COLEAD member spotlight: Eosta, more than organic
- 24/02/2023
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: ACP EN, News
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Eosta is an international distributor of fresh organic and fair fruits and vegetables, with a focus on overseas fruit and greenhouse crops. The company operates worldwide, maintaining a close working relationship with more than 1,000 growers. Food transparency is at the heart of Eosta’s ethos. The company’s ‘trace & tell’ system, Nature & More, provides consumers with transparency about organic products. In late 2016, Eosta, through Nature & More, introduced the application of a ‘natural branding’ laser technique to mark… +Become informed, trained and assessed and make progress with COLEAD’s resources
- 24/02/2023
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: ACP EN, News
COLEAD is a network of businesses, professional associations and experts committed to inclusive and sustainable agriculture. As a non-profit private sector organisation, our mission is to facilitate and implement action to increase the contribution of the agricultural sector to the undertaking of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). To achieve this, COLEAD provides you with access to tools and means of action that have been consolidated over the past 20 years in the implementation of development programmes funded mainly by the… +Over 400 companies have used the COLEAD Sustainability Self-Assessment System
- 24/02/2023
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: ACP EN, News
The Sustainability Self-Assessment System (SAS) is a tool designed to facilitate, monitor and evidence the adoption of good practice that will enable producers and MSMEs become more sustainable, competitive and resilient. The SAS is one of the three pillars of the COLEAD sustainability approach, along with the Sustainability Charter and training system. The SAS has four key objectives: To provide a framework for continuous improvement in the application of sustainability good practice, with a particular focus on practices where there… +Côte d’Ivoire : new plant protection product for mango fruit flies
- 24/02/2023
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Côte d'Ivoire, News
Fruit flies remain a major challenge for West African mango exports to the EU. For species classified as ‘union quarantine pests’, fruits containing larva cannot enter the EU, and infested consignments will be rejected by the European phytosanitary services. The problem facing producers is compounded by the limited range of products authorised for their control. In a step towards overcoming this challenge, a new plant protection product has recently been registered in Côte d’Ivoire and will be available to producers… +Recap of 2022 publications by COLEAD Market Insights Department: 9 new studies and market profiles and what to expect in 2023
- 24/02/2023
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: ACP EN, News
The COLEACP Market Insights department translates qualitative and quantitative data into a deep understanding of markets, concrete initiatives for our partner beneficiaries that facilitate their B2B match making and decision-making processes driving their sustainable development. In 2022, 9 new reports were developed. Click on the image to access the reports : Market Study of Fruit and Vegetables from ACP-Caribbean countries Shows the production, imports and exports of horticultural products in the ACP-Caribbean countries. Logistics in the ACP-Caribbean countries Maps logistics… +COLEAD at Fruit Logistica 2023: More meetings and contacts in a fair that was less crowded than before COVID
- 24/02/2023
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: ACP EN, News
The 2023 edition of Fruit Logistica marks a return to normal after COVID and the delayed 2022 fair, which took place last April. This year’s show had a total of 63,470 trade visitors, buyers from over 140 countries and 2,610 exhibitors from 92 countries. However, in 2019 the show had over 78,000 trade visitors from 135 countries and 3,200 exhibitors from 90 countries. In an increasingly digital world, this shows the continued need for face-to-face meetings, especially in difficult economic… +FFM+ launches in Senegal and the Gambia
- 24/02/2023
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Gambia, News, Senegal
January saw the local launch of the FFM+ programme in Senegal and the Gambia, following the programme’s virtual launch event for the Western African region in May 2022. The launch events brought together horticultural sector stakeholders in each country. The events were also an opportunity to inform partners and potential partner-beneficiaries about the new programme; to meet entities that have recently applied for support under FFM+; and to meet with current partner-beneficiaries under the FFM SPS Programme to evaluate activities… +Training on pineapple processing techniques in Benin
- 24/02/2023
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Benin, News, Pineapples
In December 2022, COLEAD organised a 3-day collective training on pineapple processing and conservation techniques in Benin, as part of the project “Support to the agroecological transition of the pineapple sector in Benin”. The project is being carried out in collaboration with Enabel, the Belgian development agency, as part of its Development of Entrepreneurship in Agricultural Sectors Programme (DEFIA). The training was designed to benefit DEFIA’s partners through helping them to achieve their goals of improving sustainability, by reducing waste… +Freshfel Europe developing state-of-the-art environmental footprint methodology for fresh produce
- 24/02/2023
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: ACP EN, News
As part of the work of the Freshfel Environmental Footprint Initiative, Freshfel Europe is developing shadow Product Environmental Footprint Category Rules (PEFCR) for fruit and vegetables. The objective of the shadow PEFCR is to create a state-of-the-art, standardised environmental footprint methodology for the fresh produce sector. COLEAD, through its Fit For Market SPS and Fit For Market+ programmes, is part of the Steering and Technical Committee representing the ACP in the development of the shadow PEFCR that will be applied… +Kenya: Improving KEPHIS communication and relationship dynamics with various stakeholders
- 20/02/2023
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Kenya
Consistent and regular communication of official government information and international SPS requirements is a challenge to many agencies. There is therefore a need to ensure proactive, transparent and effective communication with stakeholders on market requirements and risks. Communication is key for a National Plant Protection Organisation (NPPO): the Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS) needs to communicate with agricultural industry players, government agencies/departments and donors. Communication can be informative but can also be used for specific targets to relay information… +