COLEACP–ECOWAS Cooperation Agreement
- 11/12/2020
- Posted by: Emmanuel Bourcelet
- Category: Africa, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Côte d'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mangoes, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo
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On 8 December, COLEACP signed a Cooperation Agreement with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Mr Alain Sy Traoré, Director of Agriculture and Rural Development of the ECOWAS Commission, said “Within the framework of this Cooperation Agreement, we encourage the continuation of the exchanges initiated between COLEACP and ECOWAS through the Fit For Market SPS and SyRIMAO programmes, which have already made it possible to identify points of synergy between the two projects for the next mango campaign… +News Digest: Agri-food markets
- 19/11/2020
- Posted by: Emmanuel Bourcelet
- Category: Bananas, Citrus fruits, Mangoes, News
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… +USTAKO achieves HACCP certificate
- 12/11/2020
- Posted by: Emmanuel Bourcelet
- Category: Mali, Mangoes, News
Last April, the Unité de Transformation de Fruits et Légumes Tako Sylla (USTAKO), a Malian company exporting dried mangoes, received support from COLEACP’s Fit For Market programme for a review of its food safety management system and capacity building of its technical staff on HACCP principles. This support enabled the company to prepare for the renewal of its HACCP certification, which it obtained in September following the certification audit. Congratulations to USTAKO for obtaining its new certificate.… +Support to National Plant Protection Organisations
- 30/10/2020
- Posted by: Emmanuel Bourcelet
- Category: Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Madagascar, Mali, Mangoes, Senegal, Togo
A virtual meeting, facilitated by Mr Babacar Samb, brought together participants from several NPPOs (Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Madagascar, Mali, Senegal, Togo). The aim was to set up an audit system within the NPPOs. This first meeting made it possible to introduce a guide developed by COLEACP: “Basic elements for implementing an internal audit system” in connection with implementing the systemic approach for the control of fruit flies in the mango export value chain. The NPPOs will then… +West African mango on the European market: towards a very positive 2020
- 14/08/2020
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Africa, Mangoes, News
On a demanding European market affected since March by COVID-19, following Côte d’Ivoire at the beginning of the campaign, Mali and Senegal also show very encouraging results, reflecting the efforts of the entire sector. In recent years, there have been numerous and recurrent interceptions of mangoes imported into Europe due to the presence of fruit fly. With the European Union’s revision of its phytosanitary regulations, a new European directive came into force on 1 September 2019, imposing additional requirements on… +Update on plant health rules for fresh mango exported to the EU
- 10/07/2020
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Mangoes, News
An update of “COLEACP Guidelines on the Export of Mango to the European Union” has just been published. This guide provides a clear explanation of what needs to be done in order to ensure that Mango exports are in compliance with EU phytosanitary requirements related to non-European fruit fly (Tephritidae). It details the information to be provided, and actions to be taken, at all stages from production to export by producers and exporters, as well as by the national authorities… +Digital training on integrated fruit fly management for the NPPO and technical managers
- 25/06/2020
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Gambia, Mangoes, News
COLEACP’s digital training on integrated fruit fly management for NPPO and technical managers of Gambian companies ended around positive feedbacks from participants. The training aimed to strengthen the capacity of plant protection officers and technical managers of exporting fresh mangoes companies in integrated fruit fly management measures. It also aimed to strengthen the capacity of phytosanitary agents to inspect operators in the mango sector.… +West African mango blockchain – Making supply chains more resilient
- 25/05/2020
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Côte d'Ivoire, Mangoes, News
COLEACP has been working with Société Internationale d’Importation (SIIM) and Belgian start-up BlockO to develop MangoBlockchain, currently in beta version – a tool that is especially relevant in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, where the resilience of supply chains depends on trust and transparency (Commodafrica, 19 May). A first for the region, MangoBlockchain will contribute to the professionalisation of the West African mango sector, which in recent years has experienced too many interceptions on arrival on the European market.… +West African Mango Campaign 2020 has begun
- 17/04/2020
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Mangoes, News, Senegal
SIIM, a key West African mango producer and exporter, has announced the start of the 2020 campaign. The first mangoes, packaged under the Dibra brand from its stations in Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali and Senegal, should arrive by the end of this week. In view of the coronavirus crisis, strict sanitary measures have been taken by the states of these countries not only to protect the population, but also to avoid the spread of the virus. Schools have been… +