• News Digest: Agri-food Markets, Production and Trade

    • 11/04/2022
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: ACP EN, News
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    IMPACTS OF WAR IN UKRAINE EU sanctions against Russia following the invasion of Ukraine The EU has responded to Russia’s military attack against Ukraine by adopting a comprehensive and robust package of restrictive sanctions. The sanctions are listed here. Source: European Commission, 2022 Russian invasion causes South African citrus issues South Africa’s Citrus Growers’ Association (CGA) says it is working closely with exporters, government and other stakeholders across the value chain to mitigate the impact that the Russian invasion of… +
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  • Proxifresh Rwanda obtient la certification GLOBALG.A.P.

    • 20/03/2022
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Africa, News, Rwanda
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    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… +
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  • Three new market profiles from Fit For Market

    • 11/02/2022
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: Burkina Faso, French beans, Guinea, Mali, Mangosteens, News, Pineapples, Sweet potatoes
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    Processed pineapples (Guinea), mango (Burkina Faso), and off-season fruit and vegetables (Mali) Processed pineapples in Guinea This market profile focuses on the market opportunities for a selection of three processed pineapple products (dried pineapple, juices and syrups) in the Guinean, West African and European markets. Despite the decline in African pineapple exports to the EU due to strong competition with the MD2 variety from Costa Rica, pineapple is one of the priority commodities in Guinea’s agricultural sector recovery programme, for… +
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  • Just published – the European market for fruit and vegetables from ACP countries

    • 20/09/2021
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: Africa, Caribbean, News, Pacific
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    The latest market study from COLEACP’s Market Intelligence service is “State of play and opportunities of the European market for fruit and vegetables from ACP countries”. Four years on from our original 2017 report, this new publication provides an update on the evolution of the European market, and development opportunities on this market for fruit and vegetables of ACP origin. You can access the European market study here (in French) and here (in English). If you are a COLEACP member… +
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  • ECTAD CARIBBEAN: Taro/dasheen exporters seeking markets

    • 20/09/2021
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: Caribbean, Dasheen, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
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    Do you have a European market for taro? The Eastern Caribbean Trading Agriculture and Development Organisation (ECTAD CARIBBEAN) is a national small farmers’ organisation based in St Vincent and the Grenadines, with connections and networks throughout the Caribbean. Its farmers produce a variety of crops, with taro/dasheen (Colocasia esculenta) being one of the main crops exported; secondary crops include eddoes, ginger and sweet potatoes. The organisation has been marketing taro/dasheen to clients in Europe for over ten years through its… +
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  • Africa Fairtrade Convention 2021 in Africa (Nairobi)

    • 17/06/2021
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Kenya, News
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    The 7th Africa Fairtrade Convention (AFC) will be held virtually in Nairobi from 22–25 June 2021, focusing on “Producers leading the future of trade”. The event is organised by Fairtrade Africa. AFC is a gathering of producers, traders, partner organisations, Fairtrade movements, governments and policy makers – among other stakeholders – to discuss improvement of value chains, trade relations, and conditions that translate to improved livelihoods for farmers and workers in Africa. While the General Assembly is a closed meeting,… +
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  • Kenya: Mango farmers hope to resume lucrative European markets in September

    • 18/03/2021
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: Kenya
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    Mangoes on tree
    Kenyan mango stakeholders have agreed on September 2021 as the tentative month for resumption of exports to the EU after an 8-year break. The emergence of the fruit fly in Kenya led to numerous interceptions of mango consignments by the EU between 2010 and 2014. As a result, Kenya imposed a temporary self-export ban to protect the market and institute acceptable pest management measures. After the ban, the government, among other stakeholders, started pursuing measures to help in reducing the… +
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  • Vert Limited – Working towards a sustainable and inclusive business

    • 26/02/2021
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: Kenya, Mangoes, News
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    During 2020, Kenyan SME Vert Limited received support from COLEACP’s Fit For Market programme to update its policies towards social compliance. Vert Limited is a Kenya-based, indigenous company specialising in growing and exporting fresh produce, targeted specifically at the European market. The company sells fine vegetables on the export market and has ventured into mango puree and dried mango. Social compliance has become an important sustainability parameter for consumers. Proof of social welfare in the form of certification has been… +
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