Deadline extended: Join the Organic Africa Pavilion at BioFach 2022
- 20/09/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Africa
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There is still a chance for African organic suppliers to take part in the Organic Africa Pavilion at BioFach, which is happening in Nuremberg, Germany from 15 to 18 February 2022. The deadline for applications has been extended to 30 September 2021. How can you take part? You can choose from different levels of service: Full Service Stand – Attend the fair yourself, with a stand in the Pavilion plus marketing package from ProFound (poster, flyers, video). A full range… +Just published – the European market for fruit and vegetables from ACP countries
- 20/09/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Africa, Caribbean, News, Pacific
The latest market study from COLEACP’s Market Intelligence service is “State of play and opportunities of the European market for fruit and vegetables from ACP countries”. Four years on from our original 2017 report, this new publication provides an update on the evolution of the European market, and development opportunities on this market for fruit and vegetables of ACP origin. You can access the European market study here (in French) and here (in English). If you are a COLEACP member… +New and upcoming publications from the Market Intelligence service
- 20/09/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Africa, Caribbean, News, Pacific
Just published The latest market study from COLEACP’s Market Intelligence service is “State of play and opportunities of the European market for fruit and vegetables from ACP countries” – more information available here. COLEACP also produces market profiles – targeted studies focusing on specific countries and/or commodities, often at the request of stakeholders. The most recent are: Market profile of processed tomato in Senegal (open access) French English Market profile of mango purée and cut mango pulp from Côte d’Ivoire… +ECTAD CARIBBEAN: Taro/dasheen exporters seeking markets
- 20/09/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Caribbean, Dasheen, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Do you have a European market for taro? The Eastern Caribbean Trading Agriculture and Development Organisation (ECTAD CARIBBEAN) is a national small farmers’ organisation based in St Vincent and the Grenadines, with connections and networks throughout the Caribbean. Its farmers produce a variety of crops, with taro/dasheen (Colocasia esculenta) being one of the main crops exported; secondary crops include eddoes, ginger and sweet potatoes. The organisation has been marketing taro/dasheen to clients in Europe for over ten years through its… +Business coaching: SwanCape Farms pushing to the next level
- 20/09/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Africa, Nigeria
“I can boldly say it’s the best support I have received towards managing my business.” Dr Agnes Fasehun During June and July 2021, SwanCape Farms, a fast-growing farm-to-door company in Nigeria, participated in business coaching with an Agri-Logic expert, organised and facilitated through the Fit For Market programme. Throughout 2020-21, business training and coaching has formed a key part of COLEACP’s Covid-19 Action Plan. The agri-business coaching focused first on issue resolution – human resources, cashflow and profitability, operations, competition… +News digest: Agri-food markets and production
- 20/09/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Africa, Apples, Avocados, Bananas, Berries, Caribbean, Cherries, Citrus fruits, Ginger, Mangoes, News, Onions, Pacific, Papayas, Pineapples, Tomatoes, Watermelons
AFRICA Réunion Island vanilla gets EU Protected Geographical Indication Vanilla from Réunion Island has just been registered by the European Commission in the register of Protected Geographical Indications (PGI). Its reputation is based on its unique aromatic bouquet, the result of the plant’s perfect acclimatisation on the volcanic slopes of the east of the island and the know-how developed by the people of Reunion. Source: Commodafrica, 30 August 2021 Opportunities for Ethiopian avocados “Ethiopia has huge potential in avocados” says… +Ethiopia: Unveiling of COLEACP Rapid SPS Assessment tool for the Ethiopian NPPO
- 17/09/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Africa, Ethiopia
A meeting was held on 15 September 2021 with the Ethiopian National Plant Protection Organisation (NPPO), the national focal point and the COLEACP team to introduce COLEACP’s Rapid SPS Assessment (R-SAT) tool. The R-SAT tool was developed by COLEACP to support relevant authorities, in consultation with key stakeholders from the public and private sectors, to assess the status and functioning of SPS systems. Bringing together the public and private sectors will allow the development of a priority action plan based… +Caribbean: Strategic review of the Caribbean Agricultural Health and Food Safety Agency
- 17/09/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Caribbean, News
With the support of COLEACP, the Caribbean Agricultural Health and Food Safety Agency (CAHFSA) is undergoing significant changes to ensure that it fulfils its mandate and maximises the value it offers to member countries. CAHFSA’s role is particularly important in the current context of a global pandemic; the increasing importance of non-tariff barriers and agricultural nationalism; threats to food security; and the need to rapidly diversify and expand exports from the Caribbean region. For CAHFSA to contribute effectively to addressing… +COLEACP training – Improving SPS practices along the whole Penja pepper value chain
- 16/09/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Africa, Cameroon
Since June, training on good SPS practices for the Penja pepper sector has been continuing through the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) project “Strengthening the phytosanitary monitoring and certification system for Cameroon’s fruit and vegetable sector”. Stricter European regulations since 2016 threatened to limit the export potential of Penja pepper, a unique agricultural product originating from Cameroon. This project centres on supporting Penja pepper producers to understand the SPS risks and strengthening their capacity to deal with them. The… +Six new Good Practice Guides – Updates
- 16/09/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Africa, Benin, Guinea, Kenya, Togo, Uganda
During 2021 COLEACP is providing a team of expert consultants to support national/regional initiatives to develop Good Practice Guides for horticultural value chains. These Guides are being developed, disseminated and kept up to date by stakeholders within each value chain. They are not COLEACP publications – they are written, owned and published by the professionals, within each country/region and crop sector, who will inform and use them. Stakeholders in the sector who take on this task receive practical support throughout… +