• Fit for Market programme in action at INSTAVEG Ltd

    • 03/08/2020
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Kenya, News
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    COLEACP’s Fit For Market programme is partnering with INSTAVEG Ltd in Embu, Kenya. Discussions are ongoing with managing director Ashibon Mwangi and his team to update their business plan in response to recent market evolutions and anticipate further investments in human resources, certification schemes and strategic infrastructure. INSTAVEG is currently working with 300 smallholder farmers to supply the Kenyan domestic market and European export market with high-quality, traceable and certified fresh vegetables.… +
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  • Dangote Farms Agronomists and Extension staff: digital training on crop protection and safe use of pesticides

    • 23/07/2020
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Uncategorized
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    As part of COLEACP fit for Market Programme, a digital training on crop protection and safe use of pesticides for Dangote Farms Agronomists and Extension staff currently conducted by #COLEACP Expert Olufolajimi Talabi. The staff in turn will use the knowledge and skill to build the capacity of more than 5000 local tomato farmers under the Dangote farms outgrowers scheme.… +
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  • Virtual meeting between COLEACP and the East African Farmers Federation

    • 09/07/2020
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: News
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    Virtual meeting between the COLEACP ‘s team and the East African Farmers Federation (EAFF), represented by Mr Kubai Robert. The meeting was to finalize an MoU focused on the support to small scale farmers in the avocado value chain in Kenya, building on the EAFF network.… +
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  • Virtual meeting between COLEACP and Kenyatta University

    • 06/07/2020
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Kenya, News
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    Virtual meeting between COLEACP’s team and the Plant Science Faculty Members of Kenyatta University as part of Zoom session for the digital training “How to use Moodle for creating and animating an online training course”.… +
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  • Digital training on identification and management of false codling moth

    • 29/06/2020
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Citrus fruits, News, Sierra Leone
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    COLEACP’s digital training on the identification and management of false codling moth began in Sierra Leone in late June 2020, for participants from both the public sector (NPPO inspectors) and private sector (horticultural producers and exporters). In the first virtual meeting, trainer Mr Samuel Muchemi explained the digital training, and participants introduced themselves and asked questions.… +
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  • Digital training on integrated fruit fly management for the NPPO and technical managers

    • 25/06/2020
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Gambia, Mangoes, News
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    COLEACP’s digital training on integrated fruit fly management for NPPO and technical managers of Gambian companies ended around positive feedbacks from participants. The training aimed to strengthen the capacity of plant protection officers and technical managers of exporting fresh mangoes companies in integrated fruit fly management measures. It also aimed to strengthen the capacity of phytosanitary agents to inspect operators in the mango sector.… +
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  • New collaboration with TAHA, NM-AIST and WORLDVEG

    • 25/06/2020
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: News, Tanzania
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    This new collaboration will establish an accredited #Horticultural Practical Training Programme offering certificate and diploma courses in Tanzania and other countries in Eastern and Southern Africa. The Memorandum of Understanding was signed by the Tanzania Horticultural Association (TAHA), the Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST), the World Vegetable Center (WorldVeg), and COLEACP.… +
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  • Virtual meeting between Sea-freight Pineapple Exporters of Ghana and COLEACP

    • 15/06/2020
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Ghana, News, Pineapples
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    M. Stephen Mintah, General Manager of Sea-freight Pineapple Exporters of Ghana (SPEG) and Chairman of COLEACP, attended a virtual meeting with COLEACP’s team as part of COLEACP’s COVID-19 measures to ensure market access and food security activities.… +
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  • Virtual meeting between FPC KENYA and COLEACP market access and food security activities

    • 12/06/2020
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Kenya, News
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    Virtual meeting between the Fresh Produce Consortium of Kenya (FPC KENYA) team, including FPC’s CEO Mr. Okisegere Ojepat and the COLEACP team as part of COLEACP’s COVID-19 measures to ensure market access and food security activities. We introduced two new services – for linking local and regional producers and buyers, and for external logistics services – in the framework of #COLEACP’s development programmes.… +
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  • Implementing an internal audit system

    • 03/06/2020
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: News, Sierra Leone
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    COLEACP’s digital training on the identification and management of false codling moth began in Sierra Leone in late June 2020, for participants from both the public sector (NPPO inspectors) and private sector (horticultural producers and exporters). In the first virtual meeting, trainer Mr Samuel Muchemi explained the digital training, and participants introduced themselves and asked questions.… +
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