• Workshop – avocado supply chain in Kenya focuses on quality

    • 20/12/2018
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    In Kenya the Horticultural Crops Directorate (HCD; formerly Horticultural Crops Development Authority), Fresh Produce Exporters Association of Kenya (FPEAK) and Fresh Produce Consortium of Kenya (FPC), together with COLEACP, organized a two-day workshop on 3 December 2018. The event brought together 140 participants from throughout the country’s avocado value chain (producers, importers, exporters, logistics operators, competent authorities and transport companies). The main reason for the meeting was the current challenge faced by the Kenyan industry to improve the commercial quality… +
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  • COP 24 in Katowice (3-14 December) : changing together !

    • 07/12/2018
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    24th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The motto of COP24 says: ‘Changing together’ COLEACP can only agree! This is the purpose of its sustainability charter! « As producers and exporters in the Africa-Caribbean-Pacific (ACP) horticultural industry, and importers in the EU, we are committed to running our operations in a sustainable way. We understand sustainability as an on-going process towards the economic, social and environmental well being of all those we… +
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  • SERVICE PROCUREMENT NOTICE : PUBLICATION OF THE SHORT LIST

    • 23/11/2018
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    Call for tender for the service procurement : “ Support to strengthen the competitiveness of the ACP horticultural industry by complying with SPS requirements of domestic and international markets ” – ref COLEACP/AO/181083 Following the call for expression of interest launched in the context of this service procurement notice, all applications received within the deadline were evaluated. The applicants selected during this first phase are listed (view the list). Invitations to tender for this service procurement will be sent this… +
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  • COLEACP NEWS OCTOBER 2018: EVENTS

    • 30/10/2018
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    FRUIT LOGISTICA 2019: connect with the future of the fruit and vegetable business More than 3,200 exhibitors and 78,000 trade visitors will participate in FRUIT LOGISTICA 2019, which will be held in Berlin between 6 and 8 February. The Africa Hall, successfully launched in 2018, will again be host to COLEACP in 2019. FRUIT LOGISTICA 2019 offers an opportunity for SMEs from ACP countries, visitors and exhibitors to make direct contact with the international fruit and vegetable market, buyers, competitors,… +
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  • COLEACP’ SUPPORT IN KENYA-WATER AND SOIL MANAGEMENT

    • 29/10/2018
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    Kenyan farmers are facing increasingly severe droughts due to significant climate change in production areas. Most small and medium-sized farmers often have limited access to irrigation, and their dependence on reduced rainfall and precipitation is of increasing concern. Several green bean-exporting companies have requested support to help their producers use available water more efficiently and sustainably. Technical assistance is being deployed to develop a multi-stage support and training methodology. Following an initial diagnosis to analyse current practices, it will be… +
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  • Water and soil management – first examples of FFM support in Kenya

    • 29/10/2018
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    Kenyan farmers are facing increasingly severe droughts due to significant climate change in production areas. Most small and medium-sized farmers often have limited access to irrigation, and their dependence on reduced rainfall and precipitation is of increasing concern. Several green bean-exporting companies have requested support to help their producers use available water more efficiently and sustainably. Technical assistance is being deployed to develop a multi-stage support and training methodology. Following an initial diagnosis to analyse current practices, it will be… +
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  • Waste management in Cameroon

    • 29/10/2018
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    Technical assistance in setting up a compost unit, organised for the company AfricaBio in Cameroon, illustrates a key aspect of COLEACP’s waste-management intervention strategy. The intervention strategy is based on two complementary axes – reduce the amount of waste produced recover residual waste. It aims to meet growing demand from partner horticultural companies for the management and recovery of processing waste, and also to reduce losses, particularly in post-harvest situations. AfricaBio in Cameroon produces and processes various fruits from organic… +
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  • THE ROLE OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS IN SANITARY AND PHYTOSANITARY CONTROL SYSTEMS

    • 20/09/2018
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    We organized a 2-day workshop in Nigeria ????????️ focusing on “The role of Public and Private sectors in sanitary and photosanitary control systems for the Fruits and Vegetable sub-sectors.” More than fifty people from the Public and Private sectors attended this awareness raising Workshop.… +
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  • WORKSHOP ON THE EU PLANT HEALTH REGULATION IN ABUJA

    • 28/06/2018
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    We organized in collaboration with the Agricultural Fresh Produce Growers & Exporters Association of Nigeria an awareness raising workshop on the upcoming changes in the EU Plant Health Regulation in Abuja (????????️). You can find more information about this regulation on our website at : https://www.coleacp.org/…/new-eu-plant-health-regulation-an… Participants included public sector actors as the Plant Quarantine Department (NAQS), the Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, National Technical Working Groups as well as representatives of the European Delegation, ECOWAS Commission –… +
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  • Global Perishable Conference 2018: COLEACP invited by CCA and Air France-KLM-Martinair

    • 18/06/2018
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    The Cool Channel Association CCA is a non-profit organization, founded in 2003, with the aim to reduce wastage and improve the quality, efficiency and value of the temperature sensitive supply chain by facilitating and enabling vertical & horizontal collaboration, education and innovation. The CCA organizes 2 high level panels per year. The event in June focuses on perishable products. The topic in 2018 was “World Without Food Waste – what can air cargo deliver ?”. On 19 June, Jeremy Knops,… +
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