Training on pineapple processing techniques in Benin

In December 2022, COLEAD organised a 3-day collective training on pineapple processing and conservation techniques in Benin, as part of the project “Support to the agroecological transition of the pineapple sector in Benin”. The project is being carried out in collaboration with Enabel, the Belgian development agency, as part of its Development of Entrepreneurship in Agricultural Sectors Programme (DEFIA).

The training was designed to benefit DEFIA’s partners through helping them to achieve their goals of improving sustainability, by reducing waste and losses of non-marketed products, and improving the food security of populations in the target region. Pineapple processing and conservation techniques make it possible to reduce post-harvest losses, increase shelf life, diversify the forms of use and add value to the product.

This activity was organised within the framework of the Support to the agroecological transition of the pineapple sector in Benin, financed by ENABEL through its Development of Entrepreneurship in Agricultural Sectors Programme (DEFIA) and implemented by COLEAD.