Gabon, Maurice, Tanzania : FFM+ and AGRINFO presentations
- 13/07/2023
- Posted by: Emmanuel Bourcelet
- Category: Corp EN, Mauritius, Tanzania
No CommentsTanzania In March/April 2023, as part of the Fit For Market Plus (FFM+) program, members of COLEAD’s Technical Assistance department visited Tanzania to strengthen dialogue with partner beneficiaries and present the FFM+ programme. The local launch of the FFM+ programme and the informative event sparked in-depth discussions on the partners’ needs, resulting in a growing interest that translates into increased applications for support received. Gabon In April 2023, in collaboration with the Embassy of Gabon in Belgium, the COLEAD team… +FFM+ in Tanzania: Engaging Stakeholders through presentation
- 30/05/2023
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Corp EN, News, Tanzania
As part of the Fit For Market Plus (FFM+) programme, a mission to Tanzania was conducted in March/April 2023, with the presence of COLEAD team members from the Technical Assistance department. The mission aimed to engage with FFM+ applicants, showcasing the benefits of COLEAD and its programmes support including FFM+. Since the official launch of FFM+ in July 2022, Tanzania has received a total of 33 applications for support as of late March 2023. The mission to Tanzania marked a… +Tanzania: Avocado commercial fruit quality collective training
- 30/03/2023
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Tanzania
The Fit for Market Plus programme recently held a collective training session in Njombe, from 21st-24th March 2023, on “Avocado Commercial Fruit Quality: Good Harvest and Post-Harvest Practices.” This training aimed to enhance the capacity of twenty-three technical and extension staff, and agronomists responsible for avocado quality control in different exporting companies in Tanzania. The training covered avocado characteristics, nursery establishment, avocado maturity testing, harvesting, transport, packhouse operations, market requirements, and other relevant topics during two sessions: theoretical and practical.… +Tanzania: Zanzibar’s producers get trained in accounting
- 03/03/2023
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Tanzania
As part of COLEAD’s Fit For Market SPS programme, a training on “Bookkeeping and Cost-Benefit Calculations” was organised for Zanzibar Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association (UWAMWIMA) in October 2022, at their premises on Zanzibar Island. UWAMWIMA is an association of smallholder producers from the horticultural sector in Zanzibar. The association was established in 2004 and counts over 2,000 smallholder producers as members. The smallholder producers are involved in the production of watermelon, tomatoes, pineapple, okra, papaya, cucumber, eggplant, green pepper,… +Taking the time to Connect, Listen and Observe
- 01/03/2023
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Tanzania
BIOFACH was a great opportunity for COLEAD to connect with our partners-beneficiaries. Joyce Kamugisha from JJ Agro Growers Ltd., Tanzania, shared that the knowledge she gained from the training on “Access to market” was extremely valuable. Joyce shared the three key messages with us: Start from where you are – opportunities are in front of you Look at your local market – test your product locally Three words international clients want to hear from you before doing any business: sustainability,… +Companies promoting the circular economy and reducing food waste
- 20/12/2022
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Africa, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic Of The Congo, Djibouti, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, News, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Senegal, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
On 28 November 2022, during the 11th Innovations Session organised by the PAFO and COLEACP, inspiring African companies demonstrated how their businesses based on the circular economy contribute to reducing food loss and waste (agenda ; speakers’ biodata). The online session was attended by over 170 participants from Africa, the Caribbean region and Europe. The recording of the session is available on COLEACP’s YouTube channel. The growing global population requires increased food production levels to address food and nutrition security… +COLEACP’s Sustainability Self-Assessment System (SAS)
- 16/12/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Caribbean, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, Uncategorized, Zimbabwe
In the framework of the Fit for Market Plus (FFM+) programme, COLEACP organised two training sessions on the new version of the COLEACP Sustainability Self-Assessment System (SAS). The sessions were part of a SAS training programme that will include completion of a self-study course, peer exchanges and mentoring/coaching sessions. The two sessions took place on the 1 December 2022 in English (AM) and in French (PM). Participants included the COLEACP technical assistance team and COLEACP experts – those with experience… +Successful collaboration with CABI
- 28/10/2022
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Africa, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Caribbean, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic Of The Congo, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, News, Nigeria, Pacific, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zimbabwe
In 2020, COLEACP and CABI signed a Memorandum of Understanding to work together on key areas of interest concerning SPS measures around the world. The collaboration, which ultimately aims to benefit food security among countries within the African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) states, includes work on regulations and standards; technical assistance in the implementation of SPS measures; capacity assessment, training and e-learning; research and innovation on ways to manage SPS risks; and information sharing and communication materials for different stakeholders.… +2nd Biennial Conference on Africa Climate-Smart Agriculture
- 09/09/2022
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Corp EN, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic Of The Congo, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Zimbabwe
2nd Biennial Conference on Africa Climate-Smart Agriculture: DeSIRA-LIFT co-organises two events COLEACP is the lead of the second service area of the European Union’s DeSIRA programme working closely with African research organisations towards the Development of Smart Innovation through Research in Agriculture contributing to sustainable agriculture and food systems. More specifically, DeSIRA-LIFT’s Service Area 2 works to support FARA, AFAAS, ASARECA, CCARDESA and CORAF (collectively known as CAADP-XP4 organizations) playing a key role in Africa’s agricultural knowledge and innovation systems.… +Amendments to EU plant health rules for False Codling Moth – June 2022
- 16/06/2022
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Africa, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic Of The Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Israel, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, News, Nigeria, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zimbabwe
False Codling Moth (FCM, Thaumatotibia leucotreta) is listed as a priority pest under EU plant health regulations ((EU) 2019/1702). Unfortunately, as this pest has been intercepted on several host plants in recent months at EU border controls, stricter rules are now being introduced in a new regulation (EU) 2022/959 of 16 June 2022. It is expected that this will be applied in July 2022.1</. A draft of the new regulation was submitted to the WTO in April. Some amendments were… +