EAC REGIONAL FRUITS & VEGETABLES FORUM IN NAIROBI
- 19/12/2019
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: News
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From 18–19 December 2019, various partner states will discuss the topic “transforming the fruit and vegetables value chain in the EAC”. The East African Community (EAC) is a regional intergovernmental organisation based in Tanzania and composed of six partner states: Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. The two days are punctuated by discussions, presentations, activities and field visits to discuss together how to transform and improve the fruit and vegetable value chain in East Africa. Agriculture is the… +NYANGA PAPRIKA EXPORTS FIELD TRAINING
- 19/12/2019
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: News
Maxwell is training lead farmers in Field Training Workshops at Nyanga Paprika Exports. Seven lead farmers will train farmer groups under them. The lead farmers have realised that they need to renovate their warehouses and separate agrochemicals from produce.… +FACHS FIELD TRAINING
- 19/12/2019
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: News
Fachs Field Training Workshop coaching with two outgrowers and two employees – the Director has converted her garage into a training room, and they have already completed two sessions.… +COLDIRON PBC FIELD TRAINING
- 18/12/2019
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: News
Coldiron Pbc also benefited from the Field Training Workshops coaching. During practical sessions the company has realised it should change to crop monitoring.… +ITSHEEQI AGRO FIELD TRAINING
- 18/12/2019
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: News
Following group training in Zimbabwe on Coleacp ’s Field Training Workshop method, all the companies that took part have been implementing what they learned. Here, Itsheeqi Agro, a company specialising in the production of sweet potatoes and gooseberries for export, conducted a training session under the supervision of the expert trainer. The employees suggested they needed to upgrade the packhouse as the p.… +BREXIT READINESS ASSESSMENT
- 13/12/2019
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Uncategorized
In order to assist members, partners and beneficiaries perform a comprehensive Brexit readiness assessment, COLEACP has compiled a series of elements intended to better appreciate potential implications of Brexit on current business models, with a specific focus on whether main impacted supply chains are sufficiently resilient to continue functioning in a post-Brexit environment. The following news is structured in three main sections. It is strongly recommended to move from Context to Main issues and implications prior to dive into Impacted… +THE OUTCOME OF THE UK GENERAL ELECTION
- 13/12/2019
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Uncategorized
The return of a Conservative Party-led government with a clear parliamentary majority now means the revised Withdrawal Agreement should receive Parliamentary ratification, with the agreed transition period entering into effect until at least 1st January 2021, while negotiations for a new comprehensive UK/EU free trade area agreement are completed. While any immediate prospect of a ‘No-Deal Brexit’ has therefore been averted until at least 1st January 2021, it remains a possibility given the commitments made during the General Election campaign… +THE OUTCOME OF THE UK GENERAL ELECTION
- 13/12/2019
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: United Kingdom
The return of a Conservative Party-led government with a clear parliamentary majority now means the revised Withdrawal Agreement should receive Parliamentary ratification, with the agreed transition period entering into effect until at least 1st January 2021, while negotiations for a new comprehensive UK/EU free trade area agreement are completed. While any immediate prospect of a ‘No-Deal Brexit’ has therefore been averted until at least 1st January 2021, it remains a possibility given the commitments made during the General Election campaign… +JAKANA FOODS-UGANDA
- 11/12/2019
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: News
Jakana Foods, an ugandan company that amongst others produces organic dried fruits and juices from mango, pineapple, banana and jack fruit, participated in Coleacp’s HACCP training in Uganda and is aiming for certification next year. To implement the HACCP system, the company will get technical assistance through MoU signed with COLEACP.… +FIT FOR MARKET SPS PROGRAMME IN UGANDA
- 11/12/2019
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: News
During its mission to Uganda, Coleacp also participated at the elaboration of a national work plan to strengthen the SPS control system in #Uganda, as part of COLEACP’s Fit for Market SPS programme.… +