BTSF Non-EU’s programmes include activities on two main themes: food safety and plant health; and animal health and welfare. They address three world regions: Africa and the ENP area; South and Central America and the Caribbean; and Asia and the Pacific.
Its main purpose is to help developing countries set food safety systems and animal health conditions to a level that contributes to their economic development, while also providing the conditions for safe food production. BTSF Non-EU also has the particularity that it is aimed at food producers and farmers, as well as governmental officials.
BTSF Non-EU has two types of activities: regional workshops and STM where experts visit a particular country to help solve a particular issue.
The main topics covered by BTSF Non-EU have been, up to now:
Currently, BTSF Non-EU is organising and implementing training activities in non-EU countries:
BTSF Non-EU is aimed at food producers and farmers, as well as governmental officials. The programmes include activities on two main themes: food safety and plant health; and animal health and welfare. They address three world regions: Africa and the ENP area; South and Central America and the Caribbean; and Asia and the Pacific.
To register for BTSF Non-EU activities, please
To apply for one or more of these training courses, first self-register in the BTSF Academy and later on, please contact your National Contact Point to check for availability and to apply for participation.
The courses offered by the BTSF Non-EU are: