• GHANA MANGO WEEK

    • 18/07/2019
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    It is the Ghana Mango Week (https://www.ghanamangoweek.com/) in Accra. We were invited to make a presentation on the new European plant health regulation. A workshop was also organised to start the dialogue between public and private stakeholders from the mango industry in order to start the preparation of the national dossier (to be sent to the European Union) outlining the treatments applied and explaining the measures in place to ensure that exported mango is free from fruit fly. This dossier… +
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  • GOOD HYGIENES PRACTICES AND TRACEABILITY PRINCIPLES

    • 15/07/2019
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    Our training “Good hygiene practices and traceability principles” was a great success thanks to everyone and especially to our two trainers Anna and Saheed and also to Sola for the logistical support. This 4-day training, which took place in Nigeria, will be followed by a second session dedicated to “Health Quality Management”.… +
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  • COLEACP’S GAMBIA NATIONAL WORKSHOP

    • 04/07/2019
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    We are organising a workshop in Gambia with key private and public stakeholders from the horticulture industry to define an action plan to improve the national SPS system. This workshop follows a request for support from the Fit For Market SPS Programme submitted by the Gambian Plant Protection Services.… +
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  • GOOD HYGIENES PRACTICES AND TRACEABILITY PRINCIPLES

    • 11/03/2019
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    We organized a collective training aimed to technical managers on good hygiene practices and traceability principles in Nigeria. The main objective of this 4 day session was to understand and manage the principles of hygiene and traceability applying on field, transport and packhouse ????????… +
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  • COLEACP’s FIT FOR MARTKET PROGRAMME IN KENYA

    • 12/02/2019
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    We had a courtesy call meeting this morning at the Embassy of the Republic of Kenya to the Kingdom of Belgium, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the Mission to the European Union to discuss the COLEACP-Fit For Market support for Kenya, one of our main intervention countries. Representing Kenya on the picture : His excellency Prof.Jacob T. Kaimenyi, PhD, EBS, EGH; Ambassador, Richard Githaiga, Agriculture Attaché, and Joshua M. Mugodo, Deputy Head of Mission. Representing COLEACP: Yessie Meyer, Regional… +
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  • FAO/WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION/AU INTERNATIONAL FOOD SAFETY CONFERENCE IN ADDIS ABEBA

    • 12/02/2019
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    We are attending the opening of the First FAO / World Health Organization (WHO) / AU International Food Safety Conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The conference has two main objectives :Identify key actions and strategies to address current and future challenges to food safety globally; strengthen commitment at the highest political level to scale up food safety in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. (Re)watch the livestream here : https://www.who.int/f…/international-food-safety-conference/… +
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  • COLLECTIVE TRAINING IN KENYA FOR FOOD SAFETY MANAGERS

    • 04/02/2019
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    We organized a collective training in Kenya ???????? for food safety managers: “Changes regarding the new version of BRC standard (issue 8)”. Due to the high demand from Kenyan and Tanzanian companies for this topic, a second training session is currently taking place in Nairobi.… +
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  • COLLECTIVE TRAINING ON FOOD SAFETY MANAGEMENT

    • 14/01/2019
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    COLLECTIVE TRAINING ON FOOD SAFETY MANAGEMENT We organized a four-day training in Accra, Ghana, on Food Safety Management. This collective training aimed at strengthening the understanding of the technical staff of Ghanaian exporting companies and cooperatives on the practices and regulations of food safety through discussions and practical exercises.… +
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  • FOOD SAFETY MANAGEMENT

    • 04/01/2019
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    We organized a four-day training in Accra, Ghana, on Food Safety Management. This collective training aimed at strengthening the understanding of the technical staff of Ghanaian exporting companies and cooperatives on the practices and regulations of food safety through discussions and practical exercises.… +
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  • WORKSHOP ON AVOCADO SUPPLY CHAIN IN KENYA

    • 20/12/2018
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    In Kenya the Horticultural Crops Directorate (HCD; formerly Horticultural Crops Development Authority), Fresh Produce Exporters Association of Kenya (FPEAK) and Fresh Produce Consortium of Kenya (FPC), together with COLEACP, organized a two-day workshop on 3 December 2018. The event brought together 140 participants from throughout the country’s avocado value chain (producers, importers, exporters, logistics operators, competent authorities and transport companies). The main reason for the meeting was the current challenge faced by the Kenyan industry to improve the commercial quality… +
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