• Inspiring by example, transforming by action

    • 30/08/2024
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    Inspiring by example, transforming by action     COLEAD regularly highlights inspiring people in its activities, in particular to facilitate the exchange of useful experiences on sustainable development and entrepreneurship in the agri-food sector. In the same spirit, and in order to contribute to the dissemination of positive and exemplary information in this field, COLEAD has decided to make these people visible through its various communication channels. That’s why you will regularly find in this newsletter, on our social networks… +
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  • Do you know Bonolo Monthe, CEO of Maungo Craft in Botswana?

    • 30/08/2024
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    Do you know Bonolo Monthe, CEO of Maungo Craft in Botswana? Bonolo holds an MBC from the David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah. She has received many awards for her entrepreneurial career in the agri-food sector: UN Food Systems Champion, Mandela Washington Fellow 2019 and Gogettaz Agripreneur Winner 2019. Maungo Craft processes Morula fruit into award-winning, preservative-free preserves, promoting an indigenous fruit industry for sustainable growth. One of Maungo Craft’s aims is to rehabilitate forgotten crops,… +
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  • Do you know Norbert MONKAM, CEO of AGRO PME in Cameroon?

    • 30/08/2024
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    Do you know Norbert MONKAM, CEO of AGRO PME in Cameroon?     Norbert Monkam is an agro-economist. He is the founder of AGRO-PME, a Cameroon-based training institute set up in 2002 that stands out for its commitment to rural development and the green economy. Based in two separate centres (Yaoundé and Djombé), AGRO-PME offers a wide range of programmes designed to train skilled professionals and promote the socio-professional integration of young people. Norbert MONKAM was also behind the creation… +
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  • Ethiopia: EHPEA strengthens its training unit

    • 29/08/2024
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    Ethiopia: EHPEA strengthens its training unit   COLEAD recently completed a training session with the Ethiopian Horticulture Producers and Exporters Association (EHPEA) to strengthen the skills and knowledge of its own training unit. This initiative is part of a wider mission to support the sustainability and competitiveness of the horticulture sector. It was launched last May as part of the Fit For Market Plus (FFM+) programme. Established in 2002, EHPEA plays a key role in representing and promoting the interests… +
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  • Integrated pest management in sweetcorn in Burkina Faso

    • 29/08/2024
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    Integrated pest management in sweetcorn in Burkina Faso   COLEAD, through its FFM+ programme, in collaboration with the Joseph Ki-Zerbo University, is currently conducting a series of trials in Burkina Faso to test integrated pest management strategies against the Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) on sweetcorn during the dry season, which coincides with the export season. The Fall Armyworm (FAW) has been identified by COLEAD as a priority pest, particularly on sweetcorn, following several interceptions of shipments from Africa at EU borders.… +
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  • Integrated pest management for beans and gherkins in Madagascar

    • 29/08/2024
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    Integrated pest management for beans and gherkins in Madagascar   COLEAD is working with an exporting company based in Madagascar that is experiencing a drop in yields of green beans and gherkins due to heavy nematode pressure. This problem is since the same crops have been grown for several consecutive seasons without rotation or fallow periods, leading to a deterioration in soil quality. The company has begun to explore solutions, such as crop rotation with cover crops, which have shown… +
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  • Madagascar: future managers trained in SPS quality management

    • 29/08/2024
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    Madagascar: future managers trained in SPS quality management   On 12 July, the École Supérieure des Sciences Agronomiques (ESSA) at the University of Antananarivo officially launched the “Management of Quality, Health and Plant Health” (MQSPS) training course. The event was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, the Director of ESSA, the head of the specialisation and the head of the course, the representative of the Directorate of Plant Protection (DPV), the COLEAD national relay,… +
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  • Benin: new fruit wharf and wholesale market on the way

    • 29/08/2024
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    Benin: new fruit wharf and wholesale market on the way   The Government of Benin, with the support of the World Bank, has launched the construction of a new fruit wharf at Cotonou International Airport. The Project to Support the Competitiveness of the Agricultural Sector and the Diversification of Exports (PACOFID) and the Société d’Infrastructures Routières et de l’Aménagement du Territoire (SIRAT) are the developers of this new facility, and the buildings are due to be delivered in September. The… +
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  • Flashback 2004 : “Building the capacity of the horticulture sector’s support structures”

    • 29/08/2024
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    Flashback 2004 : “Building the capacity of the horticulture sector’s support structures”   (Source : COLEACP PIP magazine n°3, March 2004) “ACP producing/exporting states are generally endowed with considerable local expertise and knowledge in a variety of areas. However, these countries often lack structures which are adequately informed and trained. While it is important to help companies prove their day-to-day control of the production and export process, it is equally important to improve the quality of the support and services… +
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  • Kenya: FPEAK strengthens its governance

    • 29/08/2024
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    Kenya: FPEAK strengthens its governance   Through its programmes, COLEAD supports professional organisations that are representative of their sector to strengthen their capacity to provide services to their members and with concern for the long-term future of its action. In Kenya, for example, COLEAD recently supported the Fresh Produce Exporters Association of Kenya (FPEAK) through the NExT Kenya programme as part of a governance intervention. The members of FPEAK are involved in the Kenyan fresh produce trade and are therefore… +
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