GUINEA STRENGTHENS PHYTOSANITARY CONTROL TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO AGRI-FOOD MARKETS
- 30/04/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
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GUINEA STRENGTHENS PHYTOSANITARY CONTROL TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO AGRI-FOOD MARKETS The project “Strengthening the phytosanitary control and certification system in Guinea” launched in 2019 and funded by the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF), was the subject of a closing workshop in Conakry on 24 April. It was an opportunity to present and welcome the results and positive impact of the project. In particular, the National Directorate of Plant Protection and Stored Foods (DNPV-DS) has benefited from capacity building… +Collective training on cultivation methods for banana production for FEPAF Basse Guinea
- 01/10/2023
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
The Fit for Market Plus programme recently organised a five-day collective training session on “Mastering the main cultivation techniques for banana production (soil preparation-fertilisation-plant protection)” in Kindia, from 11 to 15 September 2023 at the headquarters of the Lower Guinea Fruit Growers’ Federation (FEPAF-BG). The aim was to build the skills and capacities of the federation’s members and technical staff, namely growers, agricultural technicians and advisors, production managers from member cooperatives, managers from certain cooperatives and a representative from the… +More effective control of potato blight in Fouta-Djallon with a new warning system
- 14/07/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Guinea, News
In Fouta-Djallon, central Guinea, potato is a major crop, widely exported to countries in the sub-region, with more than 45,000 tonnes produced per year and 38,000 affiliated producers – 64% of whom are women. One of the major problems faced by potato crop is blight. Extremely prevalent during the rainy season, mildew limits the cultivated area of potato and forces producers to apply numerous phytosanitary treatments to ensure production. Surveys carried out as part of the development of the Guide… +Workshop to launch the Regional Guide to Good Mango Practices in West Africa
- 21/01/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Gambia, Ghana, News
12 January saw the launch of a project to support the development of a “Regional Guide to Good Practices for Mango in West Africa”. The development of the Guide is being organised as part of COLEACP’s partnership with the ECOWAS SyRIMAO project, “Innovative Regional Fruit Fly Management System Project in West Africa”, via the EU-funded Fit For Market SPS programme. The January workshop brought together more than 60 participants, stakeholders in the mango sector from the public sector (competent authorities)… +New market profiles : processed pineapple in Guinea and mango in Burkina Faso
- 22/12/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Burkina Faso, Guinea, News
COLEACP’s Market Intelligence Service publishes the market profile for “Processed pineapple from Guinea”. This profile identifies market opportunities for three processed pineapple products (dried pineapple, pineapple juice and pineapple syrup) on the Guinean, West African and European markets. It is available in English (here) and French (here) for programme partners beneficiaries and COLEACP members. The market profile for “Mango from Burkina Faso” was produced as part of the collaboration between COLEACP and VCA4D1, which carries out agricultural value chain analyses… +Six new Good Practice Guides – Updates
- 16/09/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Africa, Benin, Guinea, Kenya, Togo, Uganda
During 2021 COLEACP is providing a team of expert consultants to support national/regional initiatives to develop Good Practice Guides for horticultural value chains. These Guides are being developed, disseminated and kept up to date by stakeholders within each value chain. They are not COLEACP publications – they are written, owned and published by the professionals, within each country/region and crop sector, who will inform and use them. Stakeholders in the sector who take on this task receive practical support throughout… +Analysis of pesticide management in CPAC member countries (Central Africa)
- 05/06/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Cameroon, Guinea, News
As part of the mission “Analysis of pesticide management in the member countries of CPAC (Comité inter-états des pesticides de l’Afrique centrale, Inter-State Pesticides Committee of Central Africa), a virtual feedback workshop was organised on Thursday 3 June in the presence of representatives of the six member countries (Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and Republic of the Congo). This mission, which began in February 2021, is part of a support programme by CPAC to assist member countries… +Addressing the phytosanitary problem in Guinea
- 17/05/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Guinea, News
Guinea’s very promising agricultural production is at risk. Guinea is rich in agricultural potential, which is why the agricultural sector has an important place in the government’s National Economic and Social Development Plan (Plan National de Développement Economique et Social, PNDES ). As in many West African countries, there is renewed interest in phytosanitary control due to the proliferation of transboundary pests and diseases. The consequences can be severe, including: risk to crops and stored produce interceptions of exported produce… +Support for setting up organic pineapple production at TROPICAUX
- 06/05/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Guinea, News
COLEACP has been supporting the setup of organic pineapple production at the TROPICAUX company in Guinea. This activity has two objectives – to provide training and accompany TROPICAUX in the implementation of its pineapple plots according to the organic agriculture reference system; and to reinforce the capacities of a Guinean expert in pineapple production. There are several elements involved: diagnosis of the plots envisaged by the company; providing training for managers on the technical itinerary for organic pineapple; and working… +Meeting on the 2021 mango campaign in Guinea
- 15/04/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Guinea, News
In anticipation of the start of the mango export season in Guinea, COLEACP organised a workshop for discussion and exchange on the 2021 mango season in partnership with the National Directorate for Plant Protection, Stored Foods and Technical Control (DNPVDS-CT). This workshop took place on Monday 12 April. It provided an opportunity to review the integrated management measures, the phytosanitary inspection and certification system and the precautionary measures detailed in the mango dossier submitted to the European Union, in the… +