New market profiles : processed pineapple in Guinea and mango in Burkina Faso
- 22/12/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Burkina Faso, Guinea, News
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COLEACP’s Market Intelligence Service publishes the market profile for “Processed pineapple from Guinea”. This profile identifies market opportunities for three processed pineapple products (dried pineapple, pineapple juice and pineapple syrup) on the Guinean, West African and European markets. It is available in English (here) and French (here) for programme partners beneficiaries and COLEACP members. The market profile for “Mango from Burkina Faso” was produced as part of the collaboration between COLEACP and VCA4D1, which carries out agricultural value chain analyses… +Fit For Market+: a new EU-OACPS programme
- 21/12/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Africa, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Caribbean, Côte d'Ivoire, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, News, Nigeria, Pacific, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Suriname, Tanzania, Togo, Zimbabwe
Fit For Market, “plus” mitigating the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic by strengthening the sustainability of the ACP horticultural sector From 2022 COLEACP will implement a new EU/OACPS-funded programme that builds on 20 years’ achievements to confront the unprecedented challenges – and opportunities – faced by ACP horticultural value chains today. This new five-year, €25 million programme – “Fit For Market+ : Mitigating the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic by strengthening the sustainability of the ACP horticultural sector” – will… +STDF Togo: Building capacity in Health Quality Management
- 20/12/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: News, Togo
“Strengthening the phytosanitary monitoring and certification system for Togo’s fruit and vegetable sector” From 26 to 29 October, supervisors of the Institute for Technical Advice and Support in Togo participated in a training course on Health Quality Management. The training was organised through the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) project-375 to strengthen Togo’s SPS system. STDF is a global partnership facilitating safe trade, sustainable economic growth, poverty reduction and food security. STDF works in developing countries to promote better… +2021 Kenya Avocado Excellence Awards
- 20/12/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Kenya, News
On 10 December, COLEACP attended the Kenya Avocado Excellence Awards (KAEA) as a shortlisted nominee under the category of “best development partner”. COLEACP is in good company in the category, alongside MARKUP (the EU-EAC Market Access Upgrade Programme); the Government of Kenya’s National Agricultural and Rural Inclusive Growth Project (NARIGP); and the independent, nonprofit research institute RTI International. The nominations in all the categories can be viewed here. The KAEA, now in its second edition and becoming a national ritual,… +Strengthening fruit and vegetable exports and SPS in Togo
- 20/12/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: News, Togo
On 27 August, 40 representative of member companies of the Association of Producers, Processors and Exporters of Vegetables and Fruit of Togo (APROTELF) met in Lomé. Those attending the meeting included representatives of horticultural companies, the Plant Protection Directorate and GIZ/ProDRA (the German Development Agency’s Rural Development Programme). Participants discussed the status of fruit and vegetable exports from Togo. The country primarily exports pineapples, leafy green vegetables and some other local products to Europe. Togo’s fruit and vegetable exports to… +News digest: COVID-19
- 20/12/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Africa, Angola, Cameroon, Caribbean, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, News, Nigeria, Pacific, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe
Covid-19 Europe EU countries move to restrict air travel from southern Africa over new COVID variant Concerns over a new COVID-19 variant detected in South Africa have prompted fresh travel restrictions in Italy and Germany on as Brussels considers EU-wide flight restrictions. The EC will propose to suspend air travel from southern Africa amid concerns over the variant, EC President Ursula Von der Leyen said. Germany and Italy have already announced measures to restrict air travel from the region. Rome… +New Training-of-Trainers in Crop Protection for Kenyan experts
- 16/12/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Africa, Kenya, News
Due to the high demand for locally available technical expertise, NExT Kenya has launched a training-of-trainers cycle to build the capacities of a new group of Kenyan experts in COLEACP’s training methodology. The training-of-trainers will focus on learning and communication techniques on crop protection decision-making, scouting, application of control methods, and Field Training Workshops – a specific method to pass on key messages to workers and small-scale farmers. The training consists of preparation through an online learning platform, followed by… +EU approval not renewed for four key PPPs and other changes notified to WTO
- 16/12/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Afghanistan, Africa, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Caribbean, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Country, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic Of The Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Faroe Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Finland, France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Headline, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, News, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Norway, Oman, Pacific, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of the Congo, Réunion, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia and Montenegro, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tokelau, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Uncategorized, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Key points Famoxadone is no longer approved within the European Union (EU) as of September 2021. EU approval was not renewed for acrinathrin, prochloraz and indoxacarb and will expire at the end of December 2021. The EU has also notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of its intention to adapt the conditions of approval of sulfoxaflor. How will ACP producers/exporters be affected? Non-renewal means that these PPPs can no longer be legally used within EU countries. This also has an… +Dominican Republic: Supporting organic banana and citrus production
- 15/12/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Bananas, Caribbean, Citrus fruits, Dominican Republic, News
On 29 October COLEACP met with representatives of two banana producers’ associations, Banelino and Adobanano, and a citrus producers’ association, Sosbiolim, in the region of Mao, to better understand their needs and to review priorities for action. The Dominican Republic is the world’s largest producer of organic bananas: 55% of all organic bananas are grown in the country, and 95% of them are exported to the EU. The experiences of the country’s banana producers – their methods, processes and results… +News Digest: Brexit
- 15/12/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Africa, Caribbean, News, Pacific
UK Border Operating Model updated The UK has delayed border checks on goods coming from the EU until next year, citing supply chain issues. On 18 November the UK Government updated its Border Operating Model. The report The Border with the European Union: Importing and Exporting Goods sets out the revised timetable, and provides a Navigation Guide to what’s new or has changed (pp. 8–11). The main points to note are: Full customs declarations and controls will be introduced on… +