Logistics Organization, LixCap, Center for Agricultural and Forestry Development
Results
- Six risk management plans proposed, adopted, implemented, or institutionalized by host government
- $540,144 in new public and private sector engagement leveraged
- 498 individuals improved management practices or technologies
- 1,786 individuals trained in agricultural sector productivity or food security
