FAO ANIMAL PRODUCTION AND HEALTH
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THE DYNAMICS OF SANITARY AND TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS ASSISTING THE POOR TO COPE
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Expert Consultation
Rome, 22 – 24 June 2004

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Contents

Glossary

Executive summary

Introduction

Background

Scope and definitions

Standards

Risk analysis, food chains and value chains

The poor

Who and what drives standards setting

Drivers of standards

Standards setting processes

Problems for developing countries and the poor

How do existing and anticipated standards affect the structure of the livestock food chain and vice versa?

Who is winning and who is losing from changes?

Winners

Losers

What can be done to help the losers? In particular, what can be done to assist the poor to cope?

Standards setting

Assistance in complying with standards

Exit strategies

Recommendations

FAO mandate and activities

Challenges for the future

The standards setting process

Methodology

The overall approach to food safety and veterinary public health

Advocacy on behalf of developing countries

Dissemination of information

Strategy

Working papers

References

Additional Bibliography

Annexe 1. List of participants

Experts

Observers

FAO Secretariat