Knowledge-Sharing Module on CAREC Trade: Facilitating Trade Through Digital SPS Certification
ADB, CAREC Institute discuss study on e-SPS readiness in CAREC countries
On 24 February 2021, ADB and CAREC Institute generated the second series of CAREC Trade’s knowledge-sharing modules focusing on sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures. WTO Secretariat shared how ePhyto solutions facilitate trade through electronic certification. EAPF Director Emma Fan underscored digitalization’s important role in trade, food safety and agricultural value chains. E-SPS will enhance CAREC agri-food products’ global market access and traceability to help lower risks of spread of transboundary pests and diseases. Modernizing SPS measures is a priority under the CAREC Integrated Trade Agenda 2030.
The knowledge-sharing modules on CAREC Trade will be available in both English and Russian languages in the CAREC Institute’s E-learning Platform. The activity was supported by KSTA 9500-REG: Modernizing Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures to Facilitate Trade, co-funded by the People’s Republic of China Poverty Reduction and Regional Cooperation Fund and Regional Cooperation and Integration Fund. Visit: CAREC Program and trade sector subsite.
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