• EU and GB approval changes – July-September 2022

    • 05/10/2022
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: ACP EN, News
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    EU and GB approval changes Following the UK departure from the EU, COLEACP’s Regulation Monitoring now covers both EU and GB approval changes, enabling us to keep COLEACP members and partner-beneficiaries up-to-date on both regulatory frameworks. The European Commission (EC) has recently published changes to plant protection product (PPP) approvals within the European Union (EU). These include: – Non-approval as a basic substance of black soap E470a and calcium propionate Great Britain (GB) recently pubished a note concerning their decision… +
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  • COLEACP supports entrepreneurs committed to reducing food loss and waste through innovative solutions

    • 29/09/2022
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: ACP EN, News
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    The 2022 International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste (#IDAFLW) is a call for all to pursue the efforts in meeting the target 12.3 of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for halving per-capita global food waste at the retail and consumer levels and reducing food losses along production and supply chains by 2030. 17% of the total food produced is wasted at the retail, food service and consumption levels.1 In addition, 14% the world’s food production for human… +
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  • Madagascar: Support for the implementation of technical workflows for organic banana and passion fruit production

    • 21/09/2022
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Madagascar, News
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    HavaMad, a Madagascan fruit processing company producing certified organic fruit juices and purees, has recently received technical support from the Fit For Market SPS programme, in the form of input from experts from both Reunion and the Tamatave Horticultural Technical Centre, Madagascar. The company wished to revise its workflow to produce passion fruit and also diversify into banana production. HavaMad also wished to continue the support initiated in February 2020 concerning the production of the passion fruit variety Galea. For… +
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  • Sierra Leone: Crop production, pest identification and management

    • 14/09/2022
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: News, Sierra Leone
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    The Fit For Market SPS programme is currently organising collective training on “Crop production, pest identification and management” for a group of production managers working for seven companies in Sierra Leone. This very practical on-site training will be followed by farm visits, and also by individual coaching for the attendees to address their specific concerns. These training and coaching sessions are also an opportunity to propose a capacity building programme to local experts to develop their theoretical and practical skills.… +
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  • Dominican Republic: Training in organic farming in La Vega

    • 12/09/2022
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Caribbean, News
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    In an environment surrounded by nature, ideal for disconnecting from the hustle and bustle of cities and professional obligations, training in organic agriculture was held from 20–24 June 2022 at the La Vega Cooperative Club House with 12 participants from a variety of backgrounds. These included participants from a company in San Francisco de Macoris (2), associations of banana producers (3) and other organic crops (1), representatives of the Departments of Organic Agriculture (2), Extension (1) and Plant Health (1)… +
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  • BIOFACH 2022: How the training on “Preparing and attending a trade fair” has helped companies to get ready for the fair

    • 12/09/2022
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: ACP EN, News
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    BIOFACH has been very fruitful for ACP horticultural companies. Directors and commercial managers were provided with a 2-week-long training programme to be ready to attend the fair. They were very satisfied with the knowledge gained during the training as it greatly helped with their preparation. Participant testimonials: “The trainer helped me to identify the correct potential clients. I am also using the business contact sheet to make a good follow up with the clients I met”. “The training materials is… +
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  • Kenya: avocado tour organised by the Avocado Association Uganda (AAU) and the Fit for Market SPS programme

    • 12/09/2022
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Kenya, News, Uganda
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    Twelve members of the Avocado Association of Uganda (AAU), with support from the Fit For Market SPS programme, travelled to Kenya for their avocado tour at end of June. This tour consisted of field visits, as well as attending the second International Africa Avocado Congress organised by the Avocado Society of Kenya, this year themed “Avocado Africa: A convergence of technology and business for increased competitiveness and trade” from 27–30 June in Nairobi. The participants consisted of small- and large-scale… +
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  • STDF Togo project: Application of R-SAT for monitoring activities

    • 12/09/2022
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: News, Togo
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    To facilitate the monitoring of the support activities organised in Togo through the STDF/PG/375 project, and to assess its impact and to establish a roadmap for the remaining efforts after the closure of the project, an inventory of the current SPS system in Togo is being carried out using the Rapid SPS Assessment Tool (R-SAT) developed by COLEACP. R-SAT provides practical support for the assessment of a national SPS system to strengthen it in accordance with international standards and regulations.… +
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  • Celebrate young African and Caribbean entrepreneurs

    • 12/08/2022
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: Africa, Caribbean, News
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    The young people of today and tomorrow play a central role in transforming food systems to provide access to sufficient and nutritious food, and adopt sustainable approaches to address climatic and environmental challenges. There are 1.2 billion young people between the ages of 15 and 24 worldwide (16% of the global population), of whom nearly 1 billion world resides in developing countries. Their numbers are growing far more rapidly than in higher-income countries.1 60% of Africa’s 1,2 billion population are… +
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  • Kenya: Consultative meeting with exporters of beans and peas with pods by the Horticultural Crop Directorate (HCD)

    • 20/07/2022
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Kenya, News
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    Kenya is a major exporter of horticultural produce to the European Union (EU) which constitutes 80% of total exports. The total value of horticultural exports reached 157.7 billion Kenya shillings (KSh) in 2021. Kenya’s beans and peas with pods have, over the years, enjoyed a sizeable market share in the EU. However, this is threatened by the numerous notifications that Kenya has been receiving of late. There is need for more engagement with industry players to ensure good quality, safe… +
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