• West African mango blockchain – Making supply chains more resilient

    • 25/05/2020
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: Côte d'Ivoire, Mangoes, News
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    COLEACP has been working with Société Internationale d’Importation (SIIM) and Belgian start-up BlockO to develop MangoBlockchain, currently in beta version – a tool that is especially relevant in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, where the resilience of supply chains depends on trust and transparency (Commodafrica, 19 May). A first for the region, MangoBlockchain will contribute to the professionalisation of the West African mango sector, which in recent years has experienced too many interceptions on arrival on the European market.… +
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  • Enhancing kenyan horticultural exports: COLEACP’s new EU programme

    • 15/05/2020
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: Kenya, News
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    COLEACP’s new Nairobi-based programme, signed on 30 April, aims to increase the resilience, inclusiveness and sustainability of Kenyan horticultural value chains. The four-year, €5 million programme financed by the European Union through the EU delegation in Kenya, will aim to secure a lasting improvement in the capacity of all stakeholders in the Kenyan horticultural sector to adapt to evolving sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS), commercial, social and environmental requirements on local, regional and international markets. Implemented by a programme management unit… +
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  • Important information regarding non-renewal of plant protection product approvals

    • 05/05/2020
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: Africa, Caribbean, News, Pacific
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    This news info provides an on regulatory changes concerning plant protection products The European Commission (EC) has recently issued notifications of the non-renewal of approval under EU regulations of 4 key plant protection products: thiacloprid, beta-cyfluthrin, fenamiphos and mancozeb. MRL CHANGES FOLLOWING NON-RENEWAL OF THESE ACTIVE SUBSTANCES Following non-renewal of EU authorizations, the maximum residue levels (MRLs) are generally lowered to the limit of determination (LOD): 0.01 mg/kg. In most cases this will mean that these substances can no longer… +
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  • FAO’s information bank

    • 24/04/2020
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: Africa, Caribbean, News, Pacific
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    FAO is has a growing range of information resources on COVID-19, available through its dedicated website. Selected information of particular relevance to COLEACP’s members and beneficiaries includes: POLICY BRIEF on COVID-19 and smallholder producers’ access to markets. Immediate impacts tend to be more severe for high-value commodities (perishable products), which are often produced by smallholder farmers. Several countries are putting in place a variety of measures to mitigate the impact of the pandemic on smallholder producers. This brief builds on… +
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  • a Dreamliner upfield tons of flowers and vegetables from Nairobi to London.

    • 20/04/2020
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Kenya, News, United Kingdom
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    As part of an initiatives to support Kenya’s renowned horticultural industry, KQ Cargo supported by Fresh Produce Exporters Association of Kenya (FPEAK); Kenya Flower Council (KFC); the Embassy of the Netherlands in Kenya; the European Union in Kenya and the Government of Kenya, uplifted 40 tons of flowers and vegetables to Amsterdam. More flights are planned in the future.… +
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  • First results of COLEACP’s COVID-19 survey – Kenya

    • 17/04/2020
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: Kenya
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    Over the past two weeks, COLEACP has been asking businesses in ACP countries to share their experiences of the COVID-19 crisis and to let us know what support is most urgently needed. Our online survey will be repeated at the end of each month in order to measure the evolution of the impact of the pandemic over time, and companies that were unable to take part in the first round are encouraged to contribute in future. We will let you… +
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  • Training Needs Assessment in Nanyuki

    • 10/04/2020
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Kenya, News
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    Earlier in March, prior to the COVID-19 lockdown, management of Kenya Horticultural Exporters (1977) participated in a training session on Training Needs Assessment in Nanyuki, as part of the process to set up an improved internal training unit.… +
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  • National workshop for the development of an action plan to strengthen the SPS control system for horticulture products exported to the EU from Zimbabwe

    • 10/03/2020
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: News, Zimbabwe
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    As part of its Fit For Market programme, COLEACP and Zimbabwe’s Plant Quarantine and Plant Protection Services Institute held a workshop in Harare for key public and private actors in horticulture to identify priorities and build a 3-year action plan for compliance with the EU SPS regulations.… +
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  • Fruit Logistica 2020 in Berlin

    • 07/02/2020
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: Germany, News
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    Professional meetings were held in Berlin at Fruit Logistica 2020. Exchanges and discussions with representatives of COLEACP member companies: Fresh Produce Exporters Association of Kenya (FPEAK) and Fresh Produce Consortium of Kenya (FPC KENYA), links in the value chains of the Kenyan horticultural sector.… +
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