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  • News digest: Agri-food Systems and Sustainability

    • 08/04/2022
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: ACP EN, News
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    Climate IPCC issues bleakest warning yet on climate breakdown The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has published its latest report on the state of the climate crisis. It states that climate breakdown is accelerating rapidly and many of the impacts will be more severe than predicted. Everywhere is affected, with no inhabited region escaping dire impacts from rising temperatures and increasingly extreme weather. About half the global population – between 3.3 and 3.6 billion people – live in areas… +
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  • Catch up on our latest webinars showcasing ACP agribusinesses

    • 06/04/2022
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: ACP EN, News
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    Two recent webinars focused on agrifood businesses in the Caribbean and Africa: “Agriculture trade: Opportunities for SMEs and businesses in export markets” (with the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture, IICA); and “Catalysing young African agri-entrepreneurs’ investments” (with the Pan-African Farmers’ Organization, PAFO). Agriculture trade: Opportunities for SMEs and businesses in export markets IICA-COLEACP Caribbean Agrifood Business Series: Session No. 5 This series focuses on innovations and successes of Caribbean farmer-led businesses and SMEs. The 31 March session highlighted the… +
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  • Workshop to launch the project “Support to the agroecological transition of the pineapple sector in Benin”

    • 10/03/2022
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: ACP EN, News
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    On 23 February, COLEACP organised a workshop in Cotonou to launch the project “Support to the agroecological transition of the pineapple sector in Benin”, within the framework of the DEFIA Programme (Development of Entrepreneurship in the Pineapple Sector) managed and financed by Enabel, the Belgian development agency. This 18-month project aims to enable operators in the pineapple value chain in Benin to begin a gradual transition to agroecology, while meeting the requirements of local, regional and international markets. The workshop,… +
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  • Ghana: Training for Food Bridge entrepreneurs on good agricultural practices

    • 28/02/2022
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Ghana, News
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    In January a training course on good agricultural practices was organised through the Fit For Market SPS programme for 14 small agri-food entrepreneurs and producers in Ghana who are part of The Food Bridge’s network. The training was co-facilitated by two Ghana-based trainers, Mark Tutu Sarpong and Benjamin H.K. Atidjah, and was conducted entirely remotely. It consisted of several short live Zoom sessions, as well as practical exercises and case studies prepared by the trainers to illustrate the technical content,… +
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  • News digest: agri-food systems and sustainability

    • 10/02/2022
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: Africa, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Caribbean, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic Of The Congo, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Fiji, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, News, Nigeria, Pacific, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Suriname, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zimbabwe
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    FOOD SYSTEMS AND POLICY Trade relations between the European Union and Africa: forging new partnerships On 10 January, in the context of the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union and ahead of the European Union-African Union Summit scheduled for February 2022, Franck Riester, French Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade and Economic Attractiveness, held an international ministerial conference dedicated to the prospects of the European trade partnership with Africa. The overhaul of the partnership between the European Union… +
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  • Workshop to launch the Regional Guide to Good Mango Practices in West Africa

    • 21/01/2022
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Gambia, Ghana, News
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    12 January saw the launch of a project to support the development of a “Regional Guide to Good Practices for Mango in West Africa”. The development of the Guide is being organised as part of COLEACP’s partnership with the ECOWAS SyRIMAO project, “Innovative Regional Fruit Fly Management System Project in West Africa”, via the EU-funded Fit For Market SPS programme. The January workshop brought together more than 60 participants, stakeholders in the mango sector from the public sector (competent authorities)… +
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  • COLEACP training-of-trainers: “From face-to-face to distance learning”

    • 15/12/2021
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Caribbean, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic Of The Congo, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, News, Nigeria, Pacific, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zimbabwe
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    In 2020, due to Covid-19 restrictions, it became urgently necessary to develop digital tools and distance learning methods. COLEACP mobilised quickly, and in April 2020 a training course on the basics of digital training was organised urgently for COLEACP’s ACP experts and the training department team, in partnership with the Digital and Multimedia Teaching Support Centre at the University of Lausanne. The transition to digital involves mastering new tools, learning new teaching methods, and operating a platform to host the… +
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  • News digest: Agri-food systems and sustainability

    • 07/12/2021
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Africa, Angola, Cameroon, Caribbean, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, News, Nigeria, Pacific, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe
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    Agri-food and climate Africa Voices from the AGRF 2021 Summit call for pathways to recovery and resilient food systems The AGRF 2021 Summit, was a critical gathering of global and African voices. Designed to outline, discuss and validate commitments to, and accelerate action towards, ending hunger, reducing poverty and improving nutrition by 2030. From 7-10 September, leaders from across the continent and beyond gathered under the theme of “Pathways to recovery and resilient food systems” to define the pathways and… +
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  • 5th African Diaspora Agrofood Forum: summary

    • 26/11/2021
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: Africa, Angola, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, News, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe
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    Last September, COLEACP supported Belgium-based NGO The FoodBridge with the organisation of the 5th African Diaspora Agrofood Forum which reunites stakeholders to discuss the role of the African Diaspora and global agribusiness in supporting development both on the African continent and in diaspora communities. Over 200 participants followed the online conferences on ‘Recovery, resilience and sustainability: African diaspora agrofood entrepreneurship in a changing world‘ on Friday 17th September 2021. The recordings of the conferences are available on COLEACP YouTube channel… +
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  • INNOVATIONS SERIES : 1-year anniversary of inspiring stories from African businesses and SMEs

    • 16/11/2021
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: Africa, Benin, Botswana, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, News, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda
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    In November 2020, the Pan-African Farmers’ Organization (PAFO) and COLEACP launched the Innovations Series held every two months and aimed at showcasing innovations and successes of African farmer-led businesses and small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Six Innovations Sessions have been organised on various topics and featured 24 inspiring farmers groups and entrepreneurs. They presented their businesses to more than 2 200 participants from more than 100 countries on different continents. Find here a snapshot of their presentations which we hope… +
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