• New procedure for notifying non-compliances to third countries in TRACES-NT

    • 19/07/2022
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: ACP EN
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    Some weeks ago, the EU sent out a notice to let third countries know that the system for notifying plant health interceptions (via email) would be replaced with a new system that uses the TRACES-NT platform. It is important to disseminate this information to all the National Plant Protection Organisation (NPPO) officials that are responsible for the follow-up of shipments of plants and plant products to the EU (and any associated interceptions). To access the new system, designated NPPO contact… +
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  • Fit For Market Plus – apply now for programme support

    • 15/07/2022
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: ACP EN, Headline, News
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    In total, close to a 1000 participants attended six regional events and the intra-ACP official launch event for the new FFM + programme. These events were the opportunity to present the rational behind the programme, to detail foreseen activities for stakeholders from the ACP horticultural sector, and to explain how to access support. Funded by the EU and the OACPS (25 Million EUR over a period of 5 years), this new programme aims to mitigate the impacts of Covid-19 by… +
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  • Support project for agro-ecological transition/DEFIA: training of Beninese relay experts

    • 15/07/2022
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Benin
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    As part of the project to support the agro-ecological transition of the pineapple sector in Benin, COLEACP organised a training for trainers’ session from 27 June to 9 July 2022 in Cotonou. Sixteen experts took part in the session, which is the second of a three-phase training cycle aiming to strengthen the skills of relay experts on technical and pedagogical subjects so that they can subsequently support DEFIA’s partner groups in their agro-ecological transition projects. This second session aimed to… +
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  • COLEACP’s 2021 Annual Report is just published

    • 15/07/2022
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: ACP EN, News
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    Our new look annual report is available here. Get a quick overview of our 2021 programmes (Fit For Market, Fit For Market SPS, NExT Kenya, STDF projects) and our contributions to collaborative projects (with UNIDO and Enabel, among others) – and view snapshots of selected programme activities. The report also gives a brief summary of the EU and ACP horticultural markets in 2021. “Despite the unpredictable international context, we remain confident in the future. All the more so as horticultural… +
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  • Amendments to EU plant health rules for False Codling Moth – July 2022

    • 14/07/2022
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: ACP EN, News
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    The COLEACP Flash info issued on 20th June (and our website) gives an overview of recent AMENDMENTS TO THE EU PLANT HEALTH LEGISLATION. The latest regulation introduces new rules for False Codling Moth, which will apply from 14 of July 2022. We have updated our Guidelines on the export of Capsicum from Africa to incorporate the latest changes, and this is now available from our e-library. You may also be interested in the recent updates of our guidelines on eggplant… +
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  • More effective control of potato blight in Fouta-Djallon with a new warning system

    • 14/07/2022
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Guinea, News
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    In Fouta-Djallon, central Guinea, potato is a major crop, widely exported to countries in the sub-region, with more than 45,000 tonnes produced per year and 38,000 affiliated producers – 64% of whom are women. One of the major problems faced by potato crop is blight. Extremely prevalent during the rainy season, mildew limits the cultivated area of potato and forces producers to apply numerous phytosanitary treatments to ensure production. Surveys carried out as part of the development of the Guide… +
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  • Suriname: Eggplant R-SAT Validation Workshop

    • 13/07/2022
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: News, Suriname
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    On 24 May the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry & Fisheries of the Republic of Suriname, in collaboration with COLEACP (Fit For Market SPS programme) and the Caribbean Agricultural Health & Food Safety Agency (CAHFSA), held a one-day Eggplant R-SAT Validation Workshop in Paramaribo, bringing together 20 key representatives from the public and private horticulture sectors. Prior to the Suriname workshop, a COLEACP expert team facilitated the dialogue and engagement between key stakeholders, both public and private, in their assessment… +
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  • Study tour to Kenya by Somalia’s competent authorities

    • 13/07/2022
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Kenya, News
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    In the last week of May, Kenya hosted a study tour by the Somalian competent authorities – the Somali Bureau of Standards (SOBS) and the Somali Agricultural Regulatory and Inspection Services (SARIS), part of the Ministry of Agriculture & Irrigation (MoA). They visited the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) and the Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS) among other key stakeholders in the country – the Fresh Produce Exporters Association of Kenya (FPEAK), Pest Control Products Board (PCPB), Bureau Veritas… +
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  • NExT Kenya study on bottlenecks in the horticultural sector is supported by evidence from recent NHT mission

    • 13/07/2022
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Kenya, News
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    On 5 July, at a meeting with representatives of Kenya’s horticultural public and private sectors, Dr Kedera, NExT Kenya programme coordinator, presented the results of a study on the bottlenecks affecting the competitiveness of Kenyan horticultural exports. These results are the fruit of more than a year’s work, which involved local consultants, multiple exchanges with stakeholders in Kenya and Europe and the competent authorities, as well as methodological and coordination work by COLEACP’s Markets Insights department. What did the study… +
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  • Three missions to meet with our partners and collaborators

    • 13/07/2022
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: Burundi, Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Guinea, News
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    Guinea Several meetings were organised with the Direction Nationale de la Protection des Végétaux et des Denrées Stockées (DNPV-DS) of the Ministry of Agriculture in Guinea. Planned capacity building activities (training in sampling and performing official controls) were discussed, as well as possibilities for the establishment of an internal training unit within Guinea’s National Plant Protection Organisation (NPPO). The STDF project in Guinea began in 2019 with the aim to strengthen phytosanitary capacity in Guinea, contributing to the establishment of… +
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