Sustainability – Energy efficiency. Example in Kenya with the energy assessment of the Everest packaging plants in Timau and Murang’a
- 06/03/2025
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
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In the last quarter of 2024, COLEAD supported Everest Enterprises Limited in conducting an energy efficiency audit as part of the NExT Kenya Programme. Everest Enterprises, a leading Kenyan horticultural company established in 1988, specializes in growing and processing horticultural products. This initiative aimed to analyze energy consumption patterns, identify cost drivers, and propose strategies to enhance energy efficiency at Everest’s processing facilities in Murang’a and Timau. The assessment contributes to the company’s broader sustainability goals, including the adoption of… +Raising climate change awareness among coffee and cocoa cooperatives: highlight of the COLEAD-SIF project, which ended in February 2025
- 06/03/2025
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
Since its launch in February 2024, the partnership between COLEAD and the Shared Interest Foundation (SIF) has been dedicated to strengthening eight selected cooperatives/companies in Côte d’Ivoire (three), Rwanda (four) and Uganda (one). This initiative concluded in February 2025, marked by a significant initiative – an interactive e-session on climate change awareness, conducted in both English and French. Raising awareness on climate change The two-day virtual session provided an engaging platform for participating companies/cooperatives to explore the intersection of climate… +Innovation – Reducing diseases, improving soil health and nutrient management through the integration of indigenous vegetables intercropped with tomatoes and cabbage
- 06/03/2025
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
Research trial demonstration day at GART (Zambia) On 10 January 2025, the Golden Valley Agricultural Research Trust (GART) successfully hosted a Research Trial Demonstration Day at its research farm in Chisamba, Zambia. The event showcased the progress of trials conducted under COLEAD’s Fit For Market Plus programme in partnership with GART. The primary objective of this research is to explore the potential benefits of integrating underutilised crops, such as Cleome and Amaranthus, into established tomato and cabbage production systems. These… +Digital innovation in collaboration with the Ugandan Avocado Association. Scientific article published by COLEAD
- 06/03/2025
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
A recent scientific article highlights the results of a digital technology pilot project carried out in collaboration with the Uganda Avocado Association. This project, funded by the FFM+ programme, aims to support the development of the Hass avocado sector in Uganda and more broadly in the East African region. This publication represents a significant step forward in the promotion and dissemination of knowledge on sustainable agriculture. Read the full article: Characterising avocado production systems for Ugandan exports: the need for… +Conference: Boosting agrifood research and innovation cooperation for impact at scale
- 06/03/2025
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
Be ready to participate in the conference ‘Boosting agrifood research and innovation cooperation for impact at scale’, which will be held in Brussels, Belgium, on March 11, 12, and 13, 2025. The aims of the conference are (i) to share results and lessons on the contribution of R&I projects to agrifood systems transitions, (ii) to identify key enablers and hurdles to achieve impact at scale through innovation, (iii) explore future contributions of R&I for agrifood systems transitions, innovation systems and… +Sustainable agricultural practices in Zimbabwe: the case of Greenstone Foods and Mdusoutpost
- 06/03/2025
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
As part of a mission to strengthen sustainable agricultural practices in Zimbabwe, Greenstone Foods and Mdusoutpost have received targeted technical support to implement GLOBALG.A.P. standards through the FFM+ programme. This post-training support enables them to structure their activities with a view to certification and access to international markets. Mdusoutpost: laying the foundations for future exports Mdusoutpost is a farm specialising in the production of tomatoes, onions and cabbages. Looking to enter the UK and EU markets with snow peas and… +Flashback 2008 : “The PIP cited as an example of good practice in technical cooperation by WTO and OECD”
- 06/03/2025
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
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Source PIP Magazine November 2008 “A study was organized jointly by the WTO SPS Committee, Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Report / September 2008). The research was based on replies from WTO Members and the OECD Development Assistance Committee Contact Points in response to a request for information on good practice in SPS-related technical cooperation. Members were asked to identify one or more SPSrelated technical assistance projects which could be… +Empowering women entrepreneurs – example through coaching of 4 micro-enterprises in Casamance, Sénégal
- 06/03/2025
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
COLEAD is supporting four women-led micro-enterprises in Casamance, Sénégal, as part of the Fit for Market Plus (FFM+) programme. This initiative illustrates COLEAD’s commitment to the economic empowerment of women in the agricultural sector. Concrete support for better financial management Between October and November 2024, a coaching mission was carried out to help these businesses apply the knowledge acquired during the “Accounting and Financial Management” training in December 2023. This support enabled the entrepreneurs to assess the profitability of their… +Djaïli Amadou Amal patron of the international poetry and song competition launched on 8 March by COLEAD “Women farmers cultivate sustainable futures”
- 06/03/2025
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
Would you like to take part? Click here To mark the International Year of Women Farmers, proclaimed by the United Nations for 2026, COLEAD is launching ‘Voices from the Earth”, a global poetry and song competition, which aims to celebrate the essential role of women farmers in food security and rural development. The 2025/26 theme is therefore: ‘Women farmers cultivate sustainable futures’, fully in line with both the theme chosen by the United Nations and COLEAD’s mission. The competition benefits… +COLEAD e-learning platform: 30,000 learners reached. A promising future, fully in line with the EU’s ‘Global Gateway’ strategy, with more and more sustainable connections at the service of citizens and the planet
- 30/01/2025
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
COLEAD’s distance learning platform has just reached a milestone in its history: more than 30,000 learners have now joined our learning community! This new milestone is the result of our commitment to continuously improve the user experience and provide content tailored to the needs of the agricultural sector. Here are just a few of the features that illustrate the quality of the platform’s content: An interactive guided tour: so that every user can easily find their way from the first… +