GLOBALG.A.P. has published a procedure for certification extension on its website which should be useful for many companies.
If you have specific concerns regarding this initiative or others, do not hesitate to contact the relevant certification bodies to ask for advice.… +
Importers are taking measures and precautions to protect their staff and maintain continuity of service. These measures may include: Teleworking for departments than can work remotely (IT, sales, marketing, administrative and financial), maintening the usual contacts by telephone;
Reinforcement of health measures and organisation of operational teams to limit exposure to risk as far as possible;
Maintenance of shipping lines, as airlines are likely to decline sharply;
Provision of additional inventory where necessary to reduce the potential impact of supply… +
All buyers may enter Rungis Market to buy from all the pavilions at the usual times. However, wholesalers are being strongly affected by the closure of restaurants and canteens.
Regarding exotic fruits and vegetables, the situation may be difficult for small retailers in inner-city Paris specialising in African food products. There is likely to be a shift in deliveries of exotic produce to supermarkets, but demand is tending to focus on basic fruits and vegetables such as potatoes, tomatoes, cucumbers… +
A national stakeholders workshop on Ghana’s GLOBALG.A.P National Interpretation Guideline for Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) 5.2 was held by the National Technical Working Group in collaboration with the GIZ – German International Cooperation, the Market Oriented Agriculture Programme (MOAP), Federation of Associations of Ghanaian Exporters – FAGE GHANA (FAGE), and Coleacp’s Fit for Market Programme (EU/ AFD – Agence Française de Développement). Discussions covered control points, compliance criteria and general regulations.… +
As part of Coleacp’s “Fit for Market” programme, several ghanaian companies in the process of complying with GLOBALG.A.P. have been trained to understand the specificities of the EU premium market for vegetables in the context of voluntary standards such as GLOBALG.A.P.… +
As part of its Fit For Market programme, COLEACP and Zimbabwe’s Plant Quarantine and Plant Protection Services Institute held a workshop in Harare for key public and private actors in horticulture to identify priorities and build a 3-year action plan for compliance with the EU SPS regulations.… +
Following the collective training organised in October 2019 in order to reinforce the good practices for harvest and post-harvest handling for avocado export, the companies have been offered the opportunity to benefit from a coaching on dry matter testing.
An experienced trainer visited the companies to train the technical staff to perform the test themselves.… +
Change in maximum residue limits for prochloraz
– Updates following our communication from December 19, 2019 –
As the mango sector is already aware, the number of plant protection products that can be used on mango for export to the European Union is decreasing, which has an important impact on pest and disease control. In this context, the management of anthracnose is particularly problematic Ideally, a disease control pathway for mangoes (especially for anthracnose) should include at least applications of… +
Field training Workshop in Accra, Technical managers in exporting companies reinforced their skills in transmitting learning to small-scale producers and workers. Participants learned to conduct short training courses on the topics covered in their previous courses, using animations.… +
Fruit Logistica 2020 – Berlin.
Fresh Produce Exporters Association of Kenya (FPEAK), represented by its Chairman M. Apollo Owuor met with the Tanzanian Horticultural Association (TAHA), to discuss collaboration and regional strategies.… +
Professional meetings were held in Berlin at Fruit Logistica 2020.
Exchanges and discussions with representatives of COLEACP member companies: Fresh Produce Exporters Association of Kenya (FPEAK) and Fresh Produce Consortium of Kenya (FPC KENYA), links in the value chains of the Kenyan horticultural sector.… +
Rwandan company EXCELLA PRODUCE Lts produces fruit and vegetables – avocados, French beans, chillies, baby corn, carrots, tomatoes, ginger, passion fruit and broccoli – and wants to expand to EU markets. As part of its Fit for Market programme, Coleacp is supporting the company to establish a strong quality and food safety management system validated through GLOBALG.A.P. certification.… +
In Brussels, a delegation from the East African Community (EAC), headed by Hon. Christophe BAZIVAMO, Deputy Secretary General, met COLEACP’s team headed by Delegate General Jeremy KNOPS to set up a roadmap for EAC-COLEACP collaboration.
The EAC, a regional intergovernmental organisation based in Tanzania, has six partner states: Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. COLEACP is currently supporting all except South Sudan.… +
COLEACP mission under FFM and FFM SPS programmes to Nigeria: visits of beneficiaries
from public and private sector to analyze their application for support,
develop and validate a list of priority actions. Reminder of the mission Country
Nigeria Programmes
Fit For Market
Fit For Market SPS Experts
Jeremy Knops, COLEACP General Delegate,
Marie-Hélène Kestemont, COLEACP Regional Programme Manager
Vincent Berthet COLEACP Project managers
Wester Schepers COLEACP Project managers Calendar
From 14.01.2020 to 24.01.2020 Post-mission Sheet Nigeria- FFM – FFM SPS… +
Follow-up of COLEACP beneficiaries in Rwanda and workshop to build an action plan with the Rwandese NPPO Reminder of the mission Country
Rwanda Programmes
Fit For Market
Fit For Market SPS Experts
Maud DELACOLLETTE, Regional Programme Manager
Victor BORO, Project Manager Calendar From 21.01.2020 to 24.01.2020 Post-mission Sheet Rwanda-FFM FFM-SPS-Janv20… +
Last week COLEACP issued an urgent information bulletin to alert stakeholders in the organic sector to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/25, amending and correcting detailed rules for Council regulation (EC) No. 834/2007, published on 14th January. The Regulation requires that the Certificate of Organic Inspection (COI) for organic goods must be issued prior to the shipping of the goods from the country of origin. This rule will enter into force on 3rd February 2020.
During the past week COLEACP has… +
COLEACP has registered 55 requests for support from Nigeria since the start of its Fit For Market programme in 2016. A visit took place in January 2020 to meet with organisations with a view to finalizing MoUs; to obtain valuable feedback from companies that have already benefited from Fit For Market; to conduct group training; and to hold strategic meetings with the Competent Authorities, the EU Delegation and the AFD (French Development Agency).… +
COLEACP mission to tailor a potential new intervention programme with Kenyan public and private stakeholders complementary to FFM and FFM SPS, to take part in the ACP Business Summit and to monitor the COLEACP training strategy in Kenya. Summary of the mission Country
Kenya Programmes
Fit for Market – Fit for Market SPS Experts
Jeremy KNOPS, General Delegate
Yessie MEYER, Regional Programme Manager
Camille DE WERGIFOSSE, Training Delivery Manager Calendar
From 02.12.2019 to 14.12.2019 Download the mission Sheet… +
As part of the Fit For Market SPS programme in Nigeria, a strategic meeting between Coleacp and the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) discussed the challenges and opportunities, and how best to target potential COLEACP support.… +
As part of its Fit For Market SPS programme, COLEACP’s Rwanda national workshop is bringing together key actors in public and private horticulture to prioritize activities and build an action plan for the next 3 years to enable compliance with EU sanitary and phytosanitary regulations.… +
COLEACP’s Fit For Market programmes are currently supporting Nigeria’s horticultural industry. Activities include meetings with local companies, and visits to plantations and workshops. Here, live from our joint workshop with Agricultural Fresh Produce Growers & Exporters Association of Nigeria for key private sector stakeholders on the state of play of the Nigerian horticultural sector.
Photo credits: Olaoluwa Jeje, Doppler Media – Lagos, Nigeria.… +
This flash info provides updates on regulatory changes regarding active substances approval and associated MRL changes in the European Union and urgent actions to be taken.
Chlorpyrifos and chlorpyrifos-methyl are broad spectrum organophosphorus insecticides and acaricides used to control soil and foliage pests. Examples of pests controlled and applications are provided bellow. CHLORPYRIFOS
CHLORPYRIFOS-METHYL EXAMPLE OF APPLICATION
Fruit including apples, pears, grapes, pineapples, bananas, strawberries, mango; Tomatoes; Vegetables including carrots, cabbages, cauliflower, Brussel sprouts
Fruit including apples, pears, grapes, pineapples,… +
On 14th January the EU published Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/25, amending and correcting detailed rules for Council regulation (EC) No. 834/2007. This has very important implications for exports of organic produce to the European Union (EU), and action needs to be taken immediately.
The rule requires that the Certificate of Origin (COI) for organic goods must be issued prior to the shipping of the goods from the country of origin. Any COI issued after the date of the Bill… +
GREATER CERTAINTY UNTIL 1ST JANUARY 2021
After a period of uncertainty, there is now greater clarity regarding the completion of the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union (EU). With an 80-seat majority in the House of Commons, Prime Minister Johnson now has an unassailable majority for the passage of the revised EU27/UK Withdrawal Agreement through the UK Parliament, with this process now well under way.
So the UK is now firmly on track to leave the EU on 31st January… +