• Kenya: Crop protection strategy training

    • 14/10/2022
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Kenya
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    The NExT Kenya programme organised a crop protection strategy training on 4–7 October 2022. The target audience for this 4-day training programme was technical managers, quality managers, extension staff, agronomists (production managers) and crop protection managers from horticultural production companies. Aimed at developing the participant’s knowledge of the principles of crop protection strategies, the training was attended by 12 participants from various Kenyan horticulture #MSMEs. A practical field study on #scouting, #identification and #management of pests at Real IPM in… +
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  • BIOFACH 2022: How the training on “Preparing and attending a trade fair” has helped companies to get ready for the fair

    • 12/09/2022
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: ACP EN, News
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    BIOFACH has been very fruitful for ACP horticultural companies. Directors and commercial managers were provided with a 2-week-long training programme to be ready to attend the fair. They were very satisfied with the knowledge gained during the training as it greatly helped with their preparation. Participant testimonials: “The trainer helped me to identify the correct potential clients. I am also using the business contact sheet to make a good follow up with the clients I met”. “The training materials is… +
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  • Kenya: Consultative meeting with exporters of beans and peas with pods by the Horticultural Crop Directorate (HCD)

    • 20/07/2022
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Kenya, News
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    Kenya is a major exporter of horticultural produce to the European Union (EU) which constitutes 80% of total exports. The total value of horticultural exports reached 157.7 billion Kenya shillings (KSh) in 2021. Kenya’s beans and peas with pods have, over the years, enjoyed a sizeable market share in the EU. However, this is threatened by the numerous notifications that Kenya has been receiving of late. There is need for more engagement with industry players to ensure good quality, safe… +
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  • Presentation of the findings of an EU trade visit, and the outcome of a COLEACP-supported study

    • 20/07/2022
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Kenya, News
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    The National Horticulture Taskforce (NHT) of Kenya is a multi-stakeholder interactive and consensus-building forum with representation from public and private sector stakeholders in the horticulture sub-sector, promoting private-public sector dialogue. The major goal being to assure Kenya’s horticultural produce complies with market requirements and sustains its reputation as a leading grower and exporter of horticultural produce. The taskforce is involved in activities such as: capacity building; accreditation of business support facilities; awareness creation; development of common strategies; risk assessment; adoption… +
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  • KS1758 Certification Awards to farms via the Retail Trade Association of Kenya (RETRAK)

    • 20/07/2022
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Kenya, News
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    The Retail Trade Association of Kenya (RETRAK) supported by the Rockefeller Foundation, working with Horticultural Crop Directorate (HCD), the Standards Projects Committee and agriculture sector industry players, has been running KS1758 – Part 2: Implementation Project, with a focus on fruits and vegetables. It is expected that adoption of Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) standard KS1758 will enhance food safety and food quality and facilitate sustainable market access for the Kenyan domestic market. Additionally, the standard will promote good agricultural… +
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  • Study tour to Kenya by Somalia’s competent authorities

    • 13/07/2022
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Kenya, News
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    In the last week of May, Kenya hosted a study tour by the Somalian competent authorities – the Somali Bureau of Standards (SOBS) and the Somali Agricultural Regulatory and Inspection Services (SARIS), part of the Ministry of Agriculture & Irrigation (MoA). They visited the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) and the Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS) among other key stakeholders in the country – the Fresh Produce Exporters Association of Kenya (FPEAK), Pest Control Products Board (PCPB), Bureau Veritas… +
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  • NExT Kenya study on bottlenecks in the horticultural sector is supported by evidence from recent NHT mission

    • 13/07/2022
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Kenya, News
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    On 5 July, at a meeting with representatives of Kenya’s horticultural public and private sectors, Dr Kedera, NExT Kenya programme coordinator, presented the results of a study on the bottlenecks affecting the competitiveness of Kenyan horticultural exports. These results are the fruit of more than a year’s work, which involved local consultants, multiple exchanges with stakeholders in Kenya and Europe and the competent authorities, as well as methodological and coordination work by COLEACP’s Markets Insights department. What did the study… +
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  • Collective distance training on “Crop Protection” addressed to producers/supervisors

    • 30/06/2022
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: ACP EN
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    In April 2022, COLEACP has improved two new training programs on “Crop Protection” to help workers in charge of crop protection decision making and the implementation of functional pest and disease monitoring programmes to make well-considered decisions and adopt good practices. Participants are invited to join the training session entitled “Crop Protection & Strategy” to be able to make the appropriate crop protection decisions considering thresholds, feasibility, registered products and production system. Afterwards, participants will have the opportunity to attend… +
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  • GLOBALG.A.P. remote training for Kenyan MSMEs

    • 13/04/2022
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Kenya, News
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    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… +
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  • Kenya: Human resources support for Interveg

    • 12/04/2022
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: ACP EN
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    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… +
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