• EAC-COLEACP meeting in Brussels

    • 30/01/2020
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Burundi, Kenya, News, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
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    In Brussels, a delegation from the East African Community (EAC), headed by Hon. Christophe BAZIVAMO, Deputy Secretary General, met COLEACP’s team headed by Delegate General Jeremy KNOPS to set up a roadmap for EAC-COLEACP collaboration. The EAC, a regional intergovernmental organisation based in Tanzania, has six partner states: Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. COLEACP is currently supporting all except South Sudan.… +
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  • COLEACP visits of beneficiaries from public and private sector

    • 27/01/2020
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: Mission sheet, News, Nigeria
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    COLEACP mission under FFM and FFM SPS programmes to Nigeria: visits of beneficiaries from public and private sector to analyze their application for support, develop and validate a list of priority actions. Reminder of the mission Country Nigeria Programmes Fit For Market Fit For Market SPS Experts Jeremy Knops, COLEACP General Delegate, Marie-Hélène Kestemont, COLEACP Regional Programme Manager Vincent Berthet COLEACP Project managers Wester Schepers COLEACP Project managers Calendar From 14.01.2020 to 24.01.2020 Post-mission Sheet Nigeria- FFM – FFM SPS… +
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  • Follow-up of COLEACP beneficiaries in Rwanda and workshop to build an action plan with the Rwandese NPPO

    • 26/01/2020
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: Mission sheet, News
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    Follow-up of COLEACP beneficiaries in Rwanda and workshop to build an action plan with the Rwandese NPPO Reminder of the mission Country Rwanda Programmes Fit For Market Fit For Market SPS Experts Maud DELACOLLETTE, Regional Programme Manager Victor BORO, Project Manager Calendar From 21.01.2020 to 24.01.2020 Post-mission Sheet Rwanda-FFM FFM-SPS-Janv20… +
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  • FIT FOR MARKET PROGRAMMES IN NIGERIA

    • 24/01/2020
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: News
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    COLEACP has registered 55 requests for support from Nigeria since the start of its Fit For Market programme in 2016. A visit took place in January 2020 to meet with organisations with a view to finalizing MoUs; to obtain valuable feedback from companies that have already benefited from Fit For Market; to conduct group training; and to hold strategic meetings with the Competent Authorities, the EU Delegation and the AFD (French Development Agency).… +
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  • FIT FOR MARKET SPS PROGRAMME IN NIGERIA

    • 23/01/2020
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: News
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    As part of the Fit For Market SPS programme in Nigeria, a strategic meeting between Coleacp and the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) discussed the challenges and opportunities, and how best to target potential COLEACP support.… +
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  • COLEACP’s RWANDA NATIONAL WORKSHOP

    • 23/01/2020
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: News
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    As part of its Fit For Market SPS programme, COLEACP’s Rwanda national workshop is bringing together key actors in public and private horticulture to prioritize activities and build an action plan for the next 3 years to enable compliance with EU sanitary and phytosanitary regulations.… +
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  • WORKSHOP FOR KEY PRIVATE SECTOR STAKEHOLDERS ON THE STATE OF PLAY OF THE NIGERIAN HORTICULTURAL SECTOR

    • 22/01/2020
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: News
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    COLEACP’s Fit For Market programmes are currently supporting Nigeria’s horticultural industry. Activities include meetings with local companies, and visits to plantations and workshops. Here, live from our joint workshop with Agricultural Fresh Produce Growers & Exporters Association of Nigeria for key private sector stakeholders on the state of play of the Nigerian horticultural sector. Photo credits: Olaoluwa Jeje, Doppler Media – Lagos, Nigeria.… +
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  • COLEACP SUPPORT TO HPW FRESH AND DRY LIMITED

    • 10/01/2020
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: News
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    Ghanaian dried fruit producer and exporter HPW Fresh And Dry ltd has been working to improve its waste management, supported by Coleacp’s Fit For Market programme. Better composting methods reduce waste and improve the soil’s nutrient balance – a win-win result.… +
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  • FIT FOR MARKET PROGRAMME IN ACTION : RADVILLE FARMS LIMITED

    • 20/12/2019
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: News
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    As part of its Fit for Market programme, Coleacp’s expert Ernest Muzukutwa is supporting Radville Farms Limited in setting up an internal training unit. Radville supplies COLEACP board member Wealmore with fruit and vegetables (mango, green beans, chilli, butternut and mini corn). Radville Farms Limited requested COLEACP support to improve the efficiency of its internal training. The result will be an internal training system that meets current and future training needs effectively and sustainably. Once the new unit has been… +
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  • EAC REGIONAL FRUITS AND VEGETABLES FORUM IN NAIROBI

    • 19/12/2019
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: News
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    From 18–19 December 2019, various partner states will discuss the topic “transforming the fruit and vegetables value chain in the EAC”. The East African Community (EAC) is a regional intergovernmental organisation based in Tanzania and composed of six partner states: Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. The two days are punctuated by discussions, presentations, activities and field visits to discuss together how to transform and improve the fruit and vegetable value chain in East Africa. Agriculture is the… +
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