Fit For Market: 350 requests, 140 action plans, 20 applications for access to finance

To date, over 350 individual requests for support have been sent to COLEACP from 30 countries in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific (ACP) as part of the Fit For Market (FFM) programme (see the map below).

140 of these applications have already been converted into action plans which are being implemented on the ground to help strengthen the competitiveness and further the sustainability of the fruit and vegetable industry in ACP countries.

20 SMEs have specifically requested support to facilitate their access to finance. These demands relate to investment projects in the areas of fresh fruit processing equipment, the modernisation of production systems and marketing.