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… +Mali: Mango exporter ETS Yaffa & Frères benefits from a business loan
- 19/07/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Africa, Mali, Mangoes
The ABC Fund (Agri-Business Capital) recently provided loans to three African agri-businesses to support their working capital needs and expansion, enabling higher rural employment and securing market access for farmers in their respective sectors (African Farming, 3 June). Image source : ETS Yaffa et Frères One of the successful companies is COLEACP member Etablissement Yaffa & Frères, one of the largest local fresh mango exporters in Mali. Yaffa has been a member of COLEACP since 2007, and over the past… +News digest: Agri-food markets and production
- 13/07/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Africa, Avocados, Bananas, Caribbean, News, Pacific, Peas, Pineapples, Potatoes
Global Increasing airfreight demand A report from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) notes that air cargo demand is increasing by 12% a year. North American Airlines, and airlines in all other regions (Middle East, Africa) except for Latin America, contributed to this growth. The capacity is almost 10% below pre-Covid-19 levels due to the ongoing grounding of passenger aircraft. But freighters are continuing to be used in order to compensate the lack of available belly capacity. The supply chain… +INTERNATIONAL MSMEs DAY 2021
- 25/06/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Africa, Bananas, Caribbean, Cassava, Cocoa, Coconuts, Dasheen, Fish, Mangoes, News, Pacific, Sweet potatoes
CELEBRATE WITH COLEACP MSMEs CONTRIBUTING TO NUTRITION AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FROM FARM TO FORK Globally, Micro, Small and Medium Size Enterprises (MSMEs) which work themselves with millions of family farms, are of notable importance in securing food safety and nutrition of local consumers and communities, creating employment, enhancing skills, as well as promoting innovation and creativity towards sustainable food systems. MSMEs respectively have less than 10, 50 and 250 employees but nonetheless provide great opportunities for job creation, especially for… +Understanding the new EU Organic Regulation
- 24/06/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Apples, Avocados, Bananas, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Capsicum, Cassava, Chillies, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic Of The Congo, Ethnic vegetables, French beans, Ginger, Guinea, Lettuces, Madagascar, Mali, Mangoes, Mangosteens, News, Okra, Onions, Papayas, Passion fruit, Pears, Pepper, Plantains, Rwanda, Senegal, Shallots, Spinach, Sweet potatoes, Togo, Tomatoes
COLEACP organised an online workshop on 15 June to present the changes and potential impacts of the new European Union (EU) Organic Regulation 2018/848, which will enter into force in January 2022. The workshop brought together 80 participants, COLEACP partners involved in the production and export of organic fruit and vegetables. They were given a presentation by Michel Reynaud, Board Member of IFOAM Organics Europe and Vice President of Ecocert, who reviewed the main changes of the new regulation that… +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
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… +Market profile on processed tomatoes in Senegal
- 28/05/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Senegal, Tomatoes
The COLEACP Market Intelligence service has published a “Market profile on processed tomatoes in Senegal”. The service carries out market studies at the request of stakeholders and partners in the Fit For Market programme. This market profile outlines the processed tomato sector in Senegal in terms of its commercial opportunities on local West African and European markets. This is an example of what COLEACP’s Market Intelligence service can produce for members and partners of COLEACP and its programmes. Other profiles… +News digest: Agri-food policy
- 28/05/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Africa, Caribbean, Cocoa, News, Pacific, Pepper
GLOBAL Fairtrade Covid Fund: A significant impact for farmers Fairtrade’s Covid Relief and Resilience Fund is a joint effort developed by Fairtrade International, its member organisations, and government and commercial partners, aimed at delivering direct financial help to small-scale producers hard-hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. More than 500,000 farmers and agricultural workers in nearly 60 countries across Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean benefit from the Fund. Launched in 2020. the €15 million fund runs until 2022, providing personal… +Nairobi: International Avocado Congress
- 27/05/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Africa, Avocados, Kenya, News
The International Africa Avocado Congress – Avocado Africa 2021 – will be held in Nairobi on 23–25 June. The Avocado Society of Kenya (ASOK) organises the congress in collaboration with other regional and international organisations in the avocado value chain in Africa and beyond. The event, with the theme “Avocado Africa: A convergence of technology and business for increased competitiveness and trade”, is a platform specifically aimed at stimulating trade, technology, knowledge transfer and sharing, and will draw avocado sector… +Setting up an internal audit system
- 27/05/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Burkina Faso, Capsicum, Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Madagascar, Mali, Senegal
This new training series, “Setting up an internal audit system at the level of National Plant Protection Organisations”, has just been launched in French with participation of the NPPOs of six countries: Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Madagascar, Mali and Senegal. This online training is taking place over seven weeks in May and June, and a repeat session will be offered in August. The course materials are currently being translated, and a training series for NPPOs in English-speaking countries will… +