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… +Workshop to launch the Regional Guide to Good Mango Practices in West Africa
- 21/01/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Gambia, Ghana, News
12 January saw the launch of a project to support the development of a “Regional Guide to Good Practices for Mango in West Africa”. The development of the Guide is being organised as part of COLEACP’s partnership with the ECOWAS SyRIMAO project, “Innovative Regional Fruit Fly Management System Project in West Africa”, via the EU-funded Fit For Market SPS programme. The January workshop brought together more than 60 participants, stakeholders in the mango sector from the public sector (competent authorities)… +UNIDO Senegal: Waste management for mango processers in Casamance
- 27/10/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Mangoes, Senegal
COLEACP is contributing to a UNIDO project in Senegal that aims to create shared prosperity, by providing support to improve the competitiveness of the country’s mango sector and advice in the environmental and social fields. COLEACP’s Research & Innovation service has been working with partners in Senegal to support the improvement of waste management in mango processing. During July and August, a technical team worked to identify appropriate methods for the valorisation of mango production waste and co-products. This study… +Senegal: Setting up commercial services within professional organisations – pilot training
- 03/09/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News, Senegal
COLEACP has begun its first sessions of pilot training on implementing a commercial service within a professional organisation. This training, carried out in collaboration with the National Agency for Agricultural and Rural Consultancy – Niayes Area Directorate (ANCAR Thiès), is aimed at producers in the market gardening sector operating on the local informal market. During the training a COLEACP expert, Ms Jeanne Marie SARR, worked with a producer group of Yade in the Niayes region, alongside the ANCAR agent who… +Senegal: COLEACP training for ANCAR trainers in the Niayes zone
- 06/07/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News, Senegal
In Thiès, in the Niayes area of Senegal, COLEACP and the Agence Nationale de Conseil Agricole et Rural (ANCAR) are organising a training course on crop protection and the safe use of pesticides for ANCAR supervisors. This training is based on the “Animations Pédagogiques” method developed by COLEACP. This method has been designed around specific subjects in order to help the target audience understand, in a clear and pictorial way, the good practices to be respected throughout the production process… +Launch of the French version of the COLEACP Rapid SPS Assessment Tool in Africa
- 23/06/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, News, Senegal
COLEACP has developed a Rapid SPS Assessment Tool (R-SAT) specifically tailored to the context, activities and responsibilities of national Competent Authorities. This tool is designed to assist Competent Authorities to assess the current status and functioning of their sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) systems, in consultation with key stakeholders from both public and private sectors. The main objective is to develop a prioritised action plan to strengthen national SPS systems, and to ensure their alignment with international standards and regulations. This… +Market profile on processed tomatoes in Senegal
- 28/05/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Senegal, Tomatoes
The COLEACP Market Intelligence service has published a “Market profile on processed tomatoes in Senegal”. The service carries out market studies at the request of stakeholders and partners in the Fit For Market programme. This market profile outlines the processed tomato sector in Senegal in terms of its commercial opportunities on local West African and European markets. This is an example of what COLEACP’s Market Intelligence service can produce for members and partners of COLEACP and its programmes. Other profiles… +Import controls in Europe – the example of Belgium
- 27/05/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Africa, Caribbean, News, Pacific
On 4 May, COLEACP held a meeting with National Plant Protection Organisations (NPPOs) and stakeholders in the fruit and vegetable sector of ACP countries on “How import controls of fresh fruit and vegetables are carried out in Europe – the example of Belgium”. The meeting was well attended, gathering around 60 participants representing NPPOs from all ACP regions along with COLEACP experts. Following presentations on the experiences of Senegalese and Kenyan exporters, Lazlo Avonts described the activities of the Border… +In-company traceability training at KIMEX
- 07/05/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News, Senegal
COLEACP training on traceability and hygiene is currently being prepared at KIMEX. This activity has two objectives. The first is to strengthen the capacity of a Senegalese expert on quality management systems (QMS), particularly on hygiene and traceability, and how to support companies to implement a . In a second phase, we will provide training and support the company KIMEX in to implement its traceability system. We wish our participants and experts an excellent experience. KIMEX is a Senegalese company… +West African Mango Campaign 2020 has begun
- 17/04/2020
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Mangoes, News, Senegal
SIIM, a key West African mango producer and exporter, has announced the start of the 2020 campaign. The first mangoes, packaged under the Dibra brand from its stations in Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Mali and Senegal, should arrive by the end of this week. In view of the coronavirus crisis, strict sanitary measures have been taken by the states of these countries not only to protect the population, but also to avoid the spread of the virus. Schools have been… +