Do you know Norbert MONKAM, CEO of AGRO PME in Cameroon?
- 30/08/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
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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… +Cameroon: towards a strategic plan for the Penja pepper IGP
- 19/07/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
Cameroon: towards a strategic plan for the Penja pepper IGP In the first half of 2024, a Cameroonian expert successfully completed the mission “Elaboration of the strategic development plan for the Groupement Représentatif de l’Indication Géographique Poivre de Penja (GR.IGPP)” under the Fit For Market Plus (FFM+) programme. The main objective was to design the plan while (i) identifying the priority services to be put in place to operationalise the plan, (ii) defining the group’s economic model and (iii)… +October 2022, review of the COLEACP mission to Cameroon
- 12/12/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Cameroon
A team from COLEACP – Margaux Muyle (Senior Project Officer), Dorothée Vandeleene (Project Officer – Training Department) and Gisèle Mizero (Project Officer – Technical Assistance) – visited Cameroon from 5 to 14 October 2022 for the closure of the “Project to improve the sanitary and phytosanitary quality of Penja pepper to promote its access to international markets” (STDF/PG/593). The COLEACP team took this opportunity to review the actions carried out with the existing partner-beneficiaries of the STDF SPS programme, to… +STDF Cameroon: Fifth training session on Penja Pepper for Bouba basin producers
- 30/06/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Africa, Cameroon, News
The fifth training session on good production practices for Penja pepper was held on 9 and 10 June 2022, with the objective to develop skills and technical capacities of 27 producers and managers of Penja pepper. The participants were mostly English-speaking, from the Bouba production basin in south-west Cameroon. The training was supported by STDF and implemented through the COLEACP project “Strengthening the phytosanitary monitoring and certification system for Cameroon’s fruit and vegetable sector” (STDF Cameroon). The course has enabled… +STDF Cameroon: Sharing good Storage practices and safe SPS use for Penja pepper with Cameroon agro-traders
- 28/06/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Africa, Cameroon, News
Awareness-raising meetings were held in the basins of the Penja pepper geographical indication in Cameroon, from 3 to 6 May 2022. The meetings brought together 40 agro-traders under the theme: “Good storage practices and rational and safe use of phytosanitary products”. The events were supported by STDF and implemented through the COLEACP project “Strengthening the phytosanitary monitoring and certification system for Cameroon’s fruit and vegetable sector” (STDF Cameroon). During the sessions, sellers of agricultural inputs were given information on the… +STDF Cameroon: 5th Steering Committee meeting
- 10/02/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Cameroon, News
On 3 February, the 5th meeting of the Steering Committee (COPIL) of the project “Improvement of the sanitary and phytosanitary quality of Penja pepper in Cameroon to facilitate access to international markets” (STDF/PG/593) was held to discuss the project’sfinal year. This year’s programme, validated at the COPIL meeting, focuses on training for the various trades involved in Penja pepper; awareness-raising on good storage and transport practices for distributors; the purchase of equipment; and the creation of awareness-raising information on SPS… +Cameroon: Working week for the implementation of COLEACP R-SAT tool
- 20/01/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Cameroon, News
A week-long workshop was held in early January in Kribi, bringing together the private and public sectors involved in the mango value chain (fresh and dried), to discuss the implementation of COLEACP’s Rapid SPS Assessment Tool (R-SAT). The tool and its roll-out are supported by the Fit For Market SPS programme, continuing COLEACP’s activities in support of Cameroon’s horticultural sector and Department of Regulation and Quality Control of Agricultural Products and Inputs (DRCQ). R-SAT supports Competent Authorities to assess the… +Cameroon: Launch of COLEACP R-SAT
- 12/10/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Cameroon, News
The first meeting of the working group for the implementation of the Rapid SPS Assessment Tool (R-SAT) in Cameroon took place on 30 September 2021 in Yaoundé, where a timetable and next steps were agreed upon. R-SAT has been developed by COLEACP to assist competent authorities, in consultation with key public and private sector stakeholders, to assess the status and functioning of SPS systems. COLEACP would like to thank the Director of the Department of Regulation and Quality Control of… +Cameroon: Group training on safe use of pesticides in the Loum basin
- 16/07/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Cameroon, News
On 14 and 15 July, COLEACP organised group training on the “Safe Use of Pesticides” for plant protection product applicators in the Loum basin. This training is part of the Standards and Trade Development Fund (STDF) project “Improvement of the sanitary and phytosanitary quality of Penja pepper in Cameroon to facilitate access to international markets” (STDF/PG/593). Following this training, the participants are now able to carry out treatments according to good phytosanitary practices and to carry out the instructions: during… +News digest: Agri-food markets and production
- 13/07/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Africa, Avocados, Bananas, Caribbean, News, Pacific, Peas, Pineapples, Potatoes
Global Increasing airfreight demand A report from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) notes that air cargo demand is increasing by 12% a year. North American Airlines, and airlines in all other regions (Middle East, Africa) except for Latin America, contributed to this growth. The capacity is almost 10% below pre-Covid-19 levels due to the ongoing grounding of passenger aircraft. But freighters are continuing to be used in order to compensate the lack of available belly capacity. The supply chain… +