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Introduction to the SAFE Programme

Introduction to the SAFE Programme. SAFE Final Conference, 31 May – 1 June, 2010 Zanzibar Evelyne Lazaro, SUA. DIIS ∙ SUA Collaboration. The SAFE Programme 1. ‘Standards and agro-food exports: Implications for developing countries’ (SAFE)

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Introduction to the SAFE Programme

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  1. Introduction to the SAFE Programme SAFE Final Conference, 31 May – 1 June, 2010 Zanzibar Evelyne Lazaro, SUA DIIS ∙ SUA Collaboration

  2. The SAFE Programme 1 • ‘Standards and agro-food exports: Implications for developing countries’ (SAFE) • Research and capacity building project financed by Danida’s research arm (2004-2010) • Selected components financed by EPOPA, ITC, UNCTAD, and the Danish Social Science Research Council • Partnership between the Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS) and the Dept. of Ag. Economics and Agri-business, Sokoine University of Agriculture, with contributors from the University of Copenhagen

  3. The SAFE programme 2 Original aim was to examine: The setting and implementation of new health and safety-related standards for agro-food products, as well as new social, labour and environmental standards – with a focus on public and private standards required for exporting to the EU; The levels of compliance with new standards by producers and exporters in Africa, costs and benefits, and pre-conditions and consequences (including distributional ones) of compliance and non-compliance. DIIS ∙ DANISH INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES

  4. The SAFE programme 3 • Coordinators: Evelyne Lazaro (SUA), Peter Gibbon and Stefano Ponte (DIIS) • 8 projects and 4 PhDs • Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, EU • Food safety, sustainability, organic, labour, carbon footprint standards • Fish, coffee, cocoa, cotton, cashews, cut flowers, fruit, vegetables, spices

  5. Project 1 1. Ntengua Mdoe, Ephraim Senkondo, and Reuben Kadigi (SUA); Kostas Karantininis (Univ. of Copenhagen); Zena Mpenda (SUA PhD student): • food safety standards;  • fish; • Tanzania

  6. Project 2 2. Evelyne Lazaro, Fredy Kilima, and Jeremia Makindara (SUA); Raymond Mnenwa (SUA PhD student): • sustainability standards; • coffee, vegetables;   • Tanzania

  7. Project 3 3. Emmanuel Mbiha, Nyankomo Marwa (Gaspar Ashimogo) (SUA); Adam Akyoo (SUA PhD student): • organic standards; • pineapple, cashewnuts, tissue banana, oranges, spices, cotton; • Tanzania

  8. Projects 4 and 5 4. Peter Gibbon, Simon Bolwig, Sam Jones (DIIS, DTU and Univ. of Copenhagen) • organic and sustainability standards; • cocoa, coffee, pineapple; • Uganda, EU; 5. Simon Bolwig and Peter Gibbon (DIIS and DTU) • carbon footprint standards • EU

  9. Projects 6, 7 and 8 6. Stefano Ponte (and Winnie Mitullah) • food safety, sustainability standards; • fish; • Uganda, South Africa (and Kenya) 7. Lone Riisgaard (DIIS PhD student) • labour standards; • cut flowers; • Tanzania, Kenya, EU; 8. Morten Broberg (Univ. of Copenhagen) • EU food safety regulation;

  10. SAFE output • Edited book • 22 SAFE Working Papers • 25+ other publications • 8 Policy Briefs • Several workshops • Other dissemination and outreach activities • See www.diis.dk/SAFE

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