• Celebrating 50 years of COLEAD

    • 07/12/2023
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Corp EN
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    On the 1st of December 2023, COLEAD celebrated its 50th anniversary in Brussels with 120 partners, directors, former DGs of the association, team members and friends of COLEAD in attendance. Also in attendance virtually, were more than 200 members of the association from 25 different countries, from Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific. “A perfect illustration of the COLEAD network”, said Jeremy KNOPS, COLEAD’s DG, in his speech.  COLEAMA was founded 50 years ago at the 46th Brussels International Fair,… +
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  • PAFO-COLEAD Innovations Session n°15: Technological innovations supporting agrifood value chains in Africa

    • 30/10/2023
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
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    Discover technological innovations in the agrifood sector that African farmers and entrepreneurs have developed and/or adopted to support the development of value chains in the next PAFO-COLEAD Innovations Session. The online session will be held on Thursday 9 November 2023 – 12:00-14:00 UTC / 13:00-15:00 CET, and will have live interpretation in English-French-Portuguese.  Register Programme Technological innovations can equip smallholders and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with the necessary tools to support climate resilience, improve productivity, manage natural resources sustainably… +
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  • AGRINFO keeps you abreast of EU policy and regulatory changes in the agri-food sector

    • 11/10/2023
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Corp EN, News
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    Launched in January 2023, AGRINFO has just published its 300th record on evolving EU policies, regulations and standards impacting agri-food value chains in low- and middle-income countries worldwide. In its first phase, the AGRINFO programme is focusing on EU policies and regulations and their impacts on non-EU countries. It provides clear information about recent and upcoming changes, timelines, and actions that companies or authorities need to take to meet the new rules. And it clearly informs stakeholders about when and… +
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  • FFM+: Over 700 development projects, 60% of them for businesses and agricultural cooperatives

    • 11/10/2023
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
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    Since the launch of the digital system for receiving applications for support under the Fit For Market+ programme in early July 2022, 716 applications for support (as at 21 September 2023) have been received. Most (60%) of these requests have come from horticultural businesses and cooperatives. Other requests come from the structures that make up the ecosystem of these businesses, namely consultants, support structures, professional organisations, training and research institutes, and the competent authorities. The number of requests for support… +
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  • COLEAD’s support to agrifood stakeholders to reduce food loss and waste

    • 29/09/2023
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
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    The 2023 International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste (#IDAFLW) is a call for all to reduce food loss and waste (FLW). While 74 kg of food is being wasted on average per person each year worldwide (UNEP, 2021), food production is increasingly being impeded and food security endangered in times of economic, environmental and geopolitical crises. It is estimated that 13 percent of the world’s food production for human consumption is lost (discarded, incinerated or otherwise disposed)… +
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  • PAFO-COLEAD Innovations Session 14: Climate-resilient practices and innovations in agri-food SMEs

    • 16/08/2023
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
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    The next Innovations Session n°14 will focus on Climate-resilient practices and innovations by agrifood SMEs and will be held online on Wednesday 30 August 2023, 12:00-14:00 UTC. Find out more in the programme and join the discussion (available in English, French and Portuguese) led by the Pan-African Farmers’ Organization (PAFO) and the COLEAD by registering here.  During this Innovations Session n°14, agrifood farmers and entrepreneurs will present climate-resilient practices and innovations that they have developed to support the sustainability of… +
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  • Madagascar: Assessment of SAHANALA’s quality management system and FSSC 22000 standard’ s training

    • 16/08/2023
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    To address the increasing request for dried ginger and improve current practices, SAHANALA has received support from COLEAD as part of its Fit for Market SPS programme. The aim was to establish a sanitary quality management system to obtain Food Safety System Certification (FSSC) 22000 certification for ginger processing. The FSSC 22000 standard provides a certification model that ensures food safety standards and processes throughout the food supply chain. The first step of the mission, overseen by an expert from… +
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  • 2022 COLEAD Annual Report: “Agricultural production and trade play a crucial role in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals”

    • 13/07/2023
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: ACP EN, Corp EN
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    2022 has been a year of transformation for our association: new name, new statutory purpose, and the launch of new programmes which expanded the sectoral and geographical scope of the association’s activities. The process of changing our organisation’s name was initiated two years ago in a context of continuous evolution of COLEAD’s scope of action and that of its partners. The choice of COLEAD – Committee Linking Entrepreneurship-Agriculture-Development is the result of a participatory and iterative approach carried out with… +
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  • Collective training on sustainable production systems in Benin

    • 27/05/2023
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Benin, Corp EN, News
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    A collective training focused on “Sustainable Production Systems” took place from May 15 to 17 2023 in Allada, Benin, benefiting DEFIA’s partner clusters. Eleven participants from 11 organisations participated in this training. The main objective of the training was to present participants with a variety of “systems” that allow for an optimal balance between sufficient production, economic profitability, social acceptability, and equity, while preserving the environment. The topics covered included soil fertility restoration, biodiversity preservation, and increasing the resilience of… +
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  • Boosting intra-Africa trade: the agricultural midstream in the value chain – FFM+ in action at AASW8 side events

    • 23/05/2023
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
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    As the link between the primary production of crops and the final stage of consumption, the agricultural midstream sector has a great potential to drive intra-African trade. It includes the processing, storage, and transportation of agricultural products, and it plays a crucial role in improving their quality, and making them marketable. This also contributes to reducing post-harvest losses. At the same time, intra-Africa trade has long been recognized as a crucial driver of economic growth and development for the continent.… +
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