STDF Guinea: increasing the phytosanitary control and certification system
- 03/02/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Guinea, News
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The Steering Committee of the STDF Guinea project was held last week to present the activities carried out in semester 2 and the programme for year 2; and to validate the semester report. In addition to the COPIL members, two Guinean experts, Dr. Traoré and Mr. Bangoura, joined the meeting and contributed greatly to the implementation of our activities during semester 2.… +Ghana: training in cost/benefit analysis for a women’s cooperative of Global Shea Alliance
- 03/02/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Ghana
As part of COLEACP’s Fit For Market programme, training in cost/benefit analysis for micro/small scale producers was organised for the Global Shea Alliance (GSA). The training aimed to build capacity in cost/benefit and cashflow-related calculations for the production of vegetables at producer level, and in how farmers can be assisted to budget for the various activities in the vegetable production cycle. To increase farmers’ level of professionalism, a budgeting and planning exercise has been set up using simple tools that… +AVOCADO ASSOCIATION UGANDA develops a three-year strategic plan
- 02/02/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News, Uganda
AVOCADO ASSOCIATION UGANDA (formerly HASHAU) has been receiving support from COLEACP to work on their governance structure and guidelines. In addition, board members of AVOCADO ASSOCIATION UGANDA have received coaching to develop a strategic plan for the coming three years (2021-2023), outlining a list of priority services which the association envisions providing to its members. The overall objective is to enable AVOCADO ASSOCIATION UGANDA members to access international and domestic horticultural markets by complying with Good Agricultural Practices, SPS and… +Dominican Republic: JAD-COLEACP webinars
- 02/02/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Avocados, Dominican Republic, Mangoes, News, Pineapples
In collaboration with the Dominican Agroenterprise Board (Junta Agroempresarial Dominicana, JAD), COLEACP is organising a series of webinars on market access for processed products in the pineapple, mango and avocado sectors. These are part of the CALIFRUP project “Quality enhancement for the development of MSMEs in the processed fruit value chain”, which aims to support the strategy of value chain development and, specifically, to strengthen the processed fruit value chain. The first webinar, on “The international market for processed products”,… +Ghana: training on Organic Systems Implementation and Certification
- 02/02/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Ghana, News
As part of COLEACP’s Fit For Market programme, a training in organic implementation systems was organized for a family-owned company SGA Farms, producing papayas in Ghana, in order to build their capacity in organic production methods. This training covered aspects related to certification, setting up an internal control system, drawing up procedures and documentation, maintaining the system, etc. (including technical and financial implications of implementing this production system). The training also aimed at building the capacity of the staff on… +Professor Arpaia welcomed to Avocado Society of Kenya’s Board (partner of NExT Kenya)
- 27/01/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Kenya, News
The Avocado Society of Kenya has the honor to have Professor Mary Lu Arpaia to serve on its Board of Directors. Prof Arpaia is a renowned avocado researcher from the University of California. Avocado Society of Kenya promotes efficient production and organised marketing for long-term profitability of avocado agribusinesses in Kenya. It works with public and private stakeholders to provide innovative services that influence agricultural transformation, empowering members and especially smallholder farmers to sustainably increase productivity. COLEACP is looking forward… +COLEACP technical publications in 2020
- 19/01/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Africa, Capsicum, Caribbean, Eggplant, Mangoes, Pacific, Pineapples, Tomatoes
Guidelines for ACP national authorities in response to the new EU Phytosanitary Regulation In 2020 COLEACP began to publish a series of guidelines in response to the new Plant Health Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 that came into operation in December 2019. Under the new regime, special measures have been introduced for crops that are a known pathway into the EU of serious pests that could damage agriculture or the environment in Europe. These include capsicum, mango, Solanum (eggplant and tomato), and… +Access to finance: Instaveg benefits from Agrifi Challenge Fund after COLEACP support
- 19/01/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Kenya, News
Instaveg Ltd is one of the companies that has actively participated in COLEACP’s Fit for Market programme. Besides technical support, leads to financial institutions and grant programmes enabled the company to benefit from a grant from the Agrifi Challenge Fund to set up a new packaging facility that will facilitate food safety compliance with BRCGS and reduce food waste. The combined support and linkages by COLEACP facilitate market access, creation and retention of jobs, and sustainable activities for farmers and… +News digest: policy
- 18/01/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Africa, Caribbean, News, Pacific
GLOBAL Global Forum for Food and Agriculture goes digital The 13th Global Forum for Food and Agriculture will be the first to be totally digital. The GFFA, 18–22 January, has the theme “How to feed the world in times of pandemics and climate change?”. The annual Berlin-based meeting, hosted by the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL), is held under the umbrella of International Green Week. Around 2,000 international participants from politics, industry, science and civil society will… +News digest: Agri-food markets & production
- 18/01/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Africa, Caribbean, News, Pacific
MARKETS: GLOBAL Overview: Global avocado market The price for avocados on the global market has been rising in recent weeks due to a smaller supply and a shortage of large sizes (Fresh Plaza, 8 January). At the moment, Mexico and Chile dominate the market, but their volumes are declining. In the Netherlands, avocado sales were good during the holidays with stable, high prices. In Germany, due to the pandemic, the volume purchased in the wholesale trade has been reduced, and… +