• Virtual meeting between FPC KENYA and COLEACP market access and food security activities

    • 12/06/2020
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Kenya, News
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    Virtual meeting between the Fresh Produce Consortium of Kenya (FPC KENYA) team, including FPC’s CEO Mr. Okisegere Ojepat and the COLEACP team as part of COLEACP’s COVID-19 measures to ensure market access and food security activities. We introduced two new services – for linking local and regional producers and buyers, and for external logistics services – in the framework of #COLEACP’s development programmes.… +
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  • Desert Locust situation

    • 05/05/2020
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: Africa, News
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    As we all focus on COVID-19, it’s important not to lose sight of other critical issues facing the sector. Of particular concern is the locust crisis in Africa; the forecast is worrying and FAO warns that the impact on food security in the next few months could be devastating. According to the FAO Locust Watch update, the situation in the Horn of Africa remains extremely serious. In Kenya, a new generation of locusts is developing. More eggs will hatch and… +
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  • What do ACP producers and exporters need most urgently? First survey results

    • 24/04/2020
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: Africa, Caribbean, News, Pacific
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    Through an online survey, COLEACP has been asking what support is most urgently needed by the ACP fruit and vegetable sector during the current crisis. Preliminary results from 87 contributors are analysed below. Respondents were asked to prioritise the three most urgent areas where support is needed. Access to finance was clearly regarded as the most urgent area (77.0% of respondents placed this in their top three issues), followed by hygiene and food safety practices (69.0%). Support for storage/processing, logistics… +
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  • East Africa: COVID-19 hampers fight against locusts as threat grows

    • 17/04/2020
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: Africa, News
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    A predicted second wave of desert locusts in East Africa will cause major food security problems for countries already struggling against the coronavirus lockdown – and COVID-19 is also directly disrupting the battle against the locusts. According to Al Jazeera (9 April), flight bans imposed to slow the spread of COVID-19 have significantly delayed deliveries of pesticides in countries across the region. Vincent Ssempijja, Uganda’s Agriculture Minister, reported that Uganda has deployed more than 2000 military troops to carry out… +
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