• The Global Coalition of Fresh Produce publishes survey results

    • 27/09/2024
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    The Global Coalition of Fresh Produce publishes survey results   The Global Coalition of Fresh Produce has published the final results of its second survey into costs and revenues in the global fruit and vegetable industry, conducted in the spring of 2024. “We conducted this survey as a follow-up to the survey conducted by the Coalition in 2023, when producers and traders the world over were facing unprecedented cost hikes,” said Ron Lemaire, chairman of the Coalition and president of… +
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  • New papaya market study

    • 27/09/2024
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    New papaya market study   We are pleased to announce the publication of a new market study entitled “Market Profile for Fresh Papaya from West Africa to Regional and European Markets”, which is now available in the COLEAD e-library. This comprehensive study, produced by COLEAD’s Market Insights department through the FFM+ programme, provides valuable analysis and insights into papaya production, export trends and market dynamics, with a particular focus on West African producers. Key highlights of the study include Global… +
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  • Flashback 2005 “ACP Task Force: promoting dialogue between the public sector and private operators”

    • 27/09/2024
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    Flashback 2005 “ACP Task Force: promoting dialogue between the public sector and private operators”   “To promote dialogue between the public sector and private operators in the fruit and vegetable export sector, PIP provides assistance for the creation of task forces in ACP countries. The task forces are permanent working groups that bring together all those directly concerned by the compliance of fresh fruit and vegetables destined for export, especially public services such as the Ministries of Agriculture and control… +
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  • Improving soil management: the case of Dobi Agrico in Nigeria

    • 27/09/2024
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    Improving soil management: the case of Dobi Agrico in Nigeria   Dobi Agrico Limited is a Nigerian agricultural company established in 2013 whose main activity is the production of horticultural crops under greenhouses. It produces tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, habanero and spinach. Dobi Agrico’s other crops include rice, soya and corn, sesame, butternut, eggplant and bitter gourd. Dobi Agrico is in Dobi local government area, about 85km from the centre of Abuja. The total area of the farm is about 200… +
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  • Inspiring by example, transforming by action

    • 30/08/2024
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    Inspiring by example, transforming by action     COLEAD regularly highlights inspiring people in its activities, in particular to facilitate the exchange of useful experiences on sustainable development and entrepreneurship in the agri-food sector. In the same spirit, and in order to contribute to the dissemination of positive and exemplary information in this field, COLEAD has decided to make these people visible through its various communication channels. That’s why you will regularly find in this newsletter, on our social networks… +
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  • Do you know Bonolo Monthe, CEO of Maungo Craft in Botswana?

    • 30/08/2024
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    Do you know Bonolo Monthe, CEO of Maungo Craft in Botswana? Bonolo holds an MBC from the David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah. She has received many awards for her entrepreneurial career in the agri-food sector: UN Food Systems Champion, Mandela Washington Fellow 2019 and Gogettaz Agripreneur Winner 2019. Maungo Craft processes Morula fruit into award-winning, preservative-free preserves, promoting an indigenous fruit industry for sustainable growth. One of Maungo Craft’s aims is to rehabilitate forgotten crops,… +
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  • Do you know Norbert MONKAM, CEO of AGRO PME in Cameroon?

    • 30/08/2024
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    Do you know Norbert MONKAM, CEO of AGRO PME in Cameroon?     Norbert Monkam is an agro-economist. He is the founder of AGRO-PME, a Cameroon-based training institute set up in 2002 that stands out for its commitment to rural development and the green economy. Based in two separate centres (Yaoundé and Djombé), AGRO-PME offers a wide range of programmes designed to train skilled professionals and promote the socio-professional integration of young people. Norbert MONKAM was also behind the creation… +
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  • Uganda: Hortifresh association strengthens its training unit

    • 29/08/2024
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    Uganda: Hortifresh association strengthens its training unit   Through its programmes, COLEAD supports professional organisations that are representative of their sector to strengthen their capacity to provide services to their members and with concern for the long-term sustainability of its action. In Uganda, for example, COLEAD recently supported the HortiFresh association through the FFM+ programme as part of its commitment to strengthening local capacity. Hortifresh is the main business membership organisation supporting the horticulture sector in the country. It recently… +
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  • Ethiopia: EHPEA strengthens its training unit

    • 29/08/2024
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    Ethiopia: EHPEA strengthens its training unit   COLEAD recently completed a training session with the Ethiopian Horticulture Producers and Exporters Association (EHPEA) to strengthen the skills and knowledge of its own training unit. This initiative is part of a wider mission to support the sustainability and competitiveness of the horticulture sector. It was launched last May as part of the Fit For Market Plus (FFM+) programme. Established in 2002, EHPEA plays a key role in representing and promoting the interests… +
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  • Integrated pest management in sweetcorn in Burkina Faso

    • 29/08/2024
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    Integrated pest management in sweetcorn in Burkina Faso   COLEAD, through its FFM+ programme, in collaboration with the Joseph Ki-Zerbo University, is currently conducting a series of trials in Burkina Faso to test integrated pest management strategies against the Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) on sweetcorn during the dry season, which coincides with the export season. The Fall Armyworm (FAW) has been identified by COLEAD as a priority pest, particularly on sweetcorn, following several interceptions of shipments from Africa at EU borders.… +
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