Strengthening cooperative governance: Zimbabwe’s Rusitu Valley leads the way
- 04/12/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
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Strengthening cooperative governance: Zimbabwe’s Rusitu Valley leads the way The Rusitu Valley Fruit Growers and Marketing Trust (RVFGMT), a cooperative of 1,400 growers in Chimanimani, Zimbabwe, is undergoing a transformative journey to strengthen its governance and sustainability. With targeted support from the Fit For Market Plus (FFM+) programme, RVFGMT is addressing critical governance challenges to better serve its members and position itself as a beacon of sustainable development in the region. RVFGMT aggregates and markets the produce of its… +FFM+ supports GOPEX International NV on the path to Suriname’s first GLOBALG.A.P. Certification
- 22/08/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
FFM+ supports GOPEX International NV on the path to Suriname’s first GLOBALG.A.P. Certification GOPEX International NV has successfully completed a critical post-training mission with COLEAD support. GOPEX is a leading agro-industry company in Suriname specialized in the production, processing, and distribution of fresh-cut fruits and vegetables for the local market and export, particularly to the Netherlands. As part of its growth and quality assurance strategy, GOPEX aims to achieve GLOBALG.A.P. certification, a globally recognized standard for good agricultural practices.… +COLEAD recommended for ISO 21001 Certification by Tuv Nord certification body
- 20/12/2023
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
COLEAD has recently been recommended for ISO 21001 certification by Tuv Nord. ISO 21001 is a Management System standard specifically designed for educational organizations, aiming to support competence development through teaching, learning, or research, irrespective of their size, type, or method of delivery. This significant milestone aligns with COLEAD’s overarching vision of “Growing People” and marks over two decades of dedicated efforts in the development and implementation of training programmes in the agrifood sector. The last three years have seen… +Nigeria: GLOBAL.G.A.P. & GRASP Certification, Solar Plant, Dobi Agrico leads by example
- 13/07/2023
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Corp EN, News, Nigeria
DOBI AGRICO LIMITED, based in Abuja, is a Nigerian agro business that specializes in growing and processing vegetables, herbs, and spices. Their range of crops includes capsicum (bell pepper/bird eye chilies), tomatoes, cucumber, baby corn, butternut squash, common bean, spring onions, and more. The company is dedicated to exporting its products while maintaining high standards of agricultural practices for both domestic and international markets. To support their endeavors, Dobi Agrico joined the Fit for Market SPS (FFM SPS) programme in… +Nigeria: Truvis Agro supported for GLOBALG.A.P. Assessment
- 12/07/2023
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Corp EN, Nigeria
TRUVIS AGRO SERVICES LIMITED is a Nigerian agro-business engaged in the cultivation and processing of vegetables, herbs, and spices. The company has production activities in Epe (Lagos state), Ayetoro (Ogun state), Ilemeso (Ekiti State), and Ilemona (Kwara state), along with a processing facility in Lagos. Their focus is on implementing good agricultural practices to meet the requirements of the domestic and export markets. In 2021, TRUVIS AGRO SERVICES LIMITED joined COLEAD’s Fit for Market SPS programme, aiming to enhance their… +The Fit For Market programme technical support towards HACCP system certification of Spices Rwanda Ltd
- 30/08/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Ghana, Rwanda
Company background Spices Rwanda Ltd is a whole dried chilli business in Rwamagana District, Eastern Province, Rwanda. The company was registered by the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) in August 2017 under Tax Identification No. 107358351. Spices Rwanda Ltd works with different suppliers who produce raw chillies which they then sell to the company. The suppliers follow set instructions provided by Spices Rwanda Ltd to produce safe products that meet the specifications set by the company. The chillies are grown, harvested,… +GLOBALG.A.P. remote training for Kenyan MSMEs
- 13/04/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Kenya, News
Through the NExT Kenya programme, COLEACP has been providing training for Kenyan companies on the GLOBALG.A.P. Standard (Modalities and Checklists). By the end of 2021, about 16 Kenyan participants from nine horticultural companies had successfully completed the training. A representative of one participating company, Elmas Greens Limited, says: “The company situation has changed and the GlobalG.A.P. standard is a gateway to the EU market, hence training on GlobalG.A.P. standards is under way for more staff involved in food safety.” Over… +Proxifresh Rwanda obtient la certification GLOBALG.A.P.
- 20/03/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Africa, News, Rwanda
En 2021, Proxifresh Rwanda a passé avec succès l’audit GLOBALG.A.P. et a reçu la certification. L’entreprise est spécialisée dans l’exportation de haricots verts, d’oignons de printemps et de pois mangetout du Rwanda, et avait atteint un volume total de 460 tonnes en 2021 malgré les défis logistiques rencontrés en raison de la crise mondiale de la Covid-19. Pour réaliser son ambition d’augmenter ses exportations et de répondre aux exigences du marché européen, l’un des principaux objectifs de l’entreprise pour 2021… +Zimbabwe: Farm Fare Produce achieves GLOBALG.A.P. certification
- 11/02/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: ACP EN, News
Farm Fare Produce is a family-owned horticultural business supplying fresh vegetables mostly to retailers and supermarkets. With an interest in reaching the export market, the has been working to have its food safety management system certified by GLOBALG.A.P. option 1 to meet marketrequirements. The Fit For Market programme has been supporting Farm Fare Produce in the certification process, from an initial assessment of their existing food safety management system, identifiction and implementation of corrective measures, training of the quality management… +News digest: Agri-food markets, production and trade
- 06/12/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Africa, Avocados, Cameroon, Caribbean, Citrus fruits, Coffee, Fiji, Kenya, Mangoes, News, Nigeria, Pacific, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda
Agri-food Africa Rwanda: Rwanda plans to double its lending to agriculture Rwanda plans to double its lending to the agricultural sector from 5.2 to 10.4% by 2024. The goal is to modernise agriculture, which now accounts for one-third of Rwanda’s GDP. Small farms can rarely access financial services due to high interest rates (18-24% per year). Access to these loans will enable farmers to invest in new means of production and thus secure the food supply for a country whose… +