Setting up an internal audit system
- 27/05/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Burkina Faso, Capsicum, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Madagascar, Mali, Senegal
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This new training series, “Setting up an internal audit system at the level of National Plant Protection Organisations”, has just been launched in French with participation of the NPPOs of six countries: Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Madagascar, Mali and Senegal. This online training is taking place over seven weeks in May and June, and a repeat session will be offered in August. The course materials are currently being translated, and a training series for NPPOs in English-speaking countries will… +Disseminating R-SAT – COLEACP’s Rapid SPS Assessment Tool
- 27/05/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal, Suriname, Uganda, Zimbabwe
Competent authorities of six priority countries On 22 and 29 April, COLEACP’s new Rapid SPS Assessment Tool (R-SAT) was presented in English and French to competent authorities of the six priority countries where it will soon be applied: Suriname, Uganda and Zimbabwe; Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire and Senegal. A presentation of the tool was followed by discussions. The planning for its implementation in the six pilot countries will be discussed with each country individually, including selection of the value chain that… +Our team of national relays
- 22/04/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Africa, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Caribbean, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Fiji, Guinea, Madagascar, News, Pacific, Senegal, Suriname, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda
COLEACP has long depended on a committed team of local representatives (“relays”), who contribute their wide-ranging in-country and regional expertise in each of the three African, Caribbean and Pacific regions, keep us in touch with our value chains “on the ground”, and enhance our networks. Meet the team! COLEACP National Relays AFRICA Burkina Faso Edit Patric KABRÉ is an expert in food safety and SPS issues Cameroon Guy Jacques WAMBA is an agricultural engineer specialising in plant protection and organic… +Afruibana webinar and White Paper
- 21/04/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Africa, Bananas, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, News
On 21 April, Afruibana held a webinar titled “Agriculture at the heart of the Africa-Europe relationship”. The event was organised as part of the presentation of the Afruibana White Paper on African Bananas, which aims to take stock of the past decade on the European banana market, and to offer perspectives at the start of the new decade. COLEACP recognises that the banana export industry is key for the development and modernisation of this and other ACP fruit and vegetable… +News digest: Agri-food markets & production
- 21/04/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Africa, Bananas, Berries, Burkina Faso, Caribbean, Carrots, Central African Republic, Cherries, Chillies, China, Colombia, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, France, Germany, Ghana, Grapes, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Madagascar, Mangoes, Mushrooms, Namibia, Netherlands, News, Nigeria, Norway, Pacific, Passion fruit, Pineapples, Potatoes, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, South Africa, Spain, Sweet potatoes, Tanzania, Togo, Tomatoes, Tonga, Yam, Zimbabwe
GLOBAL World of Fresh Ideas On 26-27 May, Fruitnet will be live and online to host “World of Fresh Ideas”, a learning and networking event for the global fresh fruit and vegetable business. Four programme tracks offer talks, interviews and interactive discussions with experts from across the international fresh produce business. Organised by Fruitnet in cooperation with Fruit Logistica, the event is aimed at suppliers, distributors, buyers and service providers in the fresh produce trade. Source: World of Fresh Ideas… +WEST AFRICA: WORKSHOPS FOR THE START OF THE MANGO CAMPAIGN
- 20/04/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Africa, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Gambia, Guinea, Mali, Mangoes
In anticipation of the start of the 2021 mango export campaign in several West African countries – Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Gambia, Guinea and Mali – COLEACP partnered with the competent authorities in each country to organise workshops for discussion and exchange. The workshops took place between the end of March and mid-April, and brought together private sector operators and the competent authorities of each country. Part 1 focused on the mango dossier submitted to the European Union under… +Group training on Integrated Management for fruit fly control in Côte d’ivoire’s mango sector
- 08/04/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Côte d'Ivoire, News
The group training aimed to build the capacities of technical managers of fresh mango exporting companies on integrated management measures for fruit fly control. The participants were companies registered with Direction de la Protection des Végétaux, du Contrôle et de la Qualité (DPVCQ) and active in the country’s mango sector, specifically production managers and packing station managers. The training course aimed to enable participants to implement integrated fruit fly management measures for production and export companies; recognise damaged fruit and… +Early mango campaign workshop in Côte d’Ivoire
- 30/03/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Côte d'Ivoire, News
COLEACP, in partnership with Direction de la Protection des Végétaux, du Contrôle et de la Qualité (DPVCQ), is organising a discussion and exchange workshop on the 2021 mango campaign in Côte d’Ivoire on 30 March. The meeting is aimed at company managers and technical managers of DPVCQ, and covered the following points: Part 1: Mango dossier Review of the 2020 campaign and the points for improvement identified during the internal audit carried out by the DPVCQ in relation to the… +Support for NPPOs: Banana fusarium wilt TR4 in West Africa
- 10/03/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Côte d'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, News, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo
On 9 March, COLEACP and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) held a webinar with the FAO-led World Banana Forum: “Banana fusarium wilt TR4 – an overview of distribution and impact, and the essential biosecurity measures needed for West Africa”. TR4 is an aggressive strain of banana fusarium wilt (Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense tropical race 4), one of only six strains that attack Cavendish bananas. If unchecked, TR4 can wipe out an entire plantation. The meeting gave an… +Training-of-Trainers in Ethical Production and Corporate Social Responsibility
- 19/01/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Africa, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Togo, Uganda, Zimbabwe
COLEACP’s training-of-trainers in Ethical Production and Corporate Social Responsibility is taking place in two stages. Over 3 weeks in September 2020, online training was provided for French-speaking experts. Of 19 experts selected, 14 took part and successfully completed the training, which included practical exercises and group presentations. Participants attended from Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Madagascar, Senegal and Togo. Next, in January–February 2021, the course will be provided in English – over 4 weeks, as the first experience was quite… +