Meeting of the Steering Committee of the STDF Togo Project
- 29/06/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News, Togo
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A meeting of the Steering Committee of the “Project to strengthen the national phytosanitary control and certification system for fruits and vegetables in Togo” took place on 25 June in Lomé. The meeting brought together 14 participants, including the seven members of the COPIL, the National Coordinator of the project, and the COLEACP relay in Togo. The meeting reviewed the level of achievement of activities since the project’s launch in November 2018; discussed the problems currently experienced by the fruit… +Understanding the new EU Organic Regulation
- 24/06/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Apples, Avocados, Bananas, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Capsicum, Cassava, Chillies, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic Of The Congo, Ethnic vegetables, French beans, Ginger, Guinea, Lettuces, Madagascar, Mali, Mangoes, Mangosteens, News, Okra, Onions, Papayas, Passion fruit, Pears, Pepper, Plantains, Rwanda, Senegal, Shallots, Spinach, Sweet potatoes, Togo, Tomatoes
COLEACP organised an online workshop on 15 June to present the changes and potential impacts of the new European Union (EU) Organic Regulation 2018/848, which will enter into force in January 2022. The workshop brought together 80 participants, COLEACP partners involved in the production and export of organic fruit and vegetables. They were given a presentation by Michel Reynaud, Board Member of IFOAM Organics Europe and Vice President of Ecocert, who reviewed the main changes of the new regulation that… +Launch of the French version of the COLEACP Rapid SPS Assessment Tool in Africa
- 23/06/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, News, Senegal
COLEACP has developed a Rapid SPS Assessment Tool (R-SAT) specifically tailored to the context, activities and responsibilities of national Competent Authorities. This tool is designed to assist Competent Authorities to assess the current status and functioning of their sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) systems, in consultation with key stakeholders from both public and private sectors. The main objective is to develop a prioritised action plan to strengthen national SPS systems, and to ensure their alignment with international standards and regulations. This… +Africa Fairtrade Convention 2021 in Africa (Nairobi)
- 17/06/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Kenya, News
The 7th Africa Fairtrade Convention (AFC) will be held virtually in Nairobi from 22–25 June 2021, focusing on “Producers leading the future of trade”. The event is organised by Fairtrade Africa. AFC is a gathering of producers, traders, partner organisations, Fairtrade movements, governments and policy makers – among other stakeholders – to discuss improvement of value chains, trade relations, and conditions that translate to improved livelihoods for farmers and workers in Africa. While the General Assembly is a closed meeting,… +COLEACP’s participation in the 4th AU–EU agriculture ministerial conference
- 17/06/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Angola, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, News, Nigeria, Pacific, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe
The fourth African Union (AU) – European Union (EU) agriculture ministerial conference will take place on 22 June 2021, co-hosted by the African Union Commission and the European Union. The event will include four high-level thematic sessions, to be held in parallel, from 10:00 to 11:30 (CET). Jeremy Knops, COLEACP’s General Delegate, is taking part in one of these sessions, on “Use of digital solutions in agriculture to combat diseases and to strengthen rural communities”. His contribution focuses on “Adjusting… +Business Survival Bootcamp in Pacific
- 14/06/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News, Pacific
COLEACP and the African Management Institute (#AMI) collaborated in May to organise a Business Survival Bootcamp in the Pacific region. The Bootcamp saw the participation of over 20 people from companies, chambers of commerce, consultants, as well as M. Escipión OLIVEIRA GÓMEZ, Assistant Secretary-General, Department of Structural Economic Transformation and Trade, OACPS, and COLEACP’s Technical Assistance team. This very interactive session received very positive feedback from the participants. Following the Bootcamp, the entrepreneurs and experts are invited to the #AMI… +Promoting dialogue between Togo’s DPV and horticultural exporters
- 14/06/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News, Togo
COLEACP supported the organisation of a meeting between the Plant Protection Directorate (DPV) of Togo and fruit & vegetable exporting companies in Lomé from 1 to 2 June 2021. The meeting aimed to promote public-private dialogue and to improve communication dynamics and relations between the DPV and operators. Discussions focused on the interception of leafy vegetables exported from Togo to the EU and the urgent measures taken to solve the problem; the ongoing development of a Good Practice Guide for… +Embassy’s Doing Business In Ghana Webinar Series
- 07/06/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Ghana, News
On 26 May The Embassy of Ghana to Belgium launched a new webinar series – “Doing Business In Ghana” – to promote business opportunities. COLEACP is taking part in the first webinar on 16 June at 11 am (CET) – Morag Webb, the Association’s Head of Science and Policy, will discuss “EU Regulations: Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures”. H.E Mrs. Sena Siaw-Boateng emphasised that doing business in the EU cannot be “business as usual”, and added that business decisions in current… +Analysis of pesticide management in CPAC member countries (Central Africa)
- 05/06/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Cameroon, Guinea, News
As part of the mission “Analysis of pesticide management in the member countries of CPAC (Comité inter-états des pesticides de l’Afrique centrale, Inter-State Pesticides Committee of Central Africa), a virtual feedback workshop was organised on Thursday 3 June in the presence of representatives of the six member countries (Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Republic of the Congo). This mission, which began in February 2021, is part of a support programme by CPAC to assist member countries… +1st group training session on good packaging and storage practices for Penja pepper
- 04/06/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Cameroon, News
On 2 June in Penja, the first COLEACP group training session for packaging managers covered “Good Packaging and Storage Practices for Penja pepper”. This training is part of the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) project “Strengthening the phytosanitary monitoring and certification system for Cameroon’s fruit and vegetable sector” (STDF/PG/593). After this training, participants should be able to: Master the operations of sorting, grading, weighing and bagging pepper; the different ways of packaging pepper; recommended risk control measures for packaging;… +