STDF Togo project: Application of R-SAT for monitoring activities
- 12/09/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News, Togo
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To facilitate the monitoring of the support activities organised in Togo through the STDF/PG/375 project, and to assess its impact and to establish a roadmap for the remaining efforts after the closure of the project, an inventory of the current SPS system in Togo is being carried out using the Rapid SPS Assessment Tool (R-SAT) developed by COLEACP. R-SAT provides practical support for the assessment of a national SPS system to strengthen it in accordance with international standards and regulations.… +Cameroon: R-SAT report validation workshop
- 12/09/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Cameroon
On 24 August 2022, the Fit For Market SPS programme, in collaboration with Directorate of Regulation and Quality Control in Cameroon, organised a validation workshop of the Rapid SPS Assessment Tool (R-SAT) report on the mango sector in Yaoundé, bringing together key representatives from the public and private horticulture sectors. Prior to this workshop, a team of COLEACP experts facilitated dialogue and engagement between key stakeholders, both public and private, in their assessment of Cameroon’s SPS system using R-SAT. R-SAT… +2nd Biennial Conference on Africa Climate-Smart Agriculture
- 09/09/2022
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Corp EN, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic Of The Congo, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Zimbabwe
2nd Biennial Conference on Africa Climate-Smart Agriculture: DeSIRA-LIFT co-organises two events COLEACP is the lead of the second service area of the European Union’s DeSIRA programme working closely with African research organisations towards the Development of Smart Innovation through Research in Agriculture contributing to sustainable agriculture and food systems. More specifically, DeSIRA-LIFT’s Service Area 2 works to support FARA, AFAAS, ASARECA, CCARDESA and CORAF (collectively known as CAADP-XP4 organizations) playing a key role in Africa’s agricultural knowledge and innovation systems.… +Madagascar: Support for the start-up of a cassava flour production plant
- 30/08/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Madagascar
Located in the commune of Tsianisiha, Madagascar, the mission of Malakass is to contribute to the development of the cassava sector in the Atsimo-Andrefana region of Madagascar. The company plans to process cassava into flour for sale on both local and international markets. In July 2022, the company, being in the process of completing the installation of an industrial unit and preparing to launch the first trials, benefited from a visit from Togolese COLEACP experts to improve the process to… +INNOVAGRI (Mauritius): Support for the implementation of a sanitary quality manual
- 30/08/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Mauritius
INNOVAGRI Ltd is a fruit and vegetable – onion, potato, carrot, pepper, tomato, pumpkin, pineapple, passion fruit – production company based in Rivière des Anguilles, Mauritius. The company operates a 55-hectare farm with 2500 m2 of greenhouses. All the fruit and vegetables produced, estimated at around 3,000 tonnes for 2019, are currently sold on the local market. With a view to continuous improvement and at the request of its main client, INNOVAGRI wished to set up a sanitary quality management… +The Fit For Market programme technical support towards HACCP system certification of Spices Rwanda Ltd
- 30/08/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Ghana, Rwanda
Company background Spices Rwanda Ltd is a whole dried chilli business in Rwamagana District, Eastern Province, Rwanda. The company was registered by the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) in August 2017 under Tax Identification No. 107358351. Spices Rwanda Ltd works with different suppliers who produce raw chillies which they then sell to the company. The suppliers follow set instructions provided by Spices Rwanda Ltd to produce safe products that meet the specifications set by the company. The chillies are grown, harvested,… +STDF Togo: Workshop on the validation of a strategic development plan for APROTELF
- 22/08/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Togo
A workshop on the validation of a strategic development plan and the adoption of internal regulations of the Association of Producers, Processors and Exporters of Fruits and Vegetables of Togo (APROTELF) took place on 5 August 2022 in Lomé, Togo. This workshop, which brought together some 30 participants, resulted from support for APROTELF to draw up its 2022–2026 strategic development plan and revise its statutes and internal regulations. The support, which lasted for 2 months, allowed APROTELF to: review, with… +Capacity building for plant health experts
- 19/08/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Cameroon, Caribbean, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Pacific, Rwanda, Uganda, Zimbabwe
A series of capacity building workshops for plant health experts (12 French- and 12 English-speaking experts) started in August 2022. The objective of the workshops is to broaden the pool of COLEACP experts capable of carrying out technical assistance missions and accompanying ACP competent authorities and other stakeholders. The workshops focus mainly on three cross-cutting themes: (i) pest surveillance; (ii) pest risk analysis – establishment and updating of lists of regulated pests; (iii) official control systems (import and export) –… +Celebrate young African and Caribbean entrepreneurs
- 12/08/2022
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Africa, Caribbean, News
The young people of today and tomorrow play a central role in transforming food systems to provide access to sufficient and nutritious food, and adopt sustainable approaches to address climatic and environmental challenges. There are 1.2 billion young people between the ages of 15 and 24 worldwide (16% of the global population), of whom nearly 1 billion world resides in developing countries. Their numbers are growing far more rapidly than in higher-income countries.1 60% of Africa’s 1,2 billion population are… +Malagasy companies at BIOFACH 2022
- 10/08/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Madagascar
COLEACP exhibited in the Organic Africa Pavilion at this year’s BIOFACH – the world’s leading trade fair for organic food – which took place from 26 to 29 July 2022 in Nuremberg, Germany. Madagascar had its own stand at the event, and 11 companies, members of the Syndicat Malagasy de l’Agriculture Biologique (SYMABIO), were able to promote organic products “made in Madagascar”. The stand was officially inaugurated by His Excellency Mr Harifidy Ramilison, Madagascar’s Minister of Agriculture and Livestock, who… +