Khalifa Thiam inspires us and you?
- 06/03/2025
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
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Founder of JOULEU in Senegal, a producer and distributor with a strong social impact on young people. In the world of African agribusiness, some players are pioneers in combining innovation, sustainability and social commitment. Khalifa Thiam, founder of JOULEU, embodies this ambition. Through his company, he is working towards a more resilient, inclusive and connected agriculture, responding to the challenges of market access, sustainable production and modernisation of the horticulture sector in Senegal and the sub-region. JOULEU: A link between… +Conference: Boosting agrifood research and innovation cooperation for impact at scale
- 06/03/2025
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
Be ready to participate in the conference ‘Boosting agrifood research and innovation cooperation for impact at scale’, which will be held in Brussels, Belgium, on March 11, 12, and 13, 2025. The aims of the conference are (i) to share results and lessons on the contribution of R&I projects to agrifood systems transitions, (ii) to identify key enablers and hurdles to achieve impact at scale through innovation, (iii) explore future contributions of R&I for agrifood systems transitions, innovation systems and… +Empowering women entrepreneurs – example through coaching of 4 micro-enterprises in Casamance, Sénégal
- 06/03/2025
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
COLEAD is supporting four women-led micro-enterprises in Casamance, Sénégal, as part of the Fit for Market Plus (FFM+) programme. This initiative illustrates COLEAD’s commitment to the economic empowerment of women in the agricultural sector. Concrete support for better financial management Between October and November 2024, a coaching mission was carried out to help these businesses apply the knowledge acquired during the “Accounting and Financial Management” training in December 2023. This support enabled the entrepreneurs to assess the profitability of their… +COLEAD e-learning platform: 30,000 learners reached. A promising future, fully in line with the EU’s ‘Global Gateway’ strategy, with more and more sustainable connections at the service of citizens and the planet
- 30/01/2025
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
COLEAD’s distance learning platform has just reached a milestone in its history: more than 30,000 learners have now joined our learning community! This new milestone is the result of our commitment to continuously improve the user experience and provide content tailored to the needs of the agricultural sector. Here are just a few of the features that illustrate the quality of the platform’s content: An interactive guided tour: so that every user can easily find their way from the first… +Improving the sustainability of production systems by enhancing the teaching skills of experienced trainers. A recent example from Senegal
- 30/01/2025
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
In January 2025, COLEAD organised a training session in Dakar as part of the Fit For Market Plus (FFM+) programme. The aim of this initiative was to strengthen the teaching skills of expert trainers to better communicate key messages on hygiene, traceability and safe use of plant protection products to horticultural businesses. As part of a regional capacity-building initiative, this session targeted 16 experts from West and Central Africa who had previously been trained in ‘training and communication techniques’ and… +Senegal strengthens its capacity in pest risk analysis
- 27/09/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
Senegal strengthens its capacity in pest risk analysis A training course on pest risk analysis (PRA) began in Dakar on 9 September at the plant health training centre run by the Plant Protection Directorate (DPV).This capacity building is part of the STDF/PG/946 Senegal project implemented by COLEAD and is aimed at experts from the Technical Working Group on Pest Risk Analysis. The objectives are to support the setting up of a technical and interdisciplinary working group on pest risk… +Benin Senegal: an example of strengthening local expertise
- 19/07/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
Benin Senegal: an example of strengthening local expertise COLEAD, through the FFM+ programme, supported an 8-month ICRA training course for two of its experts on the theme “Boosting agribusiness: building trust in agribusiness relationships for sustainable growth”. The training took place from September 2023 to June 2024. Through online and face-to-face sessions, individual and group practical work, personal mentoring and individual feedback, the experts were trained to Establishing and strengthening sustainable business relationships between farmers and agribusinesses, input and… +Launch Workshop for the STDF Project in Senegal
- 03/07/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
Launch Workshop for the STDF Project in Senegal On 6th June 2024, the new project “Strengthening phytosanitary capacity to promote exports of horticulture products from Senegal” was officially launched in Dakar. Funded by the STDF and implemented by COLEAD, this project aims to strengthen Senegal’s phytosanitary system in partnership with the Senegalese Ministry of Agriculture, represented by the Directorate of Plant Protection. The project, which will last for three years, revolves around four main areas: Revising the legal framework,… +Workshop on strengthening accounting management for horticultural enterprises in Casamance
- 27/01/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
The FFM+ Programme recently organized an intensive four-day training in Ziguinchor, from November 28th to December 1st, 2023, hosted at the BAZINESS LAND incubator. This session aimed to enhance the skills of managers of horticultural enterprises, specializing in the processing and marketing of local fruits and vegetables. Fourteen enterprise managers benefited from this reinforcement, focusing on administrative and accounting management, planning, and procedure implementation. The training covered basic accounting, including the preparation of balance sheets and income statements, as well… +UNIDO Senegal: Training on financial and accounting management
- 26/05/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
COLEACP organised a training session on the theme of “Accounting, determination of operating costs and decision support tools”. The activity took place within the framework of the INOE 2000 project, in partnership with UNIDO. Access to new markets requires a precise profitability analysis to evaluate the costs of compliance with new market requirements. In previous training courses, it has been noted that the profitability of a company is often not estimated sufficiently accurately. An incorrect estimation of the cost of… +