News digest: Agri-food policy
- 28/05/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Africa, Caribbean, Cocoa, News, Pacific, Pepper
No CommentsGLOBAL Fairtrade Covid Fund: A significant impact for farmers Fairtrade’s Covid Relief and Resilience Fund is a joint effort developed by Fairtrade International, its member organisations, and government and commercial partners, aimed at delivering direct financial help to small-scale producers hard-hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. More than 500,000 farmers and agricultural workers in nearly 60 countries across Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean benefit from the Fund. Launched in 2020. the €15 million fund runs until 2022, providing personal… +Launch of training-of-trainers in management and business development
- 03/05/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
By nature, farmers are entrepreneurs, and are used to taking and managing risks. But why do some businesses succeed and grow, while others don’t? Why have some managers been able to seize the opportunities that come their way, but not others? How do some companies manage to adapt to new realities or integrate new production standards, and remain profitable, while others disappear? Managing and developing a company is a global approach that requires many skills. Whatever the size of the… +News digest: policy
- 22/04/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Africa, Caribbean, News, Pacific
GLOBAL 2021 Global food policy report: Transforming food systems after Covid-19 On 13 April the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) launched its 2021 Global Food Policy Report. Covid-19 upended our food systems in 2020, leading to lost livelihoods, food insecurity and rising poverty. The report looks at the critical lessons learned from the pandemic so far and explores opportunities for transforming our food systems to be more resilient, healthy, sustainable, efficient and inclusive going forward. Critical questions addressed include:… +News digest: Agri-food markets and production
- 18/03/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Africa, Bananas, Benin, Burkina Faso, Caribbean, China, Ethiopia, France, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Mali, News, Pacific, Spain, Tanzania, Zimbabwe
Global Organic farming is still gaining ground Global organic agriculture is progressing in small steps again in 2019, with a 1.6% increase in the global surface area – an additional 1.1 million hectares (ha) – to 72.3 million ha (including land under conversion), with Oceania in the lead, in fact Australia (nearly 50%), followed by Europe (23%) and Latin America (11%) (Commodafrica, 3 March). But compared to the world’s agricultural surface area, the result is still modest (1.5%). The countries… +COLEACP-CABA agreement
- 17/03/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Caribbean, News
COLEACP and the Caribbean Agri-business Association (CABA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate in support of the SMEs and businesses operating in the agri-food sector in the Caribbean. The joint COLEACP-CABA action plan includes the following areas of cooperation, among others: Industry and market intelligence – information on international, regional and national policies and regulations impacting private sector operators, and joint information and communication products Business support – technical assistance to business proposals to improve production, access markets,… +Women bear the fruits of success!
- 08/03/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Kenya, News, Nigeria
For International Women’s Day 2021, COLEACP is celebrating women’s achievements in Kenyan horticulture. Women entrepreneurs – as farm owners, input suppliers, service delivery enterprises, and running processing and export businesses – contribute to local, national and global economies, with significant impact on poverty reduction, job creation and the well-being of rural communities and society as a whole. PURITY NAISHO is a founding director of Interveg Exports EPZ Limited, a family-owned business. She is also the current vice chair of the… +International Women’s Rights Day 2021
- 08/03/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Africa, Caribbean, News, Pacific
Celebrate with PAFO and COLEACP women innovations in the agrifood sector! Women still face too many challenges in finding jobs in the formal economy or starting and developing businesses, due to insufficient conducive policies and normslow rates of land ownership, as well as access and control over resources and limited access to credit. However, women are a significant entrepreneurial force as owners of farms, input supply stores, service delivery businesses, and processing and export firms whose contributions to local, national,… +AGROSEAL LTD (Ghana) – implementation of a quality management system
- 27/02/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Ghana, News
AGROSEAL LTD is currently receiving COLEACP Fit For Market support to implement a quality management system that complies with national and international requirements. This collaboration includes capacity building and support for the Agroseal team to develop a procedures manual. Agroseal is a Ghanaian agricultural trading company with a focus on fresh fruits and vegetables (pineapple, orange, okra, mango, etc.), which aims to empower smallholder farmers through innovation and technology to gain reliable access to higher-end markets, increasing incomes and reducing… +Finding alternatives to control priority pests and diseases
- 17/02/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Africa, Avocados, Capsicum, Caribbean, Kenya, Mangoes, News, Pacific
Research & Innovation activities at COLEACP aim to ensure that solutions are available to farmers to tackle priority pests and diseases Challenges following EU ban on PPPs Every year, the use of many plant protection products (PPPs) is affected by regulatory changes – that is, changes in approvals and Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs). This has a direct impact on producers who often must change production methods (good agricultural practices – GAP) to comply with the new rules. Any non-compliances can… +Tanzania: Partnership for horticultural training programme
- 17/02/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Tanzania
Four partners building a Horticulture Practical Training Programme COLEACP is working with the Tanzania Horticultural Association (TAHA), the Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST), and the World Vegetable Center (WorldVeg) towards an accredited Horticulture Practical Training Programme in Tanzania. A recent working meeting was held for the partnership members and the team of COLEACP experts. During the early months of 2021 this COLEACP team will provide direct support for the mapping/needs assessment needed to define and establish… +