• 1st session of the training of trainers and facilitators on good SPS practices for Penja pepper

    • 21/12/2020
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Cameroon, News
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    As part of the STDF/PG/593 project, a training session has started on Monday 21 December aimed at strengthening the technical and pedagogical skills of experts and strategic actors in the Penja pepper value chain.At the end of this training, the participants will be able to act as trainers and coaches, especially for the training courses planned in the framework of this project. The STDF Cameroon project, led by COLEACP, aim to improve the sanitary and phytosanitary quality of Penja pepper.… +
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  • New collaboration agreement between MINADER-CAMEROON and COLEACP

    • 16/12/2020
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Cameroon, News
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    The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MINADER) of Cameroon and COLEACP signed a Memorandum of Understanding on 15 December 2020, in the presence of His Excellency Gabriel Mbairobe, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of Cameroon, Jeremy Knops, General Delegate of COLEACP, and Jean-Marie Sop, COLEACP Secretary-General. This agreement is part of the Fit For Market SPS programme funded by the European Union. It aims to strengthen the national sanitary and phytosanitary system, and especially the implementation of a… +
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  • Stakeholder workshop for the “Guide to good SPS practices for the Penja pepper value chain”

    • 11/11/2020
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
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    We held a stakeholder workshop on 11 November in Penja, Cameroon to present the draft “Guide to good SPS practices for the Penja pepper value chain” to representatives of both public and private sectors, to collect feedback on the document. The aim is to achieve validation of the guide by the entire value chain. COLEACP warmly thanks all the stakeholders in the sector for their participation in this workshop, which represents a crucial step for the Penja pepper sector, and… +
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  • Impacts of Covid-19 on Cameroon’s horticultural sector

    • 18/09/2020
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: Cameroon, News
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    RHORTICAM, in collaboration with COLEACP, carried out a survey of companies and cooperatives in the horticultural sector in Cameroon during May to help assess the impact of the current health and economic crisis and to identify support needs. The ten companies that participated in the survey are mainly active in several production sectors simultaneously, with pineapple being the most frequently mentioned sector. The majority of respondents export to the European market (70%), the remaining 30% being active on the local… +
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  • Survey of EU Companies in Cameroon

    • 17/04/2020
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: Cameroon
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    The Delegation of the European Union in Cameroon has launched a survey to map the presence of European companies in Cameroon; to measure the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on European companies and identify the key actions to take to defend their interests; and to lay the foundations for the creation of a European Business Organization in Cameroon. Relating to the current crisis, the survey asks about impacts that companies are experiencing or expecting, including missing goods/services; production losses/sick employees;… +
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