COLEAD joins Kampani: a strategic partnership to bolster sustainable development goals
- 29/10/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
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COLEAD joins Kampani: a strategic partnership to bolster sustainable development goals We are pleased to announce that COLEAD has become a shareholder in Kampani, an impact-focused investment fund specializing in long term financing of SMEs and cooperatives in the agri-sector. This strategic alignment supports our mission to amplify the agricultural sector’s contribution to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (S DGs). Kampani addresses the investment needs of businesses in the “missing middle”, offering funding between €100,000 and €500,000, with… +Ethiopia: more partnerships for more impact
- 29/10/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
Ethiopia: more partnerships for more impact COLEAD’s recent mission to Ethiopia under FFM+ made significant progress in addressing key challenges and opportunities in the Ethiopian horticulture sector. With a focus on improving sustainability, business linkages and regulatory compliance, the mission was an important step in preparing the ground for additional support from 2025 onwards. Priority areas identified During the mission, COLEAD identified several priority areas that will shape its future interventions in Ethiopia. These include : Capacity building for… +Strengthening university-business partnerships in Africa to scale up capacity building for innovation
- 29/10/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
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Strengthening university-business partnerships in Africa to scale up capacity building for innovation The Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building in Agriculture (RUFORUM), established in 2004, is a consortium of 170 universities from 40 African countries. Its secretariat is based at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda. RUFORUM supports the African Union in the implementation of the African Union Strategy on Science, Technology and Innovation. Learn more: https://www.ruforum.org/ The collaboration between DeSIRA LIFT Area 2, implemented by COLEAD in partnership with the… +IFAD, CAADP and COLEAD join forces to address agroecology at the African Fertiliser and Soil Health Summit 2024
- 27/06/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
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IFAD, CAADP and COLEAD join forces to address agroecology at the African Fertiliser and Soil Health Summit 2024. For decades, agricultural productivity in Africa has been hampered by widespread land and soil degradation. This is reflected in loss of organic matter, negative nutrient balances, erosion, acidification and pollution, leading to a decline in soil fertility. To address these challenges and support a growing population, the African Union (AU) convened the African Fertilizer and Soil Health Summit (AFSH) in Nairobi,… +Towards future collaboration – WorldVeg and COLEAD sign new MoU
- 27/06/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
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Towards future collaboration – WorldVeg and COLEAD sign new MoU The Memorandum of Understanding was signed by Marco Wopereis, Director General of WorldVeg, and Jeremy Knops, COLEAD General Delegate, at COLEAD’s headquarters in Brussels on 7 June. The mission of both COLEAD and WorldVeg are highly complementary. Both organizations acknowledge that developing sustainable global food systems is crucial to meet the challenges of poverty, inequality, food insecurity and fragility in the face of climatic and economic shocks. And now they… +IICA COLEAD NEXT WEBINAR: OPPORTUNITIES IN LOCAL AND REGIONAL MARKETS FOR CARIBBEAN ENTREPRENEURS
- 08/05/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
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IICA COLEAD NEXT WEBINAR : Opportunities in local and regional markets for Caribbean entrepreneurs The Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) and COLEAD kindly invite you to the 13th Caribbean Agrifood Business session on Opportunities in local and regional markets for Caribbean entrepreneurs . The session will be held online on Thursday 23 May 2024 – 10:00-12:00 AST / 14:00-16:00 UTC. Live interpretation will be available in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese. The agenda will follow soon. To register,… +ZAMBIA : INNOVATIVE COLEAD-GART PARTNERSHIP TO IMPROVE SOIL FERTILITY AND INCREASE THE ECONOMIC VALUE OF CROPS
- 08/05/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
Zambia : innovative COLEAD-GART partnership to improve soil fertility and increase the economic value of crops In an exciting new development through the Fit For Market Plus programme, COLEAD has partnered with the Golden Valley Agricultural Research Trust (GART) in Zambia to launch ground-breaking field trials. These trials are designed to evaluate the integration of two underutilised vegetables, Cleome (Cleome gynandra L.) and Amaranthus (Amaranthus spp.), into tomato and cabbage cropping systems. The main objective is to explore sustainable agricultural… +Successful collaboration with CABI
- 28/10/2022
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Africa, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Caribbean, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic Of The Congo, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, News, Nigeria, Pacific, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zimbabwe
In 2020, COLEACP and CABI signed a Memorandum of Understanding to work together on key areas of interest concerning SPS measures around the world. The collaboration, which ultimately aims to benefit food security among countries within the African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) states, includes work on regulations and standards; technical assistance in the implementation of SPS measures; capacity assessment, training and e-learning; research and innovation on ways to manage SPS risks; and information sharing and communication materials for different stakeholders.… +News Digest: Agri-food Markets, Production and Trade
- 13/07/2022
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: ACP EN, News
Production Africa Short Ivorian mango season follows long Peruvian one Henk van der Meij of Hars&Hagebauer reports on mango trade that “the Peruvian season’s tail end was unexpectedly long, due partly to shipping delays. So the first part of the African season (Côte d’Ivoire) coincided with the last part of the Peruvian season. That’s usually not ideal, but the promotions are keeping the mango sales momentum going. Eventually, the market will also have to start paying the price needed for… +News digest: agri-food systems and sustainability
- 10/02/2022
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Africa, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Caribbean, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic Of The Congo, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Fiji, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, News, Nigeria, Pacific, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Suriname, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zimbabwe
FOOD SYSTEMS AND POLICY Trade relations between the European Union and Africa: forging new partnerships On 10 January, in the context of the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union and ahead of the European Union-African Union Summit scheduled for February 2022, Franck Riester, French Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade and Economic Attractiveness, held an international ministerial conference dedicated to the prospects of the European trade partnership with Africa. The overhaul of the partnership between the European Union… +