Study Tour by Somali Bureau of Standards and Somali Agricultural Regulatory and Inspection Service (SARIS) to Kenya
- 01/06/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News, Somalia
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Representatives of the Somali Bureau of Standards (SoBS) and the Somali Agricultural Regulatory Inspection Service (SARIS) will be visiting Nairobi between 23and 28 May. The aim of the tour is to reinforce the capacity of Somalia’s competent authorities to better understand the agricultural regulatory and standard development processes. Their objectives are to learn how standardisation and conformity assessments are done in Kenya, and how the National Plant Protection Organisation (NPPO) works. The visit will include a meeting with the Kenya… +GLOBALG.A.P. remote training for Kenyan MSMEs
- 13/04/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Kenya, News
Through the NExT Kenya programme, COLEACP has been providing training for Kenyan companies on the GLOBALG.A.P. Standard (Modalities and Checklists). By the end of 2021, about 16 Kenyan participants from nine horticultural companies had successfully completed the training. A representative of one participating company, Elmas Greens Limited, says: “The company situation has changed and the GlobalG.A.P. standard is a gateway to the EU market, hence training on GlobalG.A.P. standards is under way for more staff involved in food safety.” Over… +Kenya: Human resources support for Interveg
- 12/04/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: ACP EN
Interveg EPZ Ltd is a Kenyan company, established in 2005, that exports vegetables to the European Union. The company’s packing facilities are located at the Export Processing Zone (EPZ) in Athi River, Kenya. Following participation in our Performance Management training in July 2021, one of the company’s directors realised that Interveg faces challenges and gaps in terms of human resources (HR) policy. As a follow up, the director met the NExT Kenya programme unit at COLEACP’s Nairobi office. An individual… +Training for Kenyan experts in Digital Learning Tools
- 24/03/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: ACP EN, News
In March and April, 13 Kenyan experts have been taking part in training on Digital Learning Tools, provided through the NExT Kenya programe. The training is delivered through short live sessions and self-paced learning on COLEACP’s e-learning platform. The participants have diverse expertise in areas including food safety, commercial negotiation, human resource management, GLOBALG.A.P. standards, social standards, and crop protection, and are all involved in providing digital training. This training is implemented by COLEACP through the NExT Kenya (New Export… +NExT Kenya: Claims handling training
- 23/03/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: ACP EN, News
Staff of Kenyan companies have been taking part in training on claims handling, provided through the NExT Kenya programe. The aim is to build the capacity of company managers and staff in charge of trade negotiations and customer contracts , within small and medium-sized horticultural exporting companies (SMEs). Also taking part will be staff of the Fresh Produce Consortium of Kenya, who assist the association’s members in dealing with claims. Up to 16 staff from 10 different organisations took part.… +Group training on Avocado Fruit Quality Management
- 23/03/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: ACP EN, News
In February, 19 staff of Kenyan avocado exporters took part in training on commercial fruit quality management, with a focus on good harvest and post-harvest practices. The participants were technical and extension staff responsible for avocado quality control within their companies. The focus on the first day was on best practices in setting up an orchard, avocado growing, and at farm, packhouse and logistical levels. The training incorporated two field visits on the second and third days: one to a… +Remote training in HR Performance Management
- 23/03/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: ACP EN, News
In November 2021, when most Kenyan horticultural MSMEs were planning to conduct performance appraisals for their employees, training on Human Resources Performance Management was organised through the NExT Kenya programme to build the capacity of company directors, senior management staff, HR staff and mid-level managers responsible for conducting performance appraisals. Following the successful completion of the training and an impact evaluation, staff of Equator Kenya Limited who took part in the training described the impact on their current activities: “The… +2021 Kenya Avocado Excellence Awards
- 20/12/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Kenya, News
On 10 December, COLEACP attended the Kenya Avocado Excellence Awards (KAEA) as a shortlisted nominee under the category of “best development partner”. COLEACP is in good company in the category, alongside MARKUP (the EU-EAC Market Access Upgrade Programme); the Government of Kenya’s National Agricultural and Rural Inclusive Growth Project (NARIGP); and the independent, nonprofit research institute RTI International. The nominations in all the categories can be viewed here. The KAEA, now in its second edition and becoming a national ritual,… +New Training-of-Trainers in Crop Protection for Kenyan experts
- 16/12/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Africa, Kenya, News
Due to the high demand for locally available technical expertise, NExT Kenya has launched a training-of-trainers cycle to build the capacities of a new group of Kenyan experts in COLEACP’s training methodology. The training-of-trainers will focus on learning and communication techniques on crop protection decision-making, scouting, application of control methods, and Field Training Workshops – a specific method to pass on key messages to workers and small-scale farmers. The training consists of preparation through an online learning platform, followed by… +Kenya: Digital collective training on GLOBALG.A.P. Standard
- 01/10/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Africa, Kenya, News
COLEACP organised a remote training course on “GLOBALG.A.P. Standard (Modalities and Checklist)” for partner companies of the NExT Kenya programme from 26 July to 27 August 2021. The training was directed toward companies/cooperatives that are either in the process of implementing GLOBALG.A.P. standards (a set of standards for Good Agricultural Practices) for the first time or are already managing the standards and need a refresher course for existing staff or training for new staff. The target audience for this four-week… +