Fit for Market programme in action at INSTAVEG Ltd
- 03/08/2020
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Kenya, News
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COLEACP’s Fit For Market programme is partnering with INSTAVEG Ltd in Embu, Kenya. Discussions are ongoing with managing director Ashibon Mwangi and his team to update their business plan in response to recent market evolutions and anticipate further investments in human resources, certification schemes and strategic infrastructure. INSTAVEG is currently working with 300 smallholder farmers to supply the Kenyan domestic market and European export market with high-quality, traceable and certified fresh vegetables.… +Validation workshop on the GLOBALGAP national interpretation guidelines version 5.2 (NIG) for Ghana
- 19/03/2020
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Ghana, News
A national stakeholders workshop on Ghana’s GLOBALG.A.P National Interpretation Guideline for Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) 5.2 was held by the National Technical Working Group in collaboration with the GIZ – German International Cooperation, the Market Oriented Agriculture Programme (MOAP), Federation of Associations of Ghanaian Exporters – FAGE GHANA (FAGE), and Coleacp’s Fit for Market Programme (EU/ AFD – Agence Française de Développement). Discussions covered control points, compliance criteria and general regulations.… +COLEACP training to ghanian companies in the process of complying with GLOBALG.A.P
- 11/03/2020
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Ghana, News
As part of Coleacp’s “Fit for Market” programme, several ghanaian companies in the process of complying with GLOBALG.A.P. have been trained to understand the specificities of the EU premium market for vegetables in the context of voluntary standards such as GLOBALG.A.P.… +National workshop for the development of an action plan to strengthen the SPS control system for horticulture products exported to the EU from Zimbabwe
- 10/03/2020
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: News, Zimbabwe
As part of its Fit For Market programme, COLEACP and Zimbabwe’s Plant Quarantine and Plant Protection Services Institute held a workshop in Harare for key public and private actors in horticulture to identify priorities and build a 3-year action plan for compliance with the EU SPS regulations.… +Fit For Market programme: support EXCELLA PRODUCE Lts
- 03/02/2020
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Avocados, Carrots, Chillies, Corn, French beans, Ginger, News, Passion fruit, Rwanda, Tomatoes
Rwandan company EXCELLA PRODUCE Lts produces fruit and vegetables – avocados, French beans, chillies, baby corn, carrots, tomatoes, ginger, passion fruit and broccoli – and wants to expand to EU markets. As part of its Fit for Market programme, Coleacp is supporting the company to establish a strong quality and food safety management system validated through GLOBALG.A.P. certification.… +Let’s meet at Fruit Logistica 2017
- 25/01/2017
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Uncategorized
The COLEACP team will be present at Fruit Logistica 2017 in Berlin from 8th-10th of February to meet existing members of the association, as well as new beneficiaries of the recently launched FIT FOR MARKET (FFM) programme. To help us organize appointments, we would like to invite any African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) exporters and European importers who wish to meet with us to contact the COLEACP team as soon as possible by clicking here. For ACP and European companies… +Fit For Market official launch at the ACP House: unanimous enthusiasm!
- 16/12/2016
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Uncategorized
The official launch of the “Fit For Market” Programme took place at the ACP House on the 6th of December. Besides the launch of a new programme, it was also a great opportunity to celebrate past achievements given the longstanding historical Public Private Partnership between the ACP, the European Commission and the COLEACP. All the positive testimonies on COLEACP actions were appreciated by the staff and members of the Board also present: a real source of motivation and enthusiasm to… +