New STDF funded project in Senegal to strengthen the plant health system
- 11/04/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
No CommentsNew STDF funded project in Senegal to strengthen the plant health system Senegal, like many countries in the Sahel region, faces major challenges in securing its food supply in the face of rapid population growth and urbanisation. The threat posed by climate change, with the increased spread of pests and transboundary diseases, poses a significant risk to the country’s agriculture and food security. In this context, the Senegalese Ministry of Agriculture, led by the Directorate of Plant Protection, has launched… +Flashback 2005: task forces in the fruit and vegetable sector, strengthening public-private dialogue
- 10/04/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
Flashback 2005: task forces in the fruit and vegetable sector, strengthening public-private dialogue (Source : PIP Magazine, July 2005) “(…)The European Union defines specific food safety and phytosanitary standards for all types of food, whether produced on its territory or imported from third countries. Naturally the ACP fruit and vegetable export sector is obliged to abide by these rules. In that context, ACP private operators and the public sector have to work together to develop strategies enabling them to… +Sustainable mango production in Mali
- 10/04/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
Sustainable mango production in Mali As part of its efforts to increase the competitiveness through the adoption of sustainable practices by Malian companies, COLEAD organised two intensive training sessions on GlobalGAP Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) version 6 in Bamako, Mali, as part of the Fit For Market Plus programme. These training sessions, organised in response to growing demand from local companies exporting mangoes to the European Union, aimed to bring food safety and sustainable management practices in line with… +Celebrating 50 years of COLEAD
- 07/12/2023
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
On the 1st of December 2023, COLEAD celebrated its 50th anniversary in Brussels with 120 partners, directors, former DGs of the association, team members and friends of COLEAD in attendance. Also in attendance virtually, were more than 200 members of the association from 25 different countries, from Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific. “A perfect illustration of the COLEAD network”, said Jeremy KNOPS, COLEAD’s DG, in his speech. COLEAMA was founded 50 years ago at the 46th Brussels International Fair,… +Tanzanian Horticultural companies trained in Food Safety Management
- 05/09/2023
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Corp EN
The Fit for Market Plus programme recently organised a four-day collective training session on “Principles of Food Safety Quality Management System and Traceability” in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania, specifically in Njombe, from the 22 to 25 August 2023. This training aimed to enhance the skill and capacities of the technical and compliance staff of horticultural companies, including farm managers, agronomists, production managers, harvesting managers, processing and packaging managers and quality and traceability managers in Food Safety Quality Management System… +World Youth Skills Day: the Caribbean ecosystem supporting youth entrepreneurship
- 15/07/2023
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: ACP EN, Corp EN
World Youth Skills Day focuses on the strategic importance of equipping youth with skills for employment, decent work, and entrepreneurship. Youth play a central role in the agricultural value chain, however youth-specific support systems must be in place to enable their success. This calls on an entrepreneurial ecosystem that attracts young entrepreneurs and understands their needs. To continue this discussion, the IICA-COLEAD Caribbean Agrifood Business series held its ninth session focusing on Successes from innovative youth-led businesses/SMEs in the agrifood… +2022 COLEAD Annual Report: “Agricultural production and trade play a crucial role in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals”
- 13/07/2023
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: ACP EN, Corp EN
2022 has been a year of transformation for our association: new name, new statutory purpose, and the launch of new programmes which expanded the sectoral and geographical scope of the association’s activities. The process of changing our organisation’s name was initiated two years ago in a context of continuous evolution of COLEAD’s scope of action and that of its partners. The choice of COLEAD – Committee Linking Entrepreneurship-Agriculture-Development is the result of a participatory and iterative approach carried out with… +Gabon, Maurice, Tanzania : FFM+ and AGRINFO presentations
- 13/07/2023
- Posted by: Emmanuel Bourcelet
- Category: Corp EN, Mauritius, Tanzania
Tanzania In March/April 2023, as part of the Fit For Market Plus (FFM+) program, members of COLEAD’s Technical Assistance department visited Tanzania to strengthen dialogue with partner beneficiaries and present the FFM+ programme. The local launch of the FFM+ programme and the informative event sparked in-depth discussions on the partners’ needs, resulting in a growing interest that translates into increased applications for support received. Gabon In April 2023, in collaboration with the Embassy of Gabon in Belgium, the COLEAD team… +Informative session for Mauritian stakeholders
- 09/06/2023
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Corp EN, News
COLEAD organised an informative session for Mauritian stakeholders to present its Fit For Market Plus (FFM+) and AGRINFO programmes on 17 May, with the active support of the Mauritius Chamber of Agriculture. The session began with a presentation by the European Union delegations to Mauritius and Seychelles on the importance of transitioning the Mauritian agricultural sector to a more sustainable and resilient model, which is currently underway in Mauritius. There is an urgent need to accelerate this transition through investment… +PAFO-COLEAD Innovation Series Session n°12
- 20/03/2023
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: ACP EN
Four inspiring African entrepreneurs presented the range of skills that they have developed to build successful and sustainable agribusinesses in Africa during the 12th Innovations Session, organised by the Pan-African Farmers’ Organization (PAFO) and COLEAD on 15 February 2023. The online session was attended by over 215 participants from Africa, the Caribbean region and Europe. The recordings of the session are available in English, French and Portuguese on COLEAD’s YouTube channel. Link to programme : English; French; Portuguese. Link to… +