• Amendments to EU plant health rules for False Codling Moth

    • 18/02/2022
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: ACP EN, Africa, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Caribbean, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic Of The Congo, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Headline, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, News, Nigeria, Pacific, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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    The EU has introduced new legislation to amend plant health rules covering False Codling Moth (FCM, Thaumatotibia leucotreta). The new draft regulation has been submitted to the WTO for a feedback period, period until the 11th April 2022. The date of implementation is not yet known. FCM is listed as a priority pest under EU plant health regulations ((EU) 2019/1702). Unfortunately, as this pest has been intercepted on several host plants in recent months during EU border controls, stricter rules… +
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  • Uganda: Updated Technical Brochure on false codling moth

    • 15/12/2021
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: Capsicum, News, Pepper, Uganda
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    COLEACP has just updated its Technical Brochure on the management of false codling moth (FCM, Thaumatotibia leucotreta), for use in training sessions with Ugandan growers of pepper (Capsicum spp.). The main enhancement is an updated table of plant protection products (PPPs) potentially effective against FCM that are currently registered for use in Uganda (2021). The information includes the active ingredients and concentrations, the Insecticide Resistance Action Committee (IRAC) mode of action classification, the World Health Organization (WHO) classification, and the… +
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  • Group training for technical staff of Kenyan exporters’ associations

    • 30/04/2021
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Kenya, News
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    In Nairobi, technical staff of Fresh Produce Exporters Association of Kenya (FPEAK), Fresh Produce Consortium of Kenya (FPC) and Kenya Flower Council (KFC) took part in group training on effective implementation of protocols for the management of false codling moth (FCM, Thaumatotibia leucotreta) as part of COLEACP’s NExT Kenya programme. The technical training focused on effective implementation of the FCM protocol for roses, and troubleshooting/coaching for companies, to support the associations in offering these services to their members. The training… +
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  • FRESH SALONE, RESUMPTION OF EXPORTS TO BRUSSELS

    • 10/10/2020
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: Sierra Leone
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    Fresh Salone – a Sierra Leonean fruit and vegetable production and export company, and COLEACP partner – has made its first shipment of habaneros and other ethnic vegetables (African eggplant, okra, leafy vegetables) to Brussels since the new European Directives came into force and flights were resumed post-COVID-19. This success follows several COLEACP Fit For Market programme activities in recent months, including digital training for the private sector on identification and management of false codling moth (FCM) and whitefly; and… +
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  • Integrated management for false codling moth control

    • 08/10/2020
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: Africa, Gambia, Ghana, News, Nigeria, Zimbabwe
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    Virtual training on “Integrated management measures for false codling moth (Thaumatotibia leucotreta) control” is being provided for both private sector (managers of packaging stations/production) and public service (phytosanitary inspectors) through COLEACP’s two Fit For Market programmes. 30 participants from The Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria and Zimbabwe are learning more about the new EU Plant Health Regulation regarding FCM; the use of FCM protocols along the value chain, including data-collection forms; the responsibilities of each player along the value chain towards FCM… +
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  • NExT Kenya: coaching Kenyan flower companies on FCM management

    • 25/09/2020
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Kenya, News
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    The Kenya Flower Council, in collaboration with the Fresh Produce Exporters Association of Kenya (FPEAK), Fresh Produce Consortium Kenya (FPC-Kenya), Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS), Kenya Agricultural & Livestock Research Organisation (KALRO), and COLEACP’s Fit For Market SPS and NExT Kenya programmes have set up a series of regional training/sensitisation forums for all producers across the country, aiming at a common approach across the industry to help drastically reduce interceptions of false codling moth (FCM) on roses exported to… +
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  • Update on plant health rules for fresh capsicum exported to the EU

    • 01/07/2020
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: Africa, Cape Verde, Madagascar, Mauritius, News, Uncategorized
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    An update of COLEACP Guidelines on the Export of Capsicum from Africa, Madagascar, Cape Verde, and Mauritius  has just been published. This guide explains clearly what needs to be done to ensure that capsicum exports are in compliance with EU phytosanitary requirements. It details the information to be provided, and actions to be taken, at all stages from production to export by producers and exporters, as well as by the national authorities and inspection services. The document has been updated… +
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  • Digital training on identification and management of false codling moth

    • 29/06/2020
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Citrus fruits, News, Sierra Leone
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    COLEACP’s digital training on the identification and management of false codling moth began in Sierra Leone in late June 2020, for participants from both the public sector (NPPO inspectors) and private sector (horticultural producers and exporters). In the first virtual meeting, trainer Mr Samuel Muchemi explained the digital training, and participants introduced themselves and asked questions.… +
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