UNCTAD: Producers of fresh fruit and vegetables in Eastern and Southern Africa face stringent food safety and environmental standards set by private retailers in key export markets. A joint UNCTAD/FAO workshop "Good Agriculture Pracitces in Eastern & Southern Africa: Practices and Policies" which took place in Nairobi, Kenya. 6-9 March 2007, addressed this challenge and explored related opportunities.

This workshop was organised by FAO, UNCTAD (under it's Consultative Task Force on Environmental Requirements and Market Access for Developing Countries), and the Kenyan National Task Force on Horticulture as part of their on-going activities on appropriate good agricultural practices to foster national food safety and quality, sustainable natural resource management, fair working conditions and facilitate market access.

Background note and presentations available for download at http://www.unctad.org/trade_env/meeting.asp?MeetingID=217 [1]