• A new biopesticide is now available in Kenya

    • 19/07/2024
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: News
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    A new biopesticide is now available in Kenya   A new bioprotection product; HALT NEO 5% WP (Bacillus thuringiensis sub-species kurstaki 32000 IU/mg) has been officially registered by the Kenyan Regulatory Authority, Pest Control Products Board (PCPB), under Reg No: PCPB(CR)1959 for control of the False codling moth (FCM) on Sweet Pepper. This registration which is a result of field trials supported by COLEAD through the NExT Kenya and FFM SPS programmes, in collaboration with a Kenyan plant protection product… +
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  • Uganda: Updated Technical Brochure on false codling moth

    • 15/12/2021
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: Capsicum, News, Pepper, Uganda
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    COLEACP has just updated its Technical Brochure on the management of false codling moth (FCM, Thaumatotibia leucotreta), for use in training sessions with Ugandan growers of pepper (Capsicum spp.). The main enhancement is an updated table of plant protection products (PPPs) potentially effective against FCM that are currently registered for use in Uganda (2021). The information includes the active ingredients and concentrations, the Insecticide Resistance Action Committee (IRAC) mode of action classification, the World Health Organization (WHO) classification, and the… +
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  • New EU measures impacting aubergines (eggplant), Capsicum and yardlong beans

    • 10/12/2021
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: Capsicum, Eggplant, News
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    ​In November, the EU Standing Committee on Plants, Animals, Food and Feed approved amendments to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793. As a reminder, this is the regulation on the temporary increase of official controls and emergency measures at EU border control posts where there is a food safety risk or evidence of widespread serious non-compliance with EU legislation. All of the new amendments are due to the detection of pesticide residues. The new measures are specified in a draft Regulation and… +
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  • Côte d’Ivoire: Priority action plan using R-SAT

    • 05/11/2021
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, News
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    The COLEACP Rapid Assessment Tool (R-SAT) is a practical step-by-step guide to help competent authorities work with private sector stakeholders to conduct a rapid assessment of the status and functioning of SPS systems. Through the Fit For Market SPS programme, Côte d’Ivoire is among the first countries where the R-SAT tool has been used. During a launch workshop in June 2021, the decision was taken to apply the tool to the national control system in the Capsicum sector, both for… +
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  • Launch of the COLEACP Rapid SPS Assessment Tool (R-SAT) in Côte d’Ivoire

    • 01/07/2021
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Côte d'Ivoire, News
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    Côte d’Ivoire is one of the pilot countries chosen to test the new Rapid SPS Assessment Tool (R-SAT) developed by COLEACP. The main objective is to develop a priority action plan to strengthen national sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) systems, and to ensure the alignment of these systems with international standards and regulations. During the launch meeting of this pilot in Abidjan, the competent authorities chose to apply the tool to the Capsicum sector, both for the local market and for… +
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  • Project to Develop Good Practice Guide for Capsicum Launched in Uganda

    • 21/05/2021
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: News, Uganda
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    Private sector operators and public sector officials gathered virtually on 17 May for the launch of a project to develop a Good Practice Guide for Capsicum in Uganda – a tool that will be necessary for the sector to adopt if it is to regain its competitiveness in the European marketplace. The launch was officiated by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industries and Fisheries (MAAIF). Also in attendance was the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Trade Industry and Cooperatives,… +
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  • Important amendment to EU Plant Health regulations affecting exports of chillies and peppers (Capsicum)

    • 26/10/2017
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: Capsicum, Chillies, News
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    Until the new European Plant Health Regulation comes into force in December 2019, the application of existing EU rules is being reinforced. This has implications for third countries exporting to the EU, including the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) states. On 15 July 2017, the European Commission published Implementing Directive 2017/1279, which sets out important new plant health rules affecting ACP exports. These rules require additional measures for the control of four new quarantine pests, including False Codling Moth (Thaumatotybia… +
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