STDF Togo: Training for DPV inspectors on implementing official controls
- 26/12/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News, Togo
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Inspectors of Togo’s Plant Protection Directorate (DPV) took part in training on implementing official controls during November 2021. This distance learning via the COLEACP e-Learning Platform, part of the Project for the Strengthening of the National Phytosanitary Control and Certification System for Fruits and Vegetables in Togo, aimed at reinforcing the capacity of 20 DPV inspectors to carry out official control activities of plants and other regulated products. The aim was to train participants to the procedures and instructions established… +STDF Cameroon: Group trainings on Good Processing and Drying Practices for Pepper in Penja and Loum
- 26/12/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Cameroon, News
In November 2021, two collective training sessions were organised in Penja and Loum (Cameroon) on good practices for processing and drying Penja pepper. The training sessions for processing/quality managers aimed to bring the quality of Penja pepper in line with international market requirements for SPS measures without altering its traditional quality. Trainings, which is part of the “project to improve the sanitary and phytosanitary quality of Penja pepper in order to facilitate its access to international markets” (STDF/PG/593), enabled participants… +News digest: COVID-19
- 20/12/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Africa, Angola, Cameroon, Caribbean, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, News, Nigeria, Pacific, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe
Covid-19 Europe EU countries move to restrict air travel from southern Africa over new COVID variant Concerns over a new COVID-19 variant detected in South Africa have prompted fresh travel restrictions in Italy and Germany on as Brussels considers EU-wide flight restrictions. The EC will propose to suspend air travel from southern Africa amid concerns over the variant, EC President Ursula Von der Leyen said. Germany and Italy have already announced measures to restrict air travel from the region. Rome… +New Training-of-Trainers in Crop Protection for Kenyan experts
- 16/12/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Africa, Kenya, News
Due to the high demand for locally available technical expertise, NExT Kenya has launched a training-of-trainers cycle to build the capacities of a new group of Kenyan experts in COLEACP’s training methodology. The training-of-trainers will focus on learning and communication techniques on crop protection decision-making, scouting, application of control methods, and Field Training Workshops – a specific method to pass on key messages to workers and small-scale farmers. The training consists of preparation through an online learning platform, followed by… +News digest: Agri-food systems and sustainability
- 07/12/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Africa, Angola, Cameroon, Caribbean, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, News, Nigeria, Pacific, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe
Agri-food and climate Africa Voices from the AGRF 2021 Summit call for pathways to recovery and resilient food systems The AGRF 2021 Summit, was a critical gathering of global and African voices. Designed to outline, discuss and validate commitments to, and accelerate action towards, ending hunger, reducing poverty and improving nutrition by 2030. From 7-10 September, leaders from across the continent and beyond gathered under the theme of “Pathways to recovery and resilient food systems” to define the pathways and… +FAO market access training for Ethiopia
- 07/12/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Africa, Ethiopia, News
At the request of the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR) and the Ministry of Agriculture, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) organised a capacity development programme on market access in October. The five-day hybrid training event was organised by the FAO Subregional Office for Eastern Africa (FAO-SFE), FAO Ethiopia and the Ethiopian Ministry of Agriculture. Contributors included representatives of the World Trade Organization, DG-SANTE of the European Commission, and national and international experts, as well as EIAR, the National… +STDF Togo project: Steering Committee meeting
- 05/12/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News, Togo
On 30 November 2021 in Lomé, the Steering Committee (COPIL) of the “Project for the reinforcement of the national phytosanitary control and certification system for fruits and vegetables in Togo” (STDF/PG/375) reviewed activities to date and made plans for 2022. Officially launched in November 2018, the project was initially scheduled to close on 31 October 2021. However, due to delays caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the technical implementation period of the project has been extended to 31 October 2022. The… +IPPC/FAO RELEASE GUIDELINES
- 26/11/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Angola, Cameroon, Caribbean, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, News, Nigeria, Pacific, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe
On 18 November the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) released new guidelines on fall armyworm (FAW): “Prevention, preparedness and response guidelines for Spodoptera frugiperda“. Fall armyworm is affecting plant health in more than 70 countries, with many others at high risk of introduction. The guidelines offer globally harmonized measures and actions that countries can take to minimise the spread of the pest and protect their territories. It is a transboundary pest that… +Côte d’Ivoire: Priority action plan using R-SAT
- 05/11/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, News
The COLEACP Rapid Assessment Tool (R-SAT) is a practical step-by-step guide to help competent authorities work with private sector stakeholders to conduct a rapid assessment of the status and functioning of SPS systems. Through the Fit For Market SPS programme, Côte d’Ivoire is among the first countries where the R-SAT tool has been used. During a launch workshop in June 2021, the decision was taken to apply the tool to the national control system in the Capsicum sector, both for… +Togo: Training on Food Safety Management for ICAT’supervisors
- 03/11/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News, Togo
A training course on Health Quality Management was organised from 26 to 29 October 2021 for supervisors of the Institute for Technical Advice and Support (ICAT). The training, which took place face-to-face in Lomé, was organised through the STDF project to strengthen Togo’s SPS system. It involved 15 participants and focused on product traceability, good hygiene practices, risk analysis, the principles of self-checking, regulatory requirements, and document management. The supervisors who took part in the training are now better able… +