The AJFVC Project Team continued field study in Cambodia and Singapore from April to May to strengthen sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) measures as one of the key objectives of the project.
The team visited Cambodia to identify key technical challenges in operating the pesticide analysis laboratory and to determine training needs. They visited the pesticide section of the National Agriculture Laboratory under the General Directorate of Agriculture to discuss these issues further and to develop a customized training program for pesticide residue laboratory personnel in Cambodia.
In Singapore, the team focused identifying external service providers and speakers to contribute to the training and designing the training program for pesticide residue analysis. The team visited three private firms with international and regional operations to discuss various training arrangements related to the operation and maintenance of instruments. Additionally, the team sought feedback from the Singapore Food Agency’s laboratory, recognized as the ASEAN Reference Laboratory for pesticide residue analysis under the EC-ASEAN Economic Cooperation Programme, to leverage their regional expertise.
