Following group training in Zimbabwe on Coleacp ’s Field Training Workshop method, all the companies that took part have been implementing what they learned. Here, Itsheeqi Agro, a company specialising in the production of sweet potatoes and gooseberries for export, conducted a training session under the supervision of the expert trainer. The employees suggested they needed to upgrade the packhouse as the p.… +

Jakana Foods, an ugandan company that amongst others produces organic dried fruits and juices from mango, pineapple, banana and jack fruit, participated in Coleacp’s HACCP training in Uganda and is aiming for certification next year. To implement the HACCP system, the company will get technical assistance through MoU signed with COLEACP.… +

During its mission to Uganda, Coleacp also participated at the elaboration of a national work plan to strengthen the SPS control system in #Uganda, as part of COLEACP’s Fit for Market SPS programme.… +

As part of its Fit For Market programme, Coleacp organised a collective training in Kampala on “Risk assessment with a focus on HACCP principles”. The training aimed to update and strengthen middle managers’ technical skills on the principles of hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP) and also to train quality and traceability managers in horticultural companies to know, identify and control health risks. Participants have earned the basic principles of risk analysis; the control measures for each stage of… +

Young people played a leading role in protests at #COP25 over the weekend, and on Monday they appeared at the conference to put pressure on negotiators to come up with a plan for reducing greenhouse gases and the impacts of climate breakdown. In ACP countries, young people, although far from Madrid, are making their voices heard – like Uganda (Friday For Future) and Kenya (Climate Strike Kenya) to name a few. Young people worldwide are taking the lead on the… +

During the opening of the Presidential dialogue at the ACP Business Summit ahead of the 9th Summit of ACP Heads of State and Government — in the presence of His Excellency Uhuru Kenyatta, President of the Republic of Kenya State House Kenya and Mr. Tony Elumelu, Chairman, United Bank for Africa and founder, Tonyelumelufoundation, Dr Patrick Ignatius Gomes, Secretary-General of the ACP Group of States, paid tribute to the results achieved since 2001 for the Kenyan horticultural industry through Coleacp… +

The 9th Summit of ACP Heads of State in Nairobi focuses on the theme “A transformed ACP : Committed to Multilateralism”. The president of State House Kenya is taking this opportunity to highlight a few priorities : • The number 1 resource available to ACP countries is people! “Growing people” though capacity building must be at the heart of any strategy. • Industrialisation of agriculture to open new markets, integration of small farmers into national and regional markets, adding value… +

As part of its Fit For Market programme, COLEACP organised group training on organic agriculture over 3 days in Ijebu Ode (#Nigeria). Participants learned about the main principles of organic agriculture, and how it presents both advantages and constraints for companies. The classes were very interactive, and the training offered a space for networking opportunities and exchange of business information. A field visit to Tinwot Organic Farm enabled participants to see organic production at first hand.… +

In Luanda, COLEACP participated in a workshop on the establishment of agro-industries, organised by Consórcio Rede Camponesa (CRC, Consortium of Farmer Networks). We took the opportunity to present our strategy to support the horticultural sector and strengthen the capacity of producers, improving their connection to national, regional and international fruit and vegetable markets.… +

As part of its Fit for Market programme, COLEACP organised training in Ghana for technical and extension staff, to develop their capacity to pass on good practices in hygiene, traceability, crop protection and safe use of pesticides to workers and/or small-scale producers. Trainees were those responsible for production, pest control methods and phytosanitary treatments, as well as quality traceability managers and packaging managers of horticultural companies. Participants built on previous COLEACP training on Crop Protection and Safe Use of Pesticides… +