New EU Plant Health Rules Affecting Mango Exports
- 14/05/2019
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Uncategorized
No CommentsThe new European Union directive on mango imports will be applied from 1 September 2019. To ensure that mango exports can continue in the 2020 season, producers, exporters and National Plant Protection Organisations (NPPOs) must act now. On 8 March COLEACP issued an information bulletin on new EU rules affecting mango imports. These rules are being introduced in response to high numbers of interceptions of mango imports due to the presence of fruit fly (non-European Tephritidae). On 21 March 2019,… +Realignment of organic regulations
- 17/04/2019
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Uncategorized
The EU is realigning some of the rules for organic production concerning the use of plant protection products. This has led to the withdrawal from the organic standards of some substances that are currently used. An example is calcium carbide, which has been applied as a growth regulator by many organic pineapple producers. For the time being, this can no longer be accepted by organic certification bodies on produce destined for the EU market. COLEACP is in discussions on how… +FOCUS: FFM SPS PROGRAMME
- 08/04/2019
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Uncategorized
Rome, Italy: At the International Plant Protection Convention, 25 ACP countries mobilised around sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) issues and priorities On 1–2 April, COLEACP organised an event in Rome to present its Fit For Market SPS programme (FFM SPS) to the competent authorities of African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries. The event provided an opportunity to discuss SPS issues affecting the ACP fruit and vegetable sector and possibilities for COLEACP support within the framework of FFM SPS, and to review… +Two new approved plant protection products for tomatoes
- 08/04/2019
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Uncategorized
In the fruit and vegetable sector, two new products have been authorised, only for tomatoes: one based on pyrethrins and the other on spinetoram. The following links take you to the Global List of pesticides authorised by the Permanent Interstate Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel (CILSS) following its revision by the 43rd ordinary session of the Sahelian Pesticides Committee (PSC), as well as the list of pesticides authorised by the 43rd session of the PSC. These lists will… +Rungis Market celebrates 50 years
- 08/04/2019
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Uncategorized
Rungis International Market, on the outskirts of Paris, is the largest wholesale food market in the world. At 50 years old, and in the age of the internet and e-commerce, the market has not lost any of its freshness or size: covering 234 hectares, it involves 1,200 companies, 12,500 employees and 9,500 tons of fresh produce each day. It was in February 1969 that the market in Les Halles moved from the heart of Paris to the southern suburbs, for… +Rimini, Italy: Macfrut 2019 – Spotlight on sub-Saharan Africa
- 08/04/2019
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Uncategorized
In its 36th year, Macfrut (8–10 May) will be honouring the countries of sub-Saharan Africa. Exhibitors will include Angola, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. Delegations from other countries in the region will attend to meet fruit and vegetable buyers from the European markets. In 2018, 43,000 visitors visited Rimini (up from 39,000 in 2017) – 25% of whom were international. The show’s 2018 Tropical Fruit Congress brought together the elite of the world’s mango and… +Important message to the competent authorities and operators involved in the mango sector
- 09/03/2019
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Uncategorized
The European Union is in the process of overhauling its plant health regulations. In December 2019, the new EU plant health regulation will become fully operational. In the meantime, the existing rules are being enforced more rigorously and special measures have already been introduced for a number of imported crops where there have been high numbers of notifications due to quarantine pests. The new EU plant health rules focus in particular on crops that are a known pathway into the… +New EU Plant Health Regulation 2016/2031: update and specific information for ACP competent authorities on high risk plants
- 31/01/2019
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Uncategorized
(Feel free to contact us if you need additional information or support from COLEACP) The new regulation will become fully applicable on 13 December 2019. Among the main changes include special measures covering imports of certain high risk plants and plant products, as well as new requirements for phytosanitary certificates whereby all living plant material (plants, fruit, vegetables, cut flowers, seeds, etc.) will have to be accompanied by a certificate, except for a list of exempted commodities that are known… +« GROWING PEOPLE » : A word from the General Delegate
- 28/01/2019
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Uncategorized
It is our responsibility to prepare young people for opportunities in the agricultural sector. Young Africans have no choice, they must roll up their sleeves and take ownership of agriculture at all levels, from workers and technicians to land owners and corporations; from the poor to the middle classes and millionaires. It is not up to agriculture to adapt, but for young people to adapt their skills to the needs of tomorrow’s agriculture: modern, efficient, sustainable and profitable. On the… +FOCUS: SIERRA LEONE
- 20/12/2018
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Uncategorized
Collective intelligence is one of the main principles guiding COLEACP’s actions. The association is committed to a continuous improvement process with its members, placing people at the centre to facilitate learning and performance. At the same time, COLEACP encourages and facilitates partnerships wherever possible to serve the competitiveness and sustainability of agricultural sectors. COLEACP’s action in Sierra Leone is a recent, concrete illustration of this approach. In May 2018, COLEACP and three European importers of fruit and vegetables (Belgian, French… +