Group training in Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC): 2,000 producers reached
- 16/12/2020
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Democratic Republic Of The Congo, News
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Since 2018, COLEACP has organised several group training courses in the DRC on food safety management, traceability, integrated crop protection and the safe use of pesticides. In order to measure the impact of this capacity building and to identify additional needs, a survey was conducted between July and October 2020 among Congolese organisations that participated in the various training courses. 18 organisations that benefited from this training each went on to organise between 2 and 13 training sessions, reaching a… +UFVEPA presents its new five-year strategic plan
- 16/12/2020
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News, Uganda
The Uganda Fruits and Vegetables Exporters and Producers Association (UFVEPA) is the largest association in Uganda’s horticultural sector, representing 50+ export companies and producer group members. For UFVEPA, this strategic planning exercise, supported by COLEACP, came just at the right time, at the end of the former strategic plan (2015-2020) and when exporters and producers are grappling with the effects of the COVID-19 virus. With the uncertainties posed by the pandemic, a clear strategic roadmap over the next five years… +Group training on “Coconut cultivation in Côte d’Ivoire”.
- 16/12/2020
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Côte d'Ivoire, News
As part of COLEACP’s Fit For Market programme, a group training session began Tuesday in Abidjan for coconut producing and exporting companies on the theme of “CULTIVATION OF COCOT FARMERS ON CÔTE D’IVOIRE”. This training aims to strengthen the knowledge and skills of production managers on good production and post-harvest practices of coconut cultivation. We wish an excellent training to our participants and thank our experts again.… +COLEACP signs MoU with East African Community
- 11/12/2020
- Posted by: Emmanuel Bourcelet
- Category: Africa, Burundi, Kenya, News, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
COLEACP has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the East African Community (EAC) to support a competitive and sustainable horticultural sector in the East African Region. The agreement identifies synergies in four key areas of SPS systems: strengthening governance; improving operational processes; managing skills and competencies; and strengthening communication dynamics between relevant stakeholders, particularly to ensure communication between National Plant Protection Organisations (NPPOs) and professional organisations, especially focusing on active involvement of the private sector in the process of strengthening… +Zimbabwean horticultural companies reinforcing skills on internal auditing
- 10/12/2020
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News, Zimbabwe
COLEACP organised group training on internal auditing in Harare from 8-10 December 2020. Food safety, quality and traceability managers of Zimbabwean horticultural companies worked on their internal auditing techniques and practices. Conducting regular and professional internal audits greatly contributes to the maintenance and continuous improvement of any quality management system. After the group training, all participants will return to their respective companies to carry out a practical exercise on internal auditing, adapted to the quality management system implemented in their… +Farm Fare Feeds’ action plan to reach GLOBALG.A.P. compliance
- 10/12/2020
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News, Zimbabwe
Assisted by a COLEACP expert, Farm Fare Feeds has developed a detailed action plan to achieve GLOBALG.A.P. certification. As a first step, the technical team of Farm Fare Feeds followed intensive training on how to implement and successfully manage a quality management system that meets GLOBALG.A.P. requirements.… +Capacity building – setting up a documented food safety management system
- 09/12/2020
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News, Nigeria
Over recent months, COLEACP has been piloting a remote training approach to provide capacity building for Nigerian consultants on setting up and managing a documented food safety management system that is compliant with international food safety standards, in this case with a practical focus on GLOBALG.A.P. option 1 for operators in the fruit and vegetables sector (V.5.2). The training uses a combination of asynchronous remote learning via COLEACP’s existing e-learning modules, combined with specific synchronous training sessions to dive deeper… +Kenya Airways launches direct cargo flights from Mombasa
- 04/12/2020
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Kenya, News
On 26 November Kenya Airways launched direct cargo flights from Mombasa to various destinations around the world (Business Today, 26 November). The maiden flight, from Moi International Airport in Mombasa to Sharjah International Airport in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), marked the first direct cargo flight from outside Kenya Airways’ cargo hub at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. KQ Cargo will initially run one weekly flight from Mombasa, ferrying mostly fish and seafood to UAE, and will gradually increase frequencies and… +Support to ESSA Working Group on the development of new training courses on SPS issues
- 02/12/2020
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Madagascar, News
As part of its Fit For Market Programme, COLEACP is supporting Ecole Supérieure des Sciences Agronomiques (ESSA) in the development of new modules or training courses on SPS themes. The aim of this support is to assist the working group set up at ESSA in its deliberations on the integration of specific modules on “sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS)” issues into the training of students, either by adapting existing courses or by developing a new training offer. ESSA is the only… +The Dual Vocational Training Business Summit – COLEACP’s contribution on digitalisation
- 01/12/2020
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News, Nigeria
The Delegation of German Industry and Commerce in Nigeria (AHK Nigeria), in collaboration with GIZ and Don Bosco, held its second Dual Vocational Training Business Summit and Skills Conference in early December. The first summit in 2019 hosted around 150 business and political representatives. The objective of the 2020 Skills Summit was to continue and deepen the discussion through a focus on the agriculture and health sectors. In the context of the challenges faced during the coronavirus crisis, it also… +