With funding from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) through the AMEA network, Corus International created an innovative Food Safety-First (FS-First) Budget Tool to help farmer organizations’ ability to cost out and plan steps to enhance their professionalism and meet food safety standards for their buyers and consumers. The tool provides a step-by-step guide on how to plan for food safety in farming businesses and operations. It assists farmers, project staff and value chain actors to navigate through the complexities of food safety issues and allocate budgets.