Three new market profiles from Fit For Market
- 11/02/2022
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Burkina Faso, French beans, Guinea, Mali, Mangosteens, News, Pineapples, Sweet potatoes
No CommentsProcessed pineapples (Guinea), mango (Burkina Faso), and off-season fruit and vegetables (Mali) Processed pineapples in Guinea This market profile focuses on the market opportunities for a selection of three processed pineapple products (dried pineapple, juices and syrups) in the Guinean, West African and European markets. Despite the decline in African pineapple exports to the EU due to strong competition with the MD2 variety from Costa Rica, pineapple is one of the priority commodities in Guinea’s agricultural sector recovery programme, for… +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… +News digest: Agri-food markets & production
- 21/04/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Africa, Bananas, Berries, Burkina Faso, Caribbean, Carrots, Central African Republic, Cherries, Chillies, China, Colombia, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, France, Germany, Ghana, Grapes, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Madagascar, Mangoes, Mushrooms, Namibia, Netherlands, News, Nigeria, Norway, Pacific, Passion fruit, Pineapples, Potatoes, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, South Africa, Spain, Sweet potatoes, Tanzania, Togo, Tomatoes, Tonga, Yam, Zimbabwe
GLOBAL World of Fresh Ideas On 26-27 May, Fruitnet will be live and online to host “World of Fresh Ideas”, a learning and networking event for the global fresh fruit and vegetable business. Four programme tracks offer talks, interviews and interactive discussions with experts from across the international fresh produce business. Organised by Fruitnet in cooperation with Fruit Logistica, the event is aimed at suppliers, distributors, buyers and service providers in the fresh produce trade. Source: World of Fresh Ideas… +