• Innovation: Valorisation of pineapple waste for animal feed Innovative trials launched in Benin

    • 20/12/2024
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: News
    No Comments
    In an important step towards sustainable agriculture, a trial has begun in Benin to valorise pineapple waste from the juice industry. The initiative, part of the Fit For Market Plus (FFM+) programme, aims to convert pineapple by-products into nutritious animal feed, addressing both environmental challenges and economic opportunities. Pineapple (Ananas comosus) is an important crop in Benin and plays a key socio-economic role, creating jobs, particularly for women and young people, in fruit production and processing. However, these activities generate… +
    read more

  • Madagascar: a strategic social and environmental plan for companies (rain forest alliance)

    • 10/04/2024
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: News
    No Comments
    Madagascar: a strategic social and environmental plan for companies (rain forest alliance)   In June 2023, several Madagascan companies active in the lychee sector were informed, at their request, about the Rainforest Alliance (RFA) standard. Specifically, the workshop provided an opportunity to introduce the RFA standard, explain its principles, highlight overlaps with other private standards, provide guidance on the certification process, identify available resources and answer participants’ questions. Following the workshop, a survey was conducted among the participating companies to… +
    read more

  • News digest: agri-food systems and sustainability

    • 10/02/2022
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: Africa, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Caribbean, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic Of The Congo, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Fiji, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, News, Nigeria, Pacific, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Suriname, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zimbabwe
    No Comments
    FOOD SYSTEMS AND POLICY Trade relations between the European Union and Africa: forging new partnerships On 10 January, in the context of the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union and ahead of the European Union-African Union Summit scheduled for February 2022, Franck Riester, French Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade and Economic Attractiveness, held an international ministerial conference dedicated to the prospects of the European trade partnership with Africa. The overhaul of the partnership between the European Union… +
    read more

  • Reducing pesticide use in tropical agriculture

    • 26/10/2021
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: Africa, Caribbean, News, Pacific
    No Comments
    On 11–12 October COLEACP participated in a workshop on “Reducing the use of pesticides in tropical agriculture: Key challenges and strategies”, organised by the Agropolis Foundation. During these two days, scientists from the European Union, Middle East and Africa exchanged views on topics ranging from epidemiology, toxicology and environmental impact to societal impacts resulting from pesticide use across the globe. Edouard Lehmann, COLEACP’s Research & Innovation Manager, took part in a round table on how to promote multi-stakeholder collaboration in… +
    read more

  • Capacity building in Sustainable Environmental Management

    • 26/10/2021
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: Africa
    No Comments
    A crucial time for the global environment This time of year is associated with the major international summits for the protection of the environment – and this year they are even more crucial. The first part of the 15th Conference of the Parties of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15) has just ended with the adoption of the Kunming Declaration outlining the ambitions of the signatory states in terms of nature protection. The aim of COP15 is to reach… +
    read more

  • Launch of group distance training on Environmental Sustainability Management

    • 10/05/2021
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: News
    No Comments
    This monday, 3 group distance trainings of 4 weeks will start on: “Environmental Sustainability Management”. These trainings will address the Sustainable soil management, Sustainable water management, Sustainable waste management and valorization. The training courses are designed to encourage the adoption of more sustainable practices in order to achieve a restoration of environmental quality in horticultural companies. These trainings aim to explain the consequences of agricultural practices on the environment so that horticultural companies can reduce their impact on the biodiversity… +
    read more

  • Training-of-Trainers in Ethical Production and Corporate Social Responsibility

    • 19/01/2021
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: Africa, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Togo, Uganda, Zimbabwe
    No Comments
    COLEACP’s training-of-trainers in Ethical Production and Corporate Social Responsibility is taking place in two stages. Over 3 weeks in September 2020, online training was provided for French-speaking experts. Of 19 experts selected, 14 took part and successfully completed the training, which included practical exercises and group presentations. Participants attended from Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Madagascar, Senegal and Togo. Next, in January–February 2021, the course will be provided in English – over 4 weeks, as the first experience was quite… +
    read more