• Togo: young people honoured at closing of “Incubator for technical managers” project

    • 29/07/2021
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: News, Togo
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    The closing event of the “incubator for technical managers” project, implemented in Togo from June 2020 to February 2021, took place on 10 June 2021. The project was set up by COLEACP in collaboration with Togolese companies in the framework of the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) Togo Project. Other partners who were involved in the occasion included the European Union Delegation, the German development agency (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit, GIZ), the Plant Protection Directorate (DPV) of Togo… +
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  • Mali: Mango exporter ETS Yaffa & Frères benefits from a business loan

    • 19/07/2021
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: Africa, Mali, Mangoes
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    The ABC Fund (Agri-Business Capital) recently provided loans to three African agri-businesses to support their working capital needs and expansion, enabling higher rural employment and securing market access for farmers in their respective sectors (African Farming, 3 June). Image source : ETS Yaffa et Frères One of the successful companies is COLEACP member Etablissement Yaffa & Frères, one of the largest local fresh mango exporters in Mali. Yaffa has been a member of COLEACP since 2007, and over the past… +
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  • COVID-19 virtual business survival bootcamp in Kenya

    • 12/07/2021
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Kenya, News
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    The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major impact on international trade particularly on the fruit and vegetable sector in the ACP States. In order to support companies in coping with the crisis, COLEACP in collaboration with the African Management Institute are proposing “”Business Survival Bootcamps””. The aim of the bootcamp is to provide companies with practical tools to plan and cope with the challenges resulting from the consequences of the pandemic. The bootcamp will include: A 90-minute interactive webinar led… +
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  • Business Survival Bootcamp in Pacific

    • 14/06/2021
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: News, Pacific
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    COLEACP and the African Management Institute (#AMI) collaborated in May to organise a Business Survival Bootcamp in the Pacific region. The Bootcamp saw the participation of over 20 people from companies, chambers of commerce, consultants, as well as M. Escipión OLIVEIRA GÓMEZ, Assistant Secretary-General, Department of Structural Economic Transformation and Trade, OACPS, and COLEACP’s Technical Assistance team. This very interactive session received very positive feedback from the participants. Following the Bootcamp, the entrepreneurs and experts are invited to the #AMI… +
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  • News digest: Agri-food policy

    • 28/05/2021
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: Africa, Caribbean, Cocoa, News, Pacific, Pepper
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    GLOBAL Fairtrade Covid Fund: A significant impact for farmers Fairtrade’s Covid Relief and Resilience Fund is a joint effort developed by Fairtrade International, its member organisations, and government and commercial partners, aimed at delivering direct financial help to small-scale producers hard-hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. More than 500,000 farmers and agricultural workers in nearly 60 countries across Asia, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean benefit from the Fund. Launched in 2020. the €15 million fund runs until 2022, providing personal… +
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