Ghanaian dried fruit producer and exporter HPW Fresh And Dry ltd has been working to improve its waste management, supported by Coleacp’s Fit For Market programme. Better composting methods reduce waste and improve the soil’s nutrient balance – a win-win result.… +

As part of its Fit for Market programme, Coleacp’s expert Ernest Muzukutwa is supporting Radville Farms Limited in setting up an internal training unit. Radville supplies COLEACP board member Wealmore with fruit and vegetables (mango, green beans, chilli, butternut and mini corn). Radville Farms Limited requested COLEACP support to improve the efficiency of its internal training. The result will be an internal training system that meets current and future training needs effectively and sustainably. Once the new unit has been… +

From 18–19 December 2019, various partner states will discuss the topic “transforming the fruit and vegetables value chain in the EAC”. The East African Community (EAC) is a regional intergovernmental organisation based in Tanzania and composed of six partner states: Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. The two days are punctuated by discussions, presentations, activities and field visits to discuss together how to transform and improve the fruit and vegetable value chain in East Africa. Agriculture is the… +

From 18–19 December 2019, various partner states will discuss the topic “transforming the fruit and vegetables value chain in the EAC”. The East African Community (EAC) is a regional intergovernmental organisation based in Tanzania and composed of six partner states: Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. The two days are punctuated by discussions, presentations, activities and field visits to discuss together how to transform and improve the fruit and vegetable value chain in East Africa. Agriculture is the… +

From 18–19 December 2019, various partner states will discuss the topic “transforming the fruit and vegetables value chain in the EAC”. The East African Community (EAC) is a regional intergovernmental organisation based in Tanzania and composed of six partner states: Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. The two days are punctuated by discussions, presentations, activities and field visits to discuss together how to transform and improve the fruit and vegetable value chain in East Africa. Agriculture is the… +

Maxwell is training lead farmers in Field Training Workshops at Nyanga Paprika Exports. Seven lead farmers will train farmer groups under them. The lead farmers have realised that they need to renovate their warehouses and separate agrochemicals from produce.… +

Fachs Field Training Workshop coaching with two outgrowers and two employees – the Director has converted her garage into a training room, and they have already completed two sessions.… +

Coldiron Pbc also benefited from the Field Training Workshops coaching. During practical sessions the company has realised it should change to crop monitoring.… +

Following group training in Zimbabwe on Coleacp ’s Field Training Workshop method, all the companies that took part have been implementing what they learned. Here, Itsheeqi Agro, a company specialising in the production of sweet potatoes and gooseberries for export, conducted a training session under the supervision of the expert trainer. The employees suggested they needed to upgrade the packhouse as the p.… +