Shaping the future: Driving gender parity on EU company boards. The directive on gender balance on company boards officially came into force at the end of 2024.
- 30/01/2025
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
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The Gender Balance on Corporate Boards Directive will officially come into force at the end of 2024, marking a landmark step towards achieving gender parity in EU-listed companies. The Directive sets ambitious targets to be met by 30 June 2026: 40% of non-executive director positions and 33% of all board positions must be filled by individuals of the under-represented gender in large or listed companies in the EU. EU Member States had until 28 December 2024 to transpose these requirements… +” Put pen to paper or keyboard to work!!” Compose a poem or a song in preparation for the United Nations International Year of Women Farmers in 2026. Launch of a unique initiative to highlight women farmers as entrepreneurs for a more sustainable world
- 30/01/2025
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
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A unique initiative is being launched in the run-up to 2026, which the United Nations has declared the International Year of Women Farmers, with the launch by COLEAD and partners of a global poetry and song competition. The event aims to celebrate the essential role of women farmers in food security, rural development and resilience to climate change. A showcase for creativity and recognition The competition will be held in a spirit of cultural exchange and international recognition. It invites… +Research Trial Demonstration Day at GART
- 16/01/2025
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
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On January 10, 2025, the Golden Valley Agricultural Research Trust (GART) hosted a highly successful trial demonstration day at its research farm in Chisamba, Zambia. The event presented the content and progress of the ongoing COLEAD research trials implemented by GART, which focus on exploring the potential benefits of integrating undervalorized crops (here Cleome and Amaranthus), into the well-established tomato and cabbage production systems. Under the Fit For Market Plus Programme, field trials are set-up in commercial production environments to… +2024 Consultative Committee: COLEAD and its partners are embarking on a participatory process to develop a ‘COLEAD 2030 Strategy’ to accelerate and maximise the positive impact of its actions on the SDGs
- 20/12/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
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The COLEAD 2024 Consultative Committee, held on the 4th of December in Brussels and online, in a shorter format than in 2023 but extended to include more partners, marked an important strategic step by launching a participatory process to develop the COLEAD 2030 strategy. Bringing together key stakeholders (board members, technical and financial partners and COLEAD management) in an international context marked by geopolitical and climate challenges, this committee confirmed the priorities for strengthening COLEAD’s impact on the Sustainable Development… +Hesma Tyson inspires us and you?
- 20/12/2024
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
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Hesma Tyson, Managing Director and Founder, Specialty Foods Company, Trinidad & Tobago Hesma Tyson founded Caribbean Specialty Foods Company Limited in 2008 to change the way hot sauces are made, without artificial ingredients, and to see her favourite condiment on the international stage. Hesma has worked in the food industry for over 15 years. She was inspired by the experience of mixing sauces in her home kitchen. The company was formed after three years of research and development, during which… +Shared Interest Foundation and COLEAD make progress in linking technical assistance with financial access, to strengthen the sustainability and operational efficiency of cocoa and coffee cooperatives
- 20/12/2024
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
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The partnership between COLEAD and the Shared Interest Foundation (SIF) continues to make progress in its mission to strengthen cooperatives in Côte d’Ivoire, Rwanda and Uganda. Launched in February 2024, the project entitled “Design and Management of a Training & Technical Assistance Programme” has successfully implemented three of its four core components. Key achievements Baseline diagnostics: a thorough assessment of the governance and financial frameworks of the eight participating cooperatives has been completed. The diagnostic reports have provided a… +Regulatory changes for honey exports to the EU: 67 partner countries interested in AGRINFO information
- 20/12/2024
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: News
In November 20-24, AGRINFO organised three webinars to present a new guide developed by the programme on the regulations governing the export of honey to the European Union. This outlines a number of recent regulatory changes affecting countries wishing to export honey to the EU. The webinars were organized on a regional basis and included: 25 November: Session in French for African countries 26 November: English session for ACP countries 27 November: Session in English for Asian, Pacific and Central… +Gender and phytosanitary capacity building in Senegal: indicators aim to ensure that women benefit fully from the opportunities offered by the project
- 20/12/2024
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
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The STDF/PG/946 project “Strengthening phytosanitary capacities to promote exports of horticultural products from Senegal” was officially launched on 6 June. Led by COLEAD in partnership with the Directorate of Plant Protection (DPV) of the Senegalese Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Livestock and funded by the STDF, this three-year project aims to improve and strengthen Senegal’s phytosanitary system to bring its practices in line with international standards. In addition to its technical and economic objectives, the project incorporates an ambitious… +The SIA (Sanidad e Innovación Agropecuaria) project, a collaboration between COLEAD and the Dominican Ministry of Agriculture, has made significant progress since its launch this year
- 20/12/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
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Funded by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the initiative aims to transform the food safety management and control system and improve the competitiveness of the Dominican Republic’s agricultural sector. Progress and achievements By the end of the first quarter 2025, all 46 planned activities will have started , ensuring a structured and rapid implementation of the project’s objectives. The project team consists of 17 experts from six countries (Chile, Spain, Belgium, Argentina, Honduras and the Dominican Republic) who bring a… +Highlights of the 2024 survey of partners benefiting from COLEAD programmes
- 20/12/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
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Respondents scored 8.21 out of 10 on their likelihood to recommend COLEAD to fellow professionals. At COLEAD, we value the insights and feedback of our partner-beneficiaries (PBs) i.e. partners who have benefited from a programme implemented by the organization, to refine our practices and enhance the impact of our support. Our annual Pulse Survey, conducted each summer, continues to serve as a cornerstone for assessing our performance and aligning our efforts with the evolving needs of our stakeholders. Here are… +