Sierra Leone: Crop production, pest identification and management
- 14/09/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News, Sierra Leone
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The Fit For Market SPS programme is currently organising collective training on “Crop production, pest identification and management” for a group of production managers working for seven companies in Sierra Leone. This very practical on-site training will be followed by farm visits, and also by individual coaching for the attendees to address their specific concerns. These training and coaching sessions are also an opportunity to propose a capacity building programme to local experts to develop their theoretical and practical skills.… +Dominican Republic: Training in organic farming in La Vega
- 12/09/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Caribbean, News
In an environment surrounded by nature, ideal for disconnecting from the hustle and bustle of cities and professional obligations, training in organic agriculture was held from 20–24 June 2022 at the La Vega Cooperative Club House with 12 participants from a variety of backgrounds. These included participants from a company in San Francisco de Macoris (2), associations of banana producers (3) and other organic crops (1), representatives of the Departments of Organic Agriculture (2), Extension (1) and Plant Health (1)… +BIOFACH 2022: How the training on “Preparing and attending a trade fair” has helped companies to get ready for the fair
- 12/09/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: ACP EN, News
BIOFACH has been very fruitful for ACP horticultural companies. Directors and commercial managers were provided with a 2-week-long training programme to be ready to attend the fair. They were very satisfied with the knowledge gained during the training as it greatly helped with their preparation. Participant testimonials: “The trainer helped me to identify the correct potential clients. I am also using the business contact sheet to make a good follow up with the clients I met”. “The training materials is… +Kenya: avocado tour organised by the Avocado Association Uganda (AAU) and the Fit for Market SPS programme
- 12/09/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Kenya, News, Uganda
Twelve members of the Avocado Association of Uganda (AAU), with support from the Fit For Market SPS programme, travelled to Kenya for their avocado tour at end of June. This tour consisted of field visits, as well as attending the second International Africa Avocado Congress organised by the Avocado Society of Kenya, this year themed “Avocado Africa: A convergence of technology and business for increased competitiveness and trade” from 27–30 June in Nairobi. The participants consisted of small- and large-scale… +Cameroon: R-SAT report validation workshop
- 12/09/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Cameroon
On 24 August 2022, the Fit For Market SPS programme, in collaboration with Directorate of Regulation and Quality Control in Cameroon, organised a validation workshop of the Rapid SPS Assessment Tool (R-SAT) report on the mango sector in Yaoundé, bringing together key representatives from the public and private horticulture sectors. Prior to this workshop, a team of COLEACP experts facilitated dialogue and engagement between key stakeholders, both public and private, in their assessment of Cameroon’s SPS system using R-SAT. R-SAT… +Madagascar: Support for the start-up of a cassava flour production plant
- 30/08/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Madagascar
Located in the commune of Tsianisiha, Madagascar, the mission of Malakass is to contribute to the development of the cassava sector in the Atsimo-Andrefana region of Madagascar. The company plans to process cassava into flour for sale on both local and international markets. In July 2022, the company, being in the process of completing the installation of an industrial unit and preparing to launch the first trials, benefited from a visit from Togolese COLEACP experts to improve the process to… +INNOVAGRI (Mauritius): Support for the implementation of a sanitary quality manual
- 30/08/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Mauritius
INNOVAGRI Ltd is a fruit and vegetable – onion, potato, carrot, pepper, tomato, pumpkin, pineapple, passion fruit – production company based in Rivière des Anguilles, Mauritius. The company operates a 55-hectare farm with 2500 m2 of greenhouses. All the fruit and vegetables produced, estimated at around 3,000 tonnes for 2019, are currently sold on the local market. With a view to continuous improvement and at the request of its main client, INNOVAGRI wished to set up a sanitary quality management… +Capacity building for plant health experts
- 19/08/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Cameroon, Caribbean, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Mauritius, Pacific, Rwanda, Uganda, Zimbabwe
A series of capacity building workshops for plant health experts (12 French- and 12 English-speaking experts) started in August 2022. The objective of the workshops is to broaden the pool of COLEACP experts capable of carrying out technical assistance missions and accompanying ACP competent authorities and other stakeholders. The workshops focus mainly on three cross-cutting themes: (i) pest surveillance; (ii) pest risk analysis – establishment and updating of lists of regulated pests; (iii) official control systems (import and export) –… +Ghana: Collective training on coconut tree cultivation
- 01/08/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Ghana
From 13 to 17 June 2022, the Fit For Market SPS organised the first session of collective training on “Coconut tree cultivation” for coconut growers in Ghana. The training took place in Accra and gathered 12 production managers from coconut producing and/or exporting companies in Ghana from five different companies. The specific objective of this training was to strengthen capacities of coconut smallholders, farmer groups and organisations, and horticultural MSMEs, to access local and international markets by complying with SPS… +Sierra Leone: Assessment and training for horticultural processing companies
- 30/07/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Sierra Leone
The Fit For Market SPS programme, organised training on hygiene and food safety principles including Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) methodology for horticultural companies producing both fresh and processed goods in Sierra Leone. The objective was to support six processing companies to master the HACCP approach in their production units, and in parallel, build the capacity of local consultants to conduct assessments on food safety management systems. The training was carried out in three phases: an initial quick… +