Celebrating 50 years of COLEAD
- 07/12/2023
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
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On the 1st of December 2023, COLEAD celebrated its 50th anniversary in Brussels with 120 partners, directors, former DGs of the association, team members and friends of COLEAD in attendance. Also in attendance virtually, were more than 200 members of the association from 25 different countries, from Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific. “A perfect illustration of the COLEAD network”, said Jeremy KNOPS, COLEAD’s DG, in his speech. COLEAMA was founded 50 years ago at the 46th Brussels International Fair,… +EU and GB approval changes (July to September 2023)
- 26/10/2023
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: News
EU and GB approval changes Following the United Kingdom (UK) departure from the European Union (EU), COLEAD’s Regulation Monitoring now covers both EU and Great Britain (GB) approval changes, enabling us to keep COLEAD members and partner-beneficiaries up-to-date on both regulatory frameworks. Note that EU approvals still apply in Northern Ireland. Great Britain is the mainland comprising England, Scotland and Wales. The European Commission (EC) has recently published changes to 59 plant protection product (PPP) approvals within the EU, some… +World Food Day 2023: highlighting the importance of water for agriculture and food
- 16/10/2023
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Corp EN, News
The 2023 World food Day – with the theme “Water is life, water is food. Leave no one behind.” – highlights the importance of water as a finite and essential element to life. Despite covering 71% of the Earth’s surface, only 2.5% of water is fresh and suitable for drinking, agriculture, and industrial use. Most of the fresh water available, 72%, is used for agriculture. Rapid population growth increasing the global demand for food production combined with urbanization, climate change… +AGRINFO keeps you abreast of EU policy and regulatory changes in the agri-food sector
- 11/10/2023
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Corp EN, News
Launched in January 2023, AGRINFO has just published its 300th record on evolving EU policies, regulations and standards impacting agri-food value chains in low- and middle-income countries worldwide. In its first phase, the AGRINFO programme is focusing on EU policies and regulations and their impacts on non-EU countries. It provides clear information about recent and upcoming changes, timelines, and actions that companies or authorities need to take to meet the new rules. And it clearly informs stakeholders about when and… +FFM+: Over 700 development projects, 60% of them for businesses and agricultural cooperatives
- 11/10/2023
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Corp EN, News
Since the launch of the digital system for receiving applications for support under the Fit For Market+ programme in early July 2022, 716 applications for support (as at 21 September 2023) have been received. Most (60%) of these requests have come from horticultural businesses and cooperatives. Other requests come from the structures that make up the ecosystem of these businesses, namely consultants, support structures, professional organisations, training and research institutes, and the competent authorities. The number of requests for support… +NExT Kenya: 131 projects to improve horticultural exports
- 11/10/2023
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Corp EN, News
Since the operational launch of the NExT Kenya programme, COLEAD has received 188 applications for support. Of these, 131 were transformed into development projects, 40% of which were tailor-made support projects. In Year 4 of NExT Kenya (1 January to 19 September 2023), 36 applications were received and analysed. The vast majority of the programme’s partner-beneficiaries are horticultural micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs; 52% of the memorandums of understanding signed), followed by consultancy firms and certification bodies (31%). Other… +Benin: Recycling waste as part of the pineapple industry’s agroecological transition
- 11/10/2023
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Benin, Corp EN, News
On 13 July 2023, COLEAD led a presentation session on pineapple waste recovery solutions in Allada, Benin, for DEFIA’s partner clusters. The event brought together 14 participants from 12 organisations. The session focused on a mapping of local solutions for recovering production waste and co-products from the fruit and vegetable sectors. The mapping also included an assessment of the volumes and types of co-products/waste generated by each cluster. As a result of this work, the mapping team was able to… +Using digital technology for a pilot project of a Ugandan professional association
- 11/10/2023
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Corp EN, News
The avocado sector is developing rapidly in East Africa. There are many opportunities to be seized, but to keep avocado yields high and constant while respecting the environment, sustainable soil management is becoming increasingly crucial. However, there is no single sustainable approach, as soil composition and growing conditions vary considerably from one site to another. To preserve soil fertility, it is essential to adopt practices and recommendations that are adapted to the specific characteristics of the soil, while taking account… +SARA, Fruit Attraction, ANUGA 2023: Facilitating access to regional and international markets
- 11/10/2023
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Corp EN, News
Facilitating access to markets for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the agri-food sector in low- and middle-income countries is at the heart of COLEAD’s mission: to “implement all actions to increase the contribution of agricultural sectors, and horticultural sectors in particular, to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals”. To this end, COLEAD supports the beneficiary partners of its programmes to (i) comply with public and private regulatory requirements for market access; and (ii) access more market information and business… +OECD-COLEAD: Operational collaboration for the fruit and vegetable industry
- 11/10/2023
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Corp EN, News
The OECD and COLEAD are committed to working together to collect and share information about the fruit and vegetable sector. Session n°5 of their online series will focus on Innovations and technologies to reduce food waste and losses and was held on Wednesday 11 October 2023 – 08:00-09:30 UTC/10:00-11:30 CET (English/French interpretation available). The OECD has recently published a report on Developing food labels for improved health outcomes – Insights into simplified nutrition labelling policies to improve the integration and… +