MCDA Final Report Malawi - Standards and Trade Development ...
MCDA Final Report Malawi - Standards and Trade Development ...
MCDA Final Report Malawi - Standards and Trade Development ...
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Contents<br />
1. Introduction ...................................................................................................................... 6<br />
2. Overview of Sanitary <strong>and</strong> Phytosanitary (SPS) situation in <strong>Malawi</strong> ..................................... 7<br />
2.1. Prior reviews of Sanitary <strong>and</strong> Phytosanitary (SPS) requirements <strong>and</strong> capacity<br />
building in <strong>Malawi</strong> ............................................................................................7<br />
2.2. Background <strong>and</strong> status of <strong>Malawi</strong> in respect of compliance to the World<br />
<strong>Trade</strong> Organization (WTO) Sanitary <strong>and</strong> Phytosanitary (SPS) Agreement <strong>and</strong><br />
reporting obligations ........................................................................................8<br />
2.3. <strong>Trade</strong> in Sanitary <strong>and</strong> Phytosanitary (SPS) sensitive agri-food products ............8<br />
3. Establishing priorities using a Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Framework ....................... 11<br />
Stage 1: Compilation of information dossier .............................................................11<br />
Stage 2: Definition of choice set ...............................................................................11<br />
Stage 3: Definition of decision criteria <strong>and</strong> weights ..................................................18<br />
Stage 4: Construction of information cards ...............................................................18<br />
Stage 5: Construction of spider diagrams..................................................................21<br />
Stage 6: Derivation of quantitative priorities ............................................................21<br />
Stage 7: Validation....................................................................................................21<br />
4. Sanitary <strong>and</strong> Phytosanitary (SPS) capacity-building options ............................................. 22<br />
4.1. Post-harvest treatment for mango exports .....................................................22<br />
4.2. Aflatoxin controls for groundnuts <strong>and</strong> maize ..................................................22<br />
4.3. Mycotoxin testing capacity .............................................................................23<br />
4.4. Compliance with Sanitary <strong>and</strong> Phytosanitary (SPS) requirements for honey<br />
exports...........................................................................................................23<br />
4.5. Pesticide controls for tobacco.........................................................................24<br />
4.6. Pesticide controls for pulses ...........................................................................24<br />
4.7. Pesticide controls for maize ............................................................................24<br />
4.8. Pesticide controls for tea ................................................................................25<br />
4.9. Pesticide residue testing capacity ...................................................................26<br />
4.10. Animal health controls for fish exports ...........................................................26<br />
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