Flashback 2006 : “80% of the experts assigned by the PIP are now local experts”
- 20/12/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
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Source : PIP Magazine n° 10, December 2006 “Today, 80% of the services funded by the PIP are provided by ACP consultants, compared to 20% at the programme’s start-up. ACP expertise is thus massively replacing European expertise. This situation enables companies to find economically viable solutions to their problems at the local level and to build the anticipation capacity of stakeholders in the ACP fruit and vegetable sector. The local experts also offer the advantage of being very familiar with… +Flashback 2005 : “Training Knowledge without bounds”
- 29/10/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
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Flashback 2005 : “Training Knowledge without bounds” Source PIP Magazine n°8, November 2005 “Training is one of the main priorities of PIP in its capacity-building actions for companies and for the ACP horticultural network as a whole. To date, more than 700 people have participated in collective and in-company training sessions organised by the PIP Training Unit, and 130 consultants in several countries have received a training of trainers . “Knowledge should know no bounds,” declares Edward Ngenga, casting… +Flashback 2005 “ACP Task Force: promoting dialogue between the public sector and private operators”
- 27/09/2024
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Flashback 2005 “ACP Task Force: promoting dialogue between the public sector and private operators” “To promote dialogue between the public sector and private operators in the fruit and vegetable export sector, PIP provides assistance for the creation of task forces in ACP countries. The task forces are permanent working groups that bring together all those directly concerned by the compliance of fresh fruit and vegetables destined for export, especially public services such as the Ministries of Agriculture and control… +FLASHBACK 2005 : HOW DOES THE PIP (PROGRAMME) TACKLE FOOD SAFETY?
- 08/05/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
FLASHBACK 2005 : HOW DOES THE PIP (PROGRAMME) TACKLE FOOD SAFETY? A member of the European Parliament’s Agriculture Committee, Robert Sturdy (UK, Conservative) has contributed to the development of rules on the food safety of agricultural products placed on the market in the European Union: “We certainly do not want this legislation to be a barrier to trade,” he says. “But I can understand that a farmer in Africa, where regulations and controls are not the same as in… +