• AGRINFO – Launch of a new global agri-food information programme

    • 24/02/2023
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: ACP EN, News
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    Brussels, 31 January 2023: The AGRINFO programme launch was attended by 119 participants including Embassy representatives from 45 countries worldwide, alongside EU Commission Services and industry associations. Following an introduction to the programme’s evolution and its new information platform and dissemination tools, those attending were able to meet and catch up with colleagues and friends. The AGRINFO programme, funded by the EU and implemented by COLEAD, is designed to keep low- and middle-income countries up-to-date on new EU policies, regulations… +
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  • COLEAD at Fruit Logistica 2023: More meetings and contacts in a fair that was less crowded than before COVID

    • 24/02/2023
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: ACP EN, News
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    The 2023 edition of Fruit Logistica marks a return to normal after COVID and the delayed 2022 fair, which took place last April. This year’s show had a total of 63,470 trade visitors, buyers from over 140 countries and 2,610 exhibitors from 92 countries. However, in 2019 the show had over 78,000 trade visitors from 135 countries and 3,200 exhibitors from 90 countries. In an increasingly digital world, this shows the continued need for face-to-face meetings, especially in difficult economic… +
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  • Three missions to meet with our partners and collaborators

    • 13/07/2022
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: Burundi, Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Guinea, News
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    Guinea Several meetings were organised with the Direction Nationale de la Protection des Végétaux et des Denrées Stockées (DNPV-DS) of the Ministry of Agriculture in Guinea. Planned capacity building activities (training in sampling and performing official controls) were discussed, as well as possibilities for the establishment of an internal training unit within Guinea’s National Plant Protection Organisation (NPPO). The STDF project in Guinea began in 2019 with the aim to strengthen phytosanitary capacity in Guinea, contributing to the establishment of… +
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