• EAC-COLEACP meeting in Brussels

    • 30/01/2020
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Burundi, Kenya, News, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
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    In Brussels, a delegation from the East African Community (EAC), headed by Hon. Christophe BAZIVAMO, Deputy Secretary General, met COLEACP’s team headed by Delegate General Jeremy KNOPS to set up a roadmap for EAC-COLEACP collaboration. The EAC, a regional intergovernmental organisation based in Tanzania, has six partner states: Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. COLEACP is currently supporting all except South Sudan.… +
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  • GROUP TRAINING ON CROP PROTECTION AND SAFE USE OF PESTICIDES

    • 07/10/2019
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: News
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    In October 2019 COLEACP organised group training on “Crop Protection and Safe Use of Pesticides” in Arusha, for technical staff and extensionists of Tanzanian companies and cooperatives. While in Tanzania our experts held fruitful discussions with representatives of the agricultural sector, including Mr Katemani, Ms Lightness Christopher Muro and Ms Dorah John Amuli from the Plant Health Services; and Mrs Shukrani Mdegela from the Wood Africa Foundation.… +
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  • GROUP TRAINING ON COMMERCIAL QUALITY OF EXPORT AVOCADO

    • 18/09/2019
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: News
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    In Arusha in September 2019, COLEACP held a 3-day group training course, “Guarantee the commercial quality of export avocado: quality criteria and good practices for harvest and post-harvest handling”. Participants reinforced their knowledges on best practices in setting up an orchard, growing avocado, and best practices for the farm, packhouse and logistics. Field visits to a large avocado farm, a packhouse and a smallholder avocado farm demonstrated best harvest and post-harvest practices, with a focus on fruit sampling and harvesting,… +
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