• Trinidad and Tobago: EUROCHAMTT–COLEACP collaboration

    • 06/04/2022
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: Caribbean, News, Trinidad and Tobago
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    The European Business Chamber in Trinidad and Tobago (EUROCHAMTT) and COLEACP have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate in delivering group training and promotion of market opportunities to the members of EUROCHAMTT and other fruit and vegetable producers in Trinidad and Tobago. The collaboration will benefit from EUROCHAMTT’s expertise, knowledge and networks in the horticulture sector in Trinidad and Tobago, and COLEACP’s experience throughout ACP countries and at EU level. The focus will be on capacity building and supporting… +
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  • COLEACP training – Improving SPS practices along the whole Penja pepper value chain

    • 16/09/2021
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: Africa, Cameroon
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    Since June, training on good SPS practices for the Penja pepper sector has been continuing through the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) project “Strengthening the phytosanitary monitoring and certification system for Cameroon’s fruit and vegetable sector”. Stricter European regulations since 2016 threatened to limit the export potential of Penja pepper, a unique agricultural product originating from Cameroon. This project centres on supporting Penja pepper producers to understand the SPS risks and strengthening their capacity to deal with them. The… +
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  • Group training on safe use of pesticides and crop protection

    • 19/03/2021
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Kenya, News
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    Group training on safe use of pesticides and crop protection
    Face-to-face training on the safe use of pesticides and crop protection has just been launched in Nairobi as part of COLEACP’s NExT Kenya and Fit For Market programmes. The training, for technical and extension staff in charge of crop protection, aims to enable participants to recognise and identify pests and diseases; understand and select the most suitable crop protection methods, focusing on integrated pest management (IPM); understand the risks involved when using plant protection products such as chemicals and pesticides;… +
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