The U.S. Agency for International Development will bring together experts in food safety next week for a webinar on the topic of enormous importance to farmers in developing countries.
Meeting food safety standards is an increasing constraint to market access for farmers in developing countries. Recent studies show that the global health burden of foodborne disease (FBD) is equivalent to malaria, tuberculosis or HIV/AIDS, which is why the development community needs new approaches to addressing food safety, where risks are pervasive, costs of compliance are high, and enforcement capacity is weak. (more…)