Kenya: FPEAK strengthens its governance
- 29/08/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
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Kenya: FPEAK strengthens its governance Through its programmes, COLEAD supports professional organisations that are representative of their sector to strengthen their capacity to provide services to their members and with concern for the long-term future of its action. In Kenya, for example, COLEAD recently supported the Fresh Produce Exporters Association of Kenya (FPEAK) through the NExT Kenya programme as part of a governance intervention. The members of FPEAK are involved in the Kenyan fresh produce trade and are therefore… +EU and GB MRL changes in 2024 (May– August 2024)
- 29/08/2024
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Uncategorized
EU and GB MRL changes in 2024 (May – August 2024) Changes to EU and GB pesticide maximum residue levels COLEAD’s monitoring of pesticide regulations covers maximum residue limit (MRL) changes in both the EU and Great Britain (GB). Note that EU MRLs still apply in Northern Ireland (GB covers only England, Scotland, and Wales). During the period May – August 2024, we have been highlighting significant changes to EU MRLs that affect 15 active substances, 7 of which are… +EU and GB approval changes (May-August 2024)
- 29/08/2024
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Uncategorized
EU and GB approval changes (May-August 2024) EU and GB approval changes COLEAD’s Regulation Monitoring covers both European Union (EU) and Great Britain (GB) approval changes. Note that EU approvals still apply in Northern Ireland. Great Britain is the mainland comprising England, Scotland and Wales. The European Commission (EC) has recently published changes to 14 plant protection product (PPP) approvals within the EU, some of which are important for ACP horticulture. These include: Extension of the approval period for amisulbrom… +Dominican Republic moves towards one health system
- 28/08/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
Dominican Republic moves towards one health system The SIA (Sanidad Innovación Agropecuaria) project of the Dominican Republic’s Ministry of Agriculture was launched in April 2024. It is funded by the IDB and implemented by COLEAD. The many meetings and exchanges, that have taken place since our first mission in May, have enabled the first results of the project to be drawn up and presented to the various public stakeholders, including local authorities at the highest level. As a reminder,… +Understanding EU regulatory changes with AGRINFO
- 28/08/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
Understanding EU regulatory changes with AGRINFO The AGRINFO programme was set up to help the EU’s partner countries (listed as low-income, lower-middle income and upper-middle-income economies in the Development Assistance Committee List of ODA Recipients of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)), understand and anticipate the impact of changing EU regulations on their agri-food exports to the European market. In practice, AGRINFO provides EU trading partners with clear summaries of the “what, why and when” of recent… +FFM+ supports GOPEX International NV on the path to Suriname’s first GLOBALG.A.P. Certification
- 22/08/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
FFM+ supports GOPEX International NV on the path to Suriname’s first GLOBALG.A.P. Certification GOPEX International NV has successfully completed a critical post-training mission with COLEAD support. GOPEX is a leading agro-industry company in Suriname specialized in the production, processing, and distribution of fresh-cut fruits and vegetables for the local market and export, particularly to the Netherlands. As part of its growth and quality assurance strategy, GOPEX aims to achieve GLOBALG.A.P. certification, a globally recognized standard for good agricultural practices.… +EDFI MC selects COLEAD to provide technical assistance through the AGRIFI facility
- 22/07/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
EDFI MC selects COLEAD to provide technical assistance through the AGRIFI facility We are thrilled to announce that COLEAD has been awarded by EDFI Management Company (EDFI MC) with the Technical Assistance Consultancy Services on the AGRIFI Facility, after an open tender procedure initiated in November 2023. This framework contract marks a significant achievement and milestone for the organisation where COLEAD will leverage its extensive experience and broad network of expertise to deliver high-quality technical assistance to private sector… +COLEAD Annual Report 2023
- 22/07/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
COLEAD Annual Report 2023 In a global political and economic context that continues to appear threatening, we must count on the continued determination and shared will of the parties involved in COLEAD’s field of action to continue thinking and working together to contribute to the necessary transformation of agri-food systems. The issues at stake and the needs require us to be ambitious and innovative. COLEAD must continue to carry out its mission based on a multiple role, in particular… +COLEAD 2024 General Meeting
- 22/07/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
COLEAD 2024 General Meeting COLEAD’s Annual Ordinary General Meeting (OGM) was held on 27 June 2024 in Rungis, with both face-to-face and distance participation, bringing together members from around twenty countries, including Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Chad, Cameroon, Ghana, Ethiopia, France, Haiti, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the UK, Rwanda, Senegal, Togo and Zimbabwe. The event was an opportunity to share the latest news from the association over the past year and the strategic directions… +Understanding the impact of trade-related capacity building interventions
- 19/07/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
Understanding the impact of trade-related capacity building interventions This article presents the findings of a pilot study commissioned by COLEAD in the framework of the FFM+ programme to explore the ‘spillover effects’ of trade-related capacity building interventions over the past two decades aimed at improving the export horticulture value chain in Kenya. Spillovers, understood as unintended impacts of development interventions, have been underexplored in standard project performance matrices. While some work has been done in this area by organizations… +