Rungis International Market, on the outskirts of Paris, is the largest wholesale food market in the world. At 50 years old, and in the age of the internet and e-commerce, the market has not lost any of its freshness or size: covering 234 hectares, it involves 1,200 companies, 12,500 employees and 9,500 tons of fresh produce each day. It was in February 1969 that the market in Les Halles moved from the heart of Paris to the southern suburbs, for… +

In its 36th year, Macfrut (8–10 May) will be honouring the countries of sub-Saharan Africa. Exhibitors will include Angola, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda. Delegations from other countries in the region will attend to meet fruit and vegetable buyers from the European markets. In 2018, 43,000 visitors visited Rimini (up from 39,000 in 2017) – 25% of whom were international. The show’s 2018 Tropical Fruit Congress brought together the elite of the world’s mango and… +

The European Union is in the process of overhauling its plant health regulations. In December 2019, the new EU plant  health regulation will become fully operational. In the meantime, the existing rules are being enforced more rigorously and special measures have already been introduced for a number of imported crops where there have been high numbers of notifications due to quarantine pests. The new EU plant health rules focus in particular on crops that are a known pathway into the… +

(Feel free to contact us if you need additional information or support from COLEACP) The new regulation will become fully applicable on 13 December 2019.  Among the main changes include special measures covering imports of certain high risk plants and plant products, as well as new requirements for phytosanitary certificates whereby all living plant material (plants, fruit, vegetables, cut flowers, seeds, etc.) will have to be accompanied by a certificate, except for a list of exempted commodities that are known… +

It is our responsibility to prepare young people for opportunities in the agricultural sector. Young Africans have no choice, they must roll up their sleeves and take ownership of agriculture at all levels, from workers and technicians to land owners and corporations; from the poor to the middle classes and millionaires. It is not up to agriculture to adapt, but for young people to adapt their skills to the needs of tomorrow’s agriculture: modern, efficient, sustainable and profitable. On the… +