COLEACP training – Improving SPS practices along the whole Penja pepper value chain
- 16/09/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Africa, Cameroon
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Since June, training on good SPS practices for the Penja pepper sector has been continuing through the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) project “Strengthening the phytosanitary monitoring and certification system for Cameroon’s fruit and vegetable sector”. Stricter European regulations since 2016 threatened to limit the export potential of Penja pepper, a unique agricultural product originating from Cameroon. This project centres on supporting Penja pepper producers to understand the SPS risks and strengthening their capacity to deal with them. The… +EU approval not renewed for three key PPPs and other changes notified to WTO
- 07/09/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Africa, Caribbean, Pacific, Uncategorized
Key points Alpha-cypermethrin is no longer approved within the European Union (EU) since 7 June 2021. EU approval was not renewed in 2020 and it also expired in 2021 for two other key plant protection products (PPPs): — mancozeb (since 5 January 2021); and — pencycuron (since 31 May 2021). The EU notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of its intention not to renew three key PPPs: — indoxacarb (notification: 2 August 2021; open for comments until 1 October 2021);… +EU MRL changes for 83 PPPs in 2021
- 26/08/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Africa, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Caribbean, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Cook Islands, Côte d'Ivoire, Country, Democratic Republic Of The Congo, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Faroe Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, France, Gabon, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Liberia, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Netherlands, News, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Pacific, Papua New Guinea, Poland, Portugal, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Spain, Suriname, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Key points Since the start of 2021, European Union (EU) maximum residue level (MRL) changes concerned 83 plant protection products (PPPs; 59 in 2020). These changes refer to modifications compared to the previous regulation, and can be either an increase or lowering of the MRLs for certain foods.COLEACP identified 27 key substances used in African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) horticulture that are affected by these changes. For 10 of the substances (ametoctradin, bupirimate, chlorothalonil, dimethoate, ethoprophos, myclobutanil, propiconazole, pyraclostrobin spinetoram,… +Public-private cooperation in risk management
- 06/08/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Africa, News
In July Dr Chagema Kedera, COLEACP Coordinator for the New Export Trade (NExT) Programme in Kenya, presented a video on “Public-private cooperation in risk management” at a Workshop on Risk Assessment, Risk Management, and Risk Communication hosted by the World Trade Organization Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures. He discusses the four key aspects of risk management – governance, operational processes, capacity, and communication – through the example of Kenya’s experience. For successful risk management, close interaction between public and… +Just published: COLEACP Annual Report 2020
- 05/08/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Africa, Caribbean, News, Pacific
The Annual Report 2020 of COLEACP and its programmes is now online here. The report focuses on the digitalisation of our activities. In 2020 Covid-19 made our daily lives more fragile – but also accelerated our activities, our local anchoring, and our use of digital tools. We have continued to deliver the planned support to our partners across the OACPS countries by helping to mitigate the negative impacts of Covid-19 on their production and marketing of horticultural products. “The Covid-19… +IFOAM Survey on Pesticide Residues
- 03/08/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Africa, Caribbean, News, Pacific
Dear Partners COLEACP is contacting you with details and links to a survey on pesticide residues in organic products that is being conducted by IFOAM Organic Europe and FiBL. Their work addresses an issue that, as you know, creates serious challenges for the organic sector. The results will benefit the sector as a whole and we strongly urge you to take part. Background IFOAM Organic Europe and FiBL are currently working on the project: ‘Developing Organic: Pesticide use and contamination’… +Mali: Mango exporter ETS Yaffa & Frères benefits from a business loan
- 19/07/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Africa, Mali, Mangoes
The ABC Fund (Agri-Business Capital) recently provided loans to three African agri-businesses to support their working capital needs and expansion, enabling higher rural employment and securing market access for farmers in their respective sectors (African Farming, 3 June). Image source : ETS Yaffa et Frères One of the successful companies is COLEACP member Etablissement Yaffa & Frères, one of the largest local fresh mango exporters in Mali. Yaffa has been a member of COLEACP since 2007, and over the past… +News Digest: Brexit
- 17/07/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Africa, Caribbean, Ireland, News, Pacific, United Kingdom
EU-UK relations: Solutions found to help implementation of the Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland The European Commission has put forward a balanced package of measures to address some of the most pressing issues related to the implementation of the Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland. First, the EC takes note of the UK’s request, via separate unilateral statements, to extend a grace period for the movement of chilled meats from Great Britain to Northern Ireland until 30 September 2021.… +Africa’s Covid-19 resurgence and COLEACP’s response
- 16/07/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Africa
On 8 July 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Africa reported that during the seven days to 4 July the continent saw its worst pandemic week ever (WHO Africa, 8 July 2021). Source: Africa CDC Outbreak Brief #78, 13 July 2021 Sixteen African countries are now in resurgence, with Malawi and Senegal added to the list most recently. The Delta variant has been detected in 10 of these countries. According to Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director… +News digest: Agri-food markets and production
- 13/07/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Africa, Avocados, Bananas, Caribbean, News, Pacific, Peas, Pineapples, Potatoes
Global Increasing airfreight demand A report from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) notes that air cargo demand is increasing by 12% a year. North American Airlines, and airlines in all other regions (Middle East, Africa) except for Latin America, contributed to this growth. The capacity is almost 10% below pre-Covid-19 levels due to the ongoing grounding of passenger aircraft. But freighters are continuing to be used in order to compensate the lack of available belly capacity. The supply chain… +