Lucy Agricultural Development plc in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, has recently received support with COLEACP’s Sustainability Self-Assessment System. As part of its Fit For Market programme, COLEACP coaches beneficiaries the first time they fill out the online system – when they come to update, they will complete it themselves.… +

In October 2019 COLEACP organised group training on “Crop Protection and Safe Use of Pesticides” in Arusha, for technical staff and extensionists of Tanzanian companies and cooperatives. While in Tanzania our experts held fruitful discussions with representatives of the agricultural sector, including Mr Katemani, Ms Lightness Christopher Muro and Ms Dorah John Amuli from the Plant Health Services; and Mrs Shukrani Mdegela from the Wood Africa Foundation.… +

After the success of the “Hygiene and traceability” training in may, COLEACP organized a 4 days training on “Food safety management”, from 2d to 5th September in #Zimbabwe. This training, rich in sharing and discovery, was a great success both on a human and intellectual level.… +

Another 4-day collective training was organized in #Lagos on “Food Safety Management”. It was addressed to technical staff of Nigerian exporting companies and cooperatives. Participants have gained knowledge on principles and regulations linked to food safety. EU regulations, as well as quality and private standards were introduced. [FORMATION] À Lagos, une formation collective de 4 jours a été organisée en août sur ‘’la gestion de la sécurité sanitaire des aliments’’. Cette formation à l’attention du personnel technique des entreprises et… +

In Arusha in September 2019, COLEACP held a 3-day group training course, “Guarantee the commercial quality of export avocado: quality criteria and good practices for harvest and post-harvest handling”. Participants reinforced their knowledges on best practices in setting up an orchard, growing avocado, and best practices for the farm, packhouse and logistics. Field visits to a large avocado farm, a packhouse and a smallholder avocado farm demonstrated best harvest and post-harvest practices, with a focus on fruit sampling and harvesting,… +

The 19th September 2019, COLEACP will held an industry stakeholder workshop in Nairobi. On this occasion, COLEACP will provide an update of support activities conducted in Kenya since the start of its “Fit for Market” programmes in 2016-2017, as well as information on a potential new intervention programme through the EU Delegation to be designed specifically for the Kenyan horticultural industry. It will thus be a strategic moment in time to ensure that any current and future support activities are… +