STDF Togo: Meeting of the steering committee (June 2022)
- 30/06/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
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A meeting of the Steering Committee of the “Project to strengthen the phytosanitary control and certification system for the fruit and vegetable sector in Togo (STDF/PG/375)” was held from 29 to 30 June 2022 in Lomé, Togo. The STDF project consists of strengthening the framework and capacities of the services involved in inspection and control, as well as private operators active in the production and export of fruit and vegetables. It should allow better access to markets for fruit and… +STDF Cameroon: Sharing good Storage practices and safe SPS use for Penja pepper with Cameroon agro-traders
- 28/06/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Africa, Cameroon, News
Awareness-raising meetings were held in the basins of the Penja pepper geographical indication in Cameroon, from 3 to 6 May 2022. The meetings brought together 40 agro-traders under the theme: “Good storage practices and rational and safe use of phytosanitary products”. The events were supported by STDF and implemented through the COLEACP project “Strengthening the phytosanitary monitoring and certification system for Cameroon’s fruit and vegetable sector” (STDF Cameroon). During the sessions, sellers of agricultural inputs were given information on the… +Senegal: Training on market requirements for ANCAR supervisors
- 22/06/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Africa, News, Senegal
A training course was organised in Thiès, Senegal, from 8 to 10 June 2022, for ANCAR extension service supervisors, as part of the Fit For Market SPS programme. The training, which brought together 25 participants, addressed the demands of the local, regional and export markets and their differences, the respective requirements of each of these markets (regulatory, commercial, etc.), the non-tariff barriers, the steps to reach the desired market, and the technical and financial implications for both the producer and… +IFOAM webinar on the new EU organic regulation – 27 June 2022
- 16/06/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: ACP EN, News
Join IFOAM to the second webinar on the new EU organic regulation: Key Changes for Organic Producer Groups. When:27 June 2022 (15:00 – 17:00 CEST) on Zoom. IFOAM – Organics International together with FIBL, IFOAM – Organics Europe, and leading experts in the field are developing guidance to explain the implications of the new EU Organic Regulation for producer groups worldwide. This second webinar hosted by IFOAM – Organics International summarizes again the fundamental changes for a certified group’s composition,… +Pacific: Training-of-trainers in “Training and communication techniques”
- 04/06/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News, Pacific
From February to May 2022, 10 experts from Fiji and Papua New Guinea took part in training-of-trainers on communication methods, supported through the EU-funded Fit For Market SPS programme. The training in Fiji was face-to-face; in Papua New Guinea it had to be conducted remotely due to government restrictions. In May, the experts in both countries followed the second phase of this training – to master digital tools, and to be able to facilitate remote training sessions. Conducting remote training… +Call for experts on Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) and Call for papers Africa CSA Biennial Conference (14-16 September 2022)
- 03/06/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: ACP EN
The DeSIRA-LIFT project, “Leveraging the DeSIRA initiative for agri-food systems transformation” aims at enhancing the impacts of the DeSIRA programme which supports the Development of Smart Innovation through Research in Agriculture. DeSIRA-LIFT is a 3 year project (June 2021–May 2024) funded by the European Commission (DG INTPA) and implemented by Agrinatura. COLEACP is the lead of the second service area, working closely with African research organisations in areas contributing to sustainable agriculture and food systems. A major area of work… +Suriname: Eggplant R-SAT validation workshop
- 01/06/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Caribbean, News
A one-day Eggplant R-SAT Validation Workshop was held on 24 May 2022, in Paramarbio, bringing together 20 key representatives from the public and private horticulture sector to present results of the application of the R-SAT tool to the SPS control system and to identify priority activities. The workshop was delivered by COLEACP and CAHFSA in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries of the Republic of Suriname. Prior to this workshop, the COLEACP expert team-initiated dialogue and… +Study Tour by Somali Bureau of Standards and Somali Agricultural Regulatory and Inspection Service (SARIS) to Kenya
- 01/06/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News, Somalia
Representatives of the Somali Bureau of Standards (SoBS) and the Somali Agricultural Regulatory Inspection Service (SARIS) will be visiting Nairobi between 23and 28 May. The aim of the tour is to reinforce the capacity of Somalia’s competent authorities to better understand the agricultural regulatory and standard development processes. Their objectives are to learn how standardisation and conformity assessments are done in Kenya, and how the National Plant Protection Organisation (NPPO) works. The visit will include a meeting with the Kenya… +Côte d’Ivoire: Information webinar on changes to the Rainforest Alliance standard
- 27/05/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Côte d'Ivoire, News
Changes were made in 2020 to the Rainforest Alliance Sustainable Agriculture Standard (Rainforest Alliance – version 1.1 – June 2020). The 2020 Certification Program builds on the previous Rainforest Alliance and UTZ certification programmes. However, this does not represent a simple update of either programme. The Rainforest Alliance 2020 Certification Program contains new requirements for farm and supply chain certificate holders as well as certification and quality assurance system rules. As of 1 January 2023, previous versions of the standard… +Togo: Standards training of ANABIO members on organic agriculture
- 27/05/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News, Togo
A training workshop on the Togolese organic agriculture standard and the local organic certification process for member companies of the National Association for Organic Agriculture in Togo (ANABIO) was held from 3 to 5 May 2022 in Lomé. Thirty-four (34) participants from about twenty horticultural companies took part in this training whose main objectives were to (i) train on the concept of the Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) and the Togolese regulatory requirements for the production, processing, and distribution of organic… +