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Table A3.5. Compliance with SPS requirements for honey exports
Decision Criterion Value Details Confidence
Cost
Up-front investment
US$16,620
Legislative changes, design of monitoring programme, completion of
initial surveillance, and collection and analysis of samples. Training of
local personnel in maintaining and operating the monitoring
High
programme. Cost estimates based on costs encountered for same
investments by SNV in Ethiopia.
On-going cost 4.6%
Costs of collecting and analysing samples as part of the
monitoring programme and transmitting the results to the High
European Commission for approval estimated at US$30,400.
Ease of implementation 2
Changes to legislation and standards will be needed, requiring
coordinated action across government and with the private sector.
Medium
Trade impacts
Change in absolute value of exports US$750,000
The main market in Europe would be for processing grade honey Zambia
has annual exports of 500 tonnes, and this is taken as a realistic estimate Medium
of what Malawi might achieve by 2017.
Trade diversification +1
Will enable access to limited new markets – Malawian honey is mainly
used in processing and so limited potential for consumer/higher-value Medium
markets.
Domestic agri-food impacts
Agricultural/fisheries productivity 0
Small scale of exports that is predicted suggests minimal impact on
agricultural productivity
Medium
Domestic public health 0 No impact. High
Environmental protection +1 Could promote the preservation of biodiversity, although scale limited. High
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