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  • News Digest: agri-food production, markets and trade

    • 11/02/2022
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: Angola, Avocados, Bananas, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Caribbean, Citrus fruits, Coconuts, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic Of The Congo, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Fiji, French beans, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Lychees, Madagascar, Mali, Mangoes, Mauritius, Melons, News, Nigeria, Onions, Pacific, Papayas, Potatoes, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Suriname, Tanzania, Togo, Tomatoes, Uganda, Zimbabwe
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    Revue de presse : Marchés et production agroalimentaires
    PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING Africa UEMOA attempts to respond to soaring fertiliser prices The Ministers of Agriculture and Trade of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) met in Cotonou, Benin in December to discuss the soaring price of fertilisers and their availability. This is a situation faced by most countries in the world, but which is more acute in sub-Saharan Africa, where the rate of dependence on imports of both phosphorus and nitrogen is around 70%, and in a… +
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  • Dominican Republic: Supporting organic banana and citrus production

    • 15/12/2021
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: Bananas, Caribbean, Citrus fruits, Dominican Republic, News
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    On 29 October COLEACP met with representatives of two banana producers’ associations, Banelino and Adobanano, and a citrus producers’ association, Sosbiolim, in the region of Mao, to better understand their needs and to review priorities for action. The Dominican Republic is the world’s largest producer of organic bananas: 55% of all organic bananas are grown in the country, and 95% of them are exported to the EU. The experiences of the country’s banana producers – their methods, processes and results… +
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  • News digest: Agri-food markets, production and trade

    • 06/12/2021
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: Africa, Avocados, Cameroon, Caribbean, Citrus fruits, Coffee, Fiji, Kenya, Mangoes, News, Nigeria, Pacific, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda
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    Agri-food Africa Rwanda: Rwanda plans to double its lending to agriculture Rwanda plans to double its lending to the agricultural sector from 5.2 to 10.4% by 2024. The goal is to modernise agriculture, which now accounts for one-third of Rwanda’s GDP. Small farms can rarely access financial services due to high interest rates (18-24% per year). Access to these loans will enable farmers to invest in new means of production and thus secure the food supply for a country whose… +
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  • News digest: Agri-food markets and production

    • 20/09/2021
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: Africa, Apples, Avocados, Bananas, Berries, Caribbean, Cherries, Citrus fruits, Ginger, Mangoes, News, Onions, Pacific, Papayas, Pineapples, Tomatoes, Watermelons
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    AFRICA Réunion Island vanilla gets EU Protected Geographical Indication Vanilla from Réunion Island has just been registered by the European Commission in the register of Protected Geographical Indications (PGI). Its reputation is based on its unique aromatic bouquet, the result of the plant’s perfect acclimatisation on the volcanic slopes of the east of the island and the know-how developed by the people of Reunion. Source: Commodafrica, 30 August 2021 Opportunities for Ethiopian avocados “Ethiopia has huge potential in avocados” says… +
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  • News digest: Agri-food markets and production

    • 31/05/2021
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: Africa, Angola, Avocados, Bananas, Belize, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Caribbean, Citrus fruits, France, Germany, Ginger, Jamaica, Kenya, Malawi, Mangoes, Netherlands, News, Pacific, Peaches, South Africa, Spain, Sweet potatoes, Tanzania, Zimbabwe
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    GLOBAL GlobalG.A.P. launches consumer label for fruit and vegetables GlobalG.A.P. has unveiled its new consumer label for fruit and vegetables, GGN Certified Agriculture, to help foster trust between sustainable brands and consumers. GLOBALG.A.P. introduced the GGN label 5 years ago, firstly for aquaculture products, followed by floriculture products in 2017. Now fruit and vegetables are also included. All products with the GGN label come from a farm whose production process has been independently certified according to international GLOBALG.A.P. standards or… +
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  • News Digest: Agri-food markets

    • 19/11/2020
    • Posted by: Emmanuel Bourcelet
    • Category: Bananas, Citrus fruits, Mangoes, News
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    AFRICA UEMOA encourages consumer interest in local products On the occasion of the first “October, month of local consumption” in its eight member states, the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) aims to counter the growing disinterest of West African consumers in local products (Commodafrica, 8 October). In a UEMOA market of 120 million consumers, African companies are faced with a growth in imports of food products. Encouraging the consumption of local products must also involve supporting national agriculture… +
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  • Digital training on identification and management of false codling moth

    • 29/06/2020
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Citrus fruits, News, Sierra Leone
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    COLEACP’s digital training on the identification and management of false codling moth began in Sierra Leone in late June 2020, for participants from both the public sector (NPPO inspectors) and private sector (horticultural producers and exporters). In the first virtual meeting, trainer Mr Samuel Muchemi explained the digital training, and participants introduced themselves and asked questions.… +
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