Togo: young people honoured at closing of “Incubator for technical managers” project
- 29/07/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News, Togo
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The closing event of the “incubator for technical managers” project, implemented in Togo from June 2020 to February 2021, took place on 10 June 2021. The project was set up by COLEACP in collaboration with Togolese companies in the framework of the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) Togo Project. Other partners who were involved in the occasion included the European Union Delegation, the German development agency (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit, GIZ), the Plant Protection Directorate (DPV) of Togo… +Next Kenya programme meeting with Machakos county Government
- 22/07/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Kenya, News
COLEACP’s NExT Kenya (New Export Trade) programme has held a consultation meeting with the Machakos County Government through the Department of Trade, Industrialization and Innovation (DoTII), to discuss the potential areas of support to the county through the programme. The meeting took place on 19 July at COLEACP’s Nairobi implementation office. Present at the meeting were: Dr Chagema Kedera, NExT Kenya Programme Coordinator; Bruce Chemjor, COLEACP Project Manager; Dr James Mutuku Mutunga, DoTII, Machakos County Government; Dr Muema Wambua, Director,… +Somalia: COLEACP training for Jubba Agro
- 22/07/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News, Somalia
Technical staff of Jubba Agro (Somalia), undertook remote learning from a senior Ghanaian COLEACP expert, Mark Tutu Sarpong. The training focused on food security and good agricultural practices while also cascading training on good pedagogical dissemination practices using COLEACP field technical workshop methodology. The trainees were asked to produce engaging pedagogical content and deliver practical sessions to their peers. The field workshop methodology developed by COLEACP has been designed around specific subjects in order to help the target audience understand,… +Guinea: workshop to launch the development of the Good Practice Guide for the potato sector.
- 20/07/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Guinea, News
A national workshop consultation for stakeholders in the Guinean potato sector was held in Mamou on 13 July, as part of the development of the Good Practice Guide (GPG) for the value chain of this commodity. This workshop brought together more than 20 participants from the main farmers’ organisations in the sector (Fédération des Paysans du Fouta Djallon, FPFD; Union des Groupements Agricoles de Labé, UGAL; Union des Groupements Agricoles de Soumbalako, UGAS), the private sector, partner projects (the Belgian… +Workshop to launch drafting of good practice guide for leafy vegetables in Togo
- 19/07/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News, Togo
On 9 July, a launch workshop was organised in the framework of the drafting of a sectoral guide of good practices for the leafy vegetable value chain in Togo. This meeting, which brought together about 50 participants from different organisations (APROTELF, DPV, DFV, ICAT, ITRA, FENOMAT, companies), aimed on the one hand to raise awareness among stakeholders on the objectives and interest of a guide for the leafy vegetable sector in Togo; and on the other hand, to present the… +News Digest: Brexit
- 17/07/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Africa, Caribbean, Ireland, News, Pacific, United Kingdom
EU-UK relations: Solutions found to help implementation of the Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland The European Commission has put forward a balanced package of measures to address some of the most pressing issues related to the implementation of the Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland. First, the EC takes note of the UK’s request, via separate unilateral statements, to extend a grace period for the movement of chilled meats from Great Britain to Northern Ireland until 30 September 2021.… +Cameroon: Group training on safe use of pesticides in the Loum basin
- 16/07/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Cameroon, News
On 14 and 15 July, COLEACP organised group training on the “Safe Use of Pesticides” for plant protection product applicators in the Loum basin. This training is part of the Standards and Trade Development Fund (STDF) project “Improvement of the sanitary and phytosanitary quality of Penja pepper in Cameroon to facilitate access to international markets” (STDF/PG/593). Following this training, the participants are now able to carry out treatments according to good phytosanitary practices and to carry out the instructions: during… +Côte d’Ivoire Delegation and COLEACP meeting in Brussels
- 15/07/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Côte d'Ivoire, News
On 12 July, a working meeting between the Côte d’Ivoire Delegation and COLEACP gave the association the opportunity to present its activities and priorities related to the agriculture and agri-food sector in Côte d’Ivoire, a key partner country for COLEACP, and to discuss its support to the planned EU-West Africa (EU-WA) business forum. COLEACP was represented by Jeremy Knops, General Delegate; Nursel Gumusboga, Regional Programme Manager; and Isolina Boto, Head of Networks and Alliances. Composed of representatives of Côte d’Ivoire… +News digest: Agri-food markets and production
- 13/07/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Africa, Avocados, Bananas, Caribbean, News, Pacific, Peas, Pineapples, Potatoes
Global Increasing airfreight demand A report from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) notes that air cargo demand is increasing by 12% a year. North American Airlines, and airlines in all other regions (Middle East, Africa) except for Latin America, contributed to this growth. The capacity is almost 10% below pre-Covid-19 levels due to the ongoing grounding of passenger aircraft. But freighters are continuing to be used in order to compensate the lack of available belly capacity. The supply chain… +COVID-19 virtual business survival bootcamp in Kenya
- 12/07/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Kenya, News
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on international trade particularly on the fruit and vegetable sector in the ACP States. In order to support companies in coping with the crisis, COLEACP in collaboration with the African Management Institute are proposing “”Business Survival Bootcamps””. The aim of the bootcamp is to provide companies with practical tools to plan and cope with the challenges resulting from the consequences of the pandemic. The bootcamp will include: A 90-minute interactive webinar led… +