• Import controls on fresh fruit and vegetables in Europe: The example of Belgium

    • 21/04/2021
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: Africa, Caribbean, News, Pacific
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    An upcoming online session on key plant health issues affecting National Plant Protection Organisations (NPPOs) and stakeholders in the fruit and vegetable sector of ACP countries will address “How import controls of fresh fruit and vegetables are carried out in Europe – example of Belgium – main implications and challenges”. In this webinar, on 4 May, NPPOs from member states of the East African Community (EAC) and the Caribbean Agricultural Health and Food Safety Agency (CAHFSA) will outline the experiences… +
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  • COLEACP signs MoU with East African Community

    • 11/12/2020
    • Posted by: Emmanuel Bourcelet
    • Category: Africa, Burundi, Kenya, News, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda
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    COLEACP has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the East African Community (EAC) to support a competitive and sustainable horticultural sector in the East African Region. The agreement identifies synergies in four key areas of SPS systems: strengthening governance; improving operational processes; managing skills and competencies; and strengthening communication dynamics between relevant stakeholders, particularly to ensure communication between National Plant Protection Organisations (NPPOs) and professional organisations, especially focusing on active involvement of the private sector in the process of strengthening… +
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