New papaya market study
- 27/09/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
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New papaya market study We are pleased to announce the publication of a new market study entitled “Market Profile for Fresh Papaya from West Africa to Regional and European Markets”, which is now available in the COLEAD e-library. This comprehensive study, produced by COLEAD’s Market Insights department through the FFM+ programme, provides valuable analysis and insights into papaya production, export trends and market dynamics, with a particular focus on West African producers. Key highlights of the study include Global… +Improving soil management: the case of Dobi Agrico in Nigeria
- 27/09/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
Improving soil management: the case of Dobi Agrico in Nigeria Dobi Agrico Limited is a Nigerian agricultural company established in 2013 whose main activity is the production of horticultural crops under greenhouses. It produces tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, habanero and spinach. Dobi Agrico’s other crops include rice, soya and corn, sesame, butternut, eggplant and bitter gourd. Dobi Agrico is in Dobi local government area, about 85km from the centre of Abuja. The total area of the farm is about 200… +Inspiring by example, transforming by action
- 30/08/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
Inspiring by example, transforming by action COLEAD regularly highlights inspiring people in its activities, in particular to facilitate the exchange of useful experiences on sustainable development and entrepreneurship in the agri-food sector. In the same spirit, and in order to contribute to the dissemination of positive and exemplary information in this field, COLEAD has decided to make these people visible through its various communication channels. That’s why you will regularly find in this newsletter, on our social networks… +Do you know Bonolo Monthe, CEO of Maungo Craft in Botswana?
- 30/08/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
Do you know Bonolo Monthe, CEO of Maungo Craft in Botswana? Bonolo holds an MBC from the David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah. She has received many awards for her entrepreneurial career in the agri-food sector: UN Food Systems Champion, Mandela Washington Fellow 2019 and Gogettaz Agripreneur Winner 2019. Maungo Craft processes Morula fruit into award-winning, preservative-free preserves, promoting an indigenous fruit industry for sustainable growth. One of Maungo Craft’s aims is to rehabilitate forgotten crops,… +Do you know Norbert MONKAM, CEO of AGRO PME in Cameroon?
- 30/08/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
Do you know Norbert MONKAM, CEO of AGRO PME in Cameroon? Norbert Monkam is an agro-economist. He is the founder of AGRO-PME, a Cameroon-based training institute set up in 2002 that stands out for its commitment to rural development and the green economy. Based in two separate centres (Yaoundé and Djombé), AGRO-PME offers a wide range of programmes designed to train skilled professionals and promote the socio-professional integration of young people. Norbert MONKAM was also behind the creation… +Uganda: Hortifresh association strengthens its training unit
- 29/08/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
Uganda: Hortifresh association strengthens its training unit Through its programmes, COLEAD supports professional organisations that are representative of their sector to strengthen their capacity to provide services to their members and with concern for the long-term sustainability of its action. In Uganda, for example, COLEAD recently supported the HortiFresh association through the FFM+ programme as part of its commitment to strengthening local capacity. Hortifresh is the main business membership organisation supporting the horticulture sector in the country. It recently… +Ethiopia: EHPEA strengthens its training unit
- 29/08/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
Ethiopia: EHPEA strengthens its training unit COLEAD recently completed a training session with the Ethiopian Horticulture Producers and Exporters Association (EHPEA) to strengthen the skills and knowledge of its own training unit. This initiative is part of a wider mission to support the sustainability and competitiveness of the horticulture sector. It was launched last May as part of the Fit For Market Plus (FFM+) programme. Established in 2002, EHPEA plays a key role in representing and promoting the interests… +Integrated pest management in sweetcorn in Burkina Faso
- 29/08/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
Integrated pest management in sweetcorn in Burkina Faso COLEAD, through its FFM+ programme, in collaboration with the Joseph Ki-Zerbo University, is currently conducting a series of trials in Burkina Faso to test integrated pest management strategies against the Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) on sweetcorn during the dry season, which coincides with the export season. The Fall Armyworm (FAW) has been identified by COLEAD as a priority pest, particularly on sweetcorn, following several interceptions of shipments from Africa at EU borders.… +Integrated pest management for beans and gherkins in Madagascar
- 29/08/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
Integrated pest management for beans and gherkins in Madagascar COLEAD is working with an exporting company based in Madagascar that is experiencing a drop in yields of green beans and gherkins due to heavy nematode pressure. This problem is since the same crops have been grown for several consecutive seasons without rotation or fallow periods, leading to a deterioration in soil quality. The company has begun to explore solutions, such as crop rotation with cover crops, which have shown… +Benin: new fruit wharf and wholesale market on the way
- 29/08/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
Benin: new fruit wharf and wholesale market on the way The Government of Benin, with the support of the World Bank, has launched the construction of a new fruit wharf at Cotonou International Airport. The Project to Support the Competitiveness of the Agricultural Sector and the Diversification of Exports (PACOFID) and the Société d’Infrastructures Routières et de l’Aménagement du Territoire (SIRAT) are the developers of this new facility, and the buildings are due to be delivered in September. The… +