• Senegal: Workshop on methodology for updating national lists of regulated pests

    • 20/03/2022
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: ACP EN
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    In March a hybrid workshop was held in Dakar. Experts and representatives of National Plant Protection Organisations (NPPOs) from Senegal and Guinea attended in person, while participants from Burkina Faso and Côte d’Ivoire took part remotely. The workshop aimed to: take stock of the situation in participating countries regarding the establishment and updating of their national lists of regulated pests promote the sharing of experiences and good practices between experts and NPPO managers of the different countries agree on a… +
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  • Kenya: Mango farmers hope to resume lucrative European markets in September

    • 18/03/2021
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: Kenya
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    Mangoes on tree
    Kenyan mango stakeholders have agreed on September 2021 as the tentative month for resumption of exports to the EU after an 8-year break. The emergence of the fruit fly in Kenya led to numerous interceptions of mango consignments by the EU between 2010 and 2014. As a result, Kenya imposed a temporary self-export ban to protect the market and institute acceptable pest management measures. After the ban, the government, among other stakeholders, started pursuing measures to help in reducing the… +
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  • Pest free areas for production and export of curry leaves in Ghana

    • 30/09/2020
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: Ghana, News
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    Curry leaves. By Mayank Gaur on Unsplash
    The Plant Protection and Regulatory Services Directorate of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, in collaboration with COLEACP, organised a workshop in Accra on establishing and maintaining pest free areas for the production and export of curry leaves in Ghana. The workshop brought together officials from the Vegetable Producers and Exporters Association of Ghana (VEPEAG), Ministry of Trade and Industries, Ghana Export Promotion Authority, and the Directorate of Crop Services of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture. Other stakeholders also… +
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  • Pest Free Areas workshop

    • 24/09/2020
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Ghana, News
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    The Plant Protection and Regulatory Services Directorate (PPRSD) of MOFA, Ghana, with #COLEACP, gathered 20 stakeholders in the curry leaves sector (at the Hotel Paloma and via Zoom). This participatory workshop brought together key representatives from both public and private sectors in Ghana to create awareness about the challenges in establishing and maintaining Pest Free Areas for production and export of curry leaves. The workshop was conducted by Mr. Daniel Kwagbenu – COLEACP Liaison Officer / Senior Expert, with the… +
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