Flashback 2004 : “Building the capacity of the horticulture sector’s support structures”
- 29/08/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
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Flashback 2004 : “Building the capacity of the horticulture sector’s support structures” (Source : COLEACP PIP magazine n°3, March 2004) “ACP producing/exporting states are generally endowed with considerable local expertise and knowledge in a variety of areas. However, these countries often lack structures which are adequately informed and trained. While it is important to help companies prove their day-to-day control of the production and export process, it is equally important to improve the quality of the support and services… +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… +The Fit For Market SPS programme training in Ibadan on crop protection strategies
- 06/12/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Nigeria
From 3 to 6 October 2022, the Fit For Market SPS programme organised training in Ibadan, Nigeria, on “Crop Protection Strategy” for technical managers, extension staff, agronomists, production managers and staff involved in making crop protection decisions at primary production level. The training combined theory with practice and gathered together 20 participants from 14 Nigerian companies. At the end of the training, the participants were able to list and identify major crop pests, describe crop protection methods, choose the most… +Meetings with Malagasy universities and research centres
- 28/11/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Madagascar
During a mission organised to launch the Fit For Market+ programme in Madagascar, a COLEACP team met with professors from the entomology and chemistry departments of the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Tananarive, the Ecole Supérieure des Sciences Agronomiques (Agriculture and Sustainable Development Department) and the Ecole Supérieure Professionnelle Agricole de Bevalala, in order to discuss collaboration opportunities. Claire Perez, a project manager in COLEACP’s Training Department, presented COLEACP’s e-learning training platform and the e-Library to undergraduate and… +EU and GB MRL changes in 2022
- 22/07/2022
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: ACP EN
Changes to EU and GB pesticide maximum residue levels Following the departure of the United Kingdom from the European Union (EU), COLEACP’s monitoring of pesticide regulations now covers MRL changes in both the EU and Great Britan (GB), enabling us to keep COLEACP members and partner-beneficiaries up-to-date. Note that EU MRLs still apply in Northern Ireland (GB covers only England, Scotland and Wales). During the period April-June 2022, notifications of MRL changes were issued for the following: – flutianil (EU)… +COLEACP’s 2021 Annual Report is just published
- 15/07/2022
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: ACP EN, News
Our new look annual report is available here. Get a quick overview of our 2021 programmes (Fit For Market, Fit For Market SPS, NExT Kenya, STDF projects) and our contributions to collaborative projects (with UNIDO and Enabel, among others) – and view snapshots of selected programme activities. The report also gives a brief summary of the EU and ACP horticultural markets in 2021. “Despite the unpredictable international context, we remain confident in the future. All the more so as horticultural… +NExT Kenya study on bottlenecks in the horticultural sector is supported by evidence from recent NHT mission
- 13/07/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Kenya, News
On 5 July, at a meeting with representatives of Kenya’s horticultural public and private sectors, Dr Kedera, NExT Kenya programme coordinator, presented the results of a study on the bottlenecks affecting the competitiveness of Kenyan horticultural exports. These results are the fruit of more than a year’s work, which involved local consultants, multiple exchanges with stakeholders in Kenya and Europe and the competent authorities, as well as methodological and coordination work by COLEACP’s Markets Insights department. What did the study… +COLEACP’s New Board
- 13/07/2022
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: ACP EN, News
As the term of office of COLEACP’s Board Members expired in June 2022, elections were held at the COLEACP Ordinary General Meeting on 22 June. Sixteen Board Members were elected: ACP EUROPE Chairman Mr Stephen MINTAH, SPEG (Ghana) Vice-President Mrs Leena MALDE, WEALMOOR (UK) Secretary General Mr Jean-Marie SOP, UNAPAC (Cameroon) Treasurer Mr Vincent OMER-DECUGIS, S.I.I.M (France) Mr Moctar FOFANA, AOM (Mali) Mr Thomas HILDENBRAND, SIPEF (Belgium) Mr Karim DOSTMOHAMED, FRIGOKEN (Kenya) Mr Olivier HERRERA MARIN, FRESAL (France) Mrs Virginie… +EC “Mirror Clauses” report reiterates importance of WTO rules and support for developing countries
- 13/07/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: ACP EN, News
On 3 June 2022 the European Commission published its report on the application of EU health and environmental standards to imported agricultural products. The debate on how EU rules can ensure that imported produce matches EU standards – described as “mirror clauses” – has been a hot topic during France’s presidency of the Council. Several Member States are pressing the Commission to ensure that as the EU strives for higher standards, third countries must be obliged to apply the same… +STDF Togo: Meeting of the steering committee (June 2022)
- 30/06/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
A meeting of the Steering Committee of the “Project to strengthen the phytosanitary control and certification system for the fruit and vegetable sector in Togo (STDF/PG/375)” was held from 29 to 30 June 2022 in Lomé, Togo. The STDF project consists of strengthening the framework and capacities of the services involved in inspection and control, as well as private operators active in the production and export of fruit and vegetables. It should allow better access to markets for fruit and… +