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Order issued by the French Government to suspend the importation, introduction and placing on the market in France of some foodstuffs originating from outside the EU that contain residues of certain pesticides

09/01/2026
On 7 January 2025 the French Government issued an Order suspending the import and sale of some foodstuffs that originate from outside the European Union (EU) if they contain certain pesticides that are not approved for use in the EU....
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Order issued by the French Government to suspend the importation, introduction and placing on the market in France of some foodstuffs originating from outside the EU that contain residues of certain pesticides

Improving energy performance: Bodukwan Multi Fruit Processing Ltd committed to more efficient production in Ghana
Waste management – Malawi Mangoes adopts a circular, efficient and value-creating management model
Market access: Rayfield Farms resumes exports from Nigeria to the United Kingdom
Strengthening contractual relationships with producers: the Malakass example in the cassava value chain in Madagascar
Agritech in Ghana: Complete Farmer strengthens its network of 12,500 smallholder farmers with targeted technical assistance
EPILIMNION in Trinidad and Tobago: expanding greenhouse production capacity to substitute imports
Coldiron in Zimbabwe: strengthening the bankability and strategic use of a business plan
Chlorpyrifos addition to the Stockholm Convention: a decisive step toward global phase-out of a highly hazardous pesticide
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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S RIGHTS DAY 2022
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Caribbean Agrifood Business Series

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Catch up on our latest webinars showcasing ACP agribusinesses
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S RIGHTS DAY 2022
Caribbean Agrifood Business Series
IICA-COLEACP Caribbean Agrifood Business Series: Ensuring food quality and safety
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Two recent webinars focused on agrifood businesses in the Caribbean and Africa: “Agriculture trade: Opportunities for SMEs and businesses in export markets” (with the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture, IICA); and “Catalysing young African agri-entrepreneurs’ investments” (with the Pan-African Farmers’ Organization, PAFO). Agriculture trade: Opportunities for SMEs and businesses in export markets IICA-COLEACP Caribbean Agrifood Business Series: Session No. 5 This series focuses on innovations and successes of Caribbean farmer-led businesses and SMEs. The 31 March session highlighted the… +
Celebrate women in the agrifood sector! Worldwide, about a third of established businesses are women owned and managed.1 Sub-Saharan Africa has of the highest rates of women’s entrepreneurs.2 Latin America and the Caribbean region show a high rate of women entrepreneurs involved in high-growth activity and manufacturing and transportation sector, half of them being under the age of 35.3 Women are a significant entrepreneurial force as owners of farms, input supply stores, service delivery businesses, and processing and export firms… +
The fourth session of the Caribbean Agrifood Business Series, organised by the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and COLEACP, focused on “Ensuring food quality and safety in the Caribbean: the key role of SMEs and businesses”. The online session on 9 December reunited 240 participants from the Caribbean and other parts of world, including 15 African countries. Entrepreneurs, food safety and quality specialists, and experts on policy and finance highlighted the importance of food and nutrition security in… +