BREXIT READINESS ASSESSMENT
- 13/12/2019
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Uncategorized
No CommentsIn order to assist members, partners and beneficiaries perform a comprehensive Brexit readiness assessment, COLEACP has compiled a series of elements intended to better appreciate potential implications of Brexit on current business models, with a specific focus on whether main impacted supply chains are sufficiently resilient to continue functioning in a post-Brexit environment. The following news is structured in three main sections. It is strongly recommended to move from Context to Main issues and implications prior to dive into Impacted… +THE OUTCOME OF THE UK GENERAL ELECTION
- 13/12/2019
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Uncategorized
The return of a Conservative Party-led government with a clear parliamentary majority now means the revised Withdrawal Agreement should receive Parliamentary ratification, with the agreed transition period entering into effect until at least 1st January 2021, while negotiations for a new comprehensive UK/EU free trade area agreement are completed. While any immediate prospect of a ‘No-Deal Brexit’ has therefore been averted until at least 1st January 2021, it remains a possibility given the commitments made during the General Election campaign… +THE OUTCOME OF THE UK GENERAL ELECTION
- 13/12/2019
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: United Kingdom
The return of a Conservative Party-led government with a clear parliamentary majority now means the revised Withdrawal Agreement should receive Parliamentary ratification, with the agreed transition period entering into effect until at least 1st January 2021, while negotiations for a new comprehensive UK/EU free trade area agreement are completed. While any immediate prospect of a ‘No-Deal Brexit’ has therefore been averted until at least 1st January 2021, it remains a possibility given the commitments made during the General Election campaign… +JAKANA FOODS-UGANDA
- 11/12/2019
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: News
Jakana Foods, an ugandan company that amongst others produces organic dried fruits and juices from mango, pineapple, banana and jack fruit, participated in Coleacp’s HACCP training in Uganda and is aiming for certification next year. To implement the HACCP system, the company will get technical assistance through MoU signed with COLEACP.… +FIT FOR MARKET SPS PROGRAMME IN UGANDA
- 11/12/2019
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: News
During its mission to Uganda, Coleacp also participated at the elaboration of a national work plan to strengthen the SPS control system in #Uganda, as part of COLEACP’s Fit for Market SPS programme.… +COLLECTIVE TRAINING ON RISK ASSESSMENT WITH A FOCUS ON HACCP PRINCIPLES
- 11/12/2019
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: News
As part of its Fit For Market programme, Coleacp organised a collective training in Kampala on “Risk assessment with a focus on HACCP principles”. The training aimed to update and strengthen middle managers’ technical skills on the principles of hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP) and also to train quality and traceability managers in horticultural companies to know, identify and control health risks. Participants have earned the basic principles of risk analysis; the control measures for each stage of… +COP 25 – YOUNG PEOPLE IN CARIBBEAN AND PACIFIC AFRICA MAKING THEIR VOICE HEARD
- 10/12/2019
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: News
Young people played a leading role in protests at #COP25 over the weekend, and on Monday they appeared at the conference to put pressure on negotiators to come up with a plan for reducing greenhouse gases and the impacts of climate breakdown. In ACP countries, young people, although far from Madrid, are making their voices heard – like Uganda (Friday For Future) and Kenya (Climate Strike Kenya) to name a few. Young people worldwide are taking the lead on the… +COLEACP IN THE SPOTLIGHT AT THE SUMMIT OF HEADS OF STATE IN KENYA
- 09/12/2019
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: News
During the opening of the Presidential dialogue at the ACP Business Summit ahead of the 9th Summit of ACP Heads of State and Government — in the presence of His Excellency Uhuru Kenyatta, President of the Republic of Kenya State House Kenya and Mr. Tony Elumelu, Chairman, United Bank for Africa and founder, Tonyelumelufoundation, Dr Patrick Ignatius Gomes, Secretary-General of the ACP Group of States, paid tribute to the results achieved since 2001 for the Kenyan horticultural industry through Coleacp… +9TH ACP SUMMIT OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT
- 09/12/2019
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: News
The 9th Summit of ACP Heads of State in Nairobi focuses on the theme “A transformed ACP : Committed to Multilateralism”. The president of State House Kenya is taking this opportunity to highlight a few priorities : • The number 1 resource available to ACP countries is people! “Growing people” though capacity building must be at the heart of any strategy. • Industrialisation of agriculture to open new markets, integration of small farmers into national and regional markets, adding value… +EU PLANT HEALTH REGULATION 2016/2031
- 06/12/2019
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Uncategorized
On 14th December 2019, a new EU plant health regulation ((EU) 2016/2031) comes into operation bringing rigorous new rules to prevent the introduction and spread of pests and diseases in the EU. Countries exporting fruit and vegetables to the EU must take action to ensure that all consignments are in compliance. The new Official Control Regulations describe actions to be taken by competent authorities of EU Member States on imported produce. The most critical points to note at the present… +