Jeanette Marcelle inspires us—And you?
- 06/03/2025
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
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Handmade by Jeanette transforms Trinidad and Tobago’s culinary traditions into sustainable opportunities. In Trinidad and Tobago’s agri-food landscape, Jeanette Marcelle, also known as Chef Marcelle, stands out as a visionary and dedicated entrepreneur. As the founder and CEO of Handmade by Jeanette, she embodies resilience, innovation, and social impact through her brand, which promotes healthy, sustainable, and locally rooted food products. From culinary passion to purpose-driven entrepreneurship Jeanette Marcelle’s journey is anything but conventional. Initially pursuing a career in early… +Khalifa Thiam inspires us and you?
- 06/03/2025
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
Founder of JOULEU in Senegal, a producer and distributor with a strong social impact on young people. In the world of African agribusiness, some players are pioneers in combining innovation, sustainability and social commitment. Khalifa Thiam, founder of JOULEU, embodies this ambition. Through his company, he is working towards a more resilient, inclusive and connected agriculture, responding to the challenges of market access, sustainable production and modernisation of the horticulture sector in Senegal and the sub-region. JOULEU: A link between… +Raising climate change awareness among coffee and cocoa cooperatives: highlight of the COLEAD-SIF project, which ended in February 2025
- 06/03/2025
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
Since its launch in February 2024, the partnership between COLEAD and the Shared Interest Foundation (SIF) has been dedicated to strengthening eight selected cooperatives/companies in Côte d’Ivoire (three), Rwanda (four) and Uganda (one). This initiative concluded in February 2025, marked by a significant initiative – an interactive e-session on climate change awareness, conducted in both English and French. Raising awareness on climate change The two-day virtual session provided an engaging platform for participating companies/cooperatives to explore the intersection of climate… +Innovation – Reducing diseases, improving soil health and nutrient management through the integration of indigenous vegetables intercropped with tomatoes and cabbage
- 06/03/2025
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
Research trial demonstration day at GART (Zambia) On 10 January 2025, the Golden Valley Agricultural Research Trust (GART) successfully hosted a Research Trial Demonstration Day at its research farm in Chisamba, Zambia. The event showcased the progress of trials conducted under COLEAD’s Fit For Market Plus programme in partnership with GART. The primary objective of this research is to explore the potential benefits of integrating underutilised crops, such as Cleome and Amaranthus, into established tomato and cabbage production systems. These… +Digital technology to empower trainers: BigBlueButton provides an optimised environment for online teaching
- 06/03/2025
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
Unprecedented series of e-meetings: more than 100 experts already on board in January 2025 The COLEAD Training Department has embarked on a major transformation in 2025 with the launch of a series of innovative information sessions, available in English and French. These sessions aim to strengthen the skills of trainers by providing them with concrete tools to enrich their teaching practice and to fully exploit the potential of digital technology in distance learning. The first session, dedicated to BigBlueButton, marked… +Access to finance: COLEAD offers resources tailored to the context and needs of agri-MSMEs (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises)
- 06/03/2025
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
Stay tuned in 2025 for in-depth and useful knowledge to understand access to finance and how to actually get it Access to finance remains one of the biggest challenges for micro, small and medium-sized agricultural enterprises (MSMEs), particularly in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). While the sector accounts for nearly 49% of employment and 17% of GDP, the lack of adequate finance hinders productivity, rural development and food security. Yet agricultural MSMEs play a driving role in economic growth and poverty reduction.… +Happy New Year 2025 to everyone! Greetings from the COLEAD General Delegate and Chairman, inspired by the shared responsibility that binds us in pursuit of our 2030 goals
- 30/01/2025
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
Dear colleagues, partners, and friends of COLEAD, As 2025 begins, we extend our warmest wishes to you, your teams, and your loved ones. May this new year bring health, joy, success, and hope to all. This year is especially important for COLEAD and its global network. We are not just turning a page but embarking on a shared journey to shape a bold collective strategy for 2030—the reference date for the Sustainable Development Goals. In a world of rapid change… +Research Trial Demonstration Day at GART
- 16/01/2025
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
On January 10, 2025, the Golden Valley Agricultural Research Trust (GART) hosted a highly successful trial demonstration day at its research farm in Chisamba, Zambia. The event presented the content and progress of the ongoing COLEAD research trials implemented by GART, which focus on exploring the potential benefits of integrating undervalorized crops (here Cleome and Amaranthus), into the well-established tomato and cabbage production systems. Under the Fit For Market Plus Programme, field trials are set-up in commercial production environments to… +The FFM+ programme is running at full speed on the ground: 17 OACPS member countries were visited this month
- 04/12/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
The FFM+ programme is running at full speed on the ground: 17 OACPS member countries were visited this month The FFM+ programme is running at full speed on the ground, with 17 OACPS member countries visited this month. In total, COLEAD has received almost 1,100 applications for support and has implemented more than 500 development projects since the launch of the FFM+ programme. In November, COLEAD carried out technical missions in 17 countries as part of the FFM+ programme.… +Achieving more with less – the case of Malawi
- 04/12/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
Achieving more with less – the case of Malawi The positive increase in the number of FFM+ applications received by COLEAD from Malawi since the launch of the programme in the country illustrates the dynamism of the country’s private and public sectors. Another factor is the involvement of the Malawian Embassy in Brussels, which has disseminated information about the programme, to the Malawi Investment & Trade Centre, which has played an important role in promoting FFM+ to potential partner… +