Launch of FFM+ in Togo
- 20/12/2022
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: News, Togo
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On 20 October 2022, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Rural Development of Togo, COLEACP organized the closing workshop of the “Project to strengthen the phytosanitary control and certification system for fruit and vegetable sector of Togo – STDF/PG/375” funded by the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF). The same event hosted the launch of the new FFM+ programme in Togo. The STDF/PG/375 project ran for 4 years, from 2018 to 2022. The project made it possible… +STDF Togo project: Application of R-SAT for monitoring activities
- 12/09/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News, Togo
To facilitate the monitoring of the support activities organised in Togo through the STDF/PG/375 project, and to assess its impact and to establish a roadmap for the remaining efforts after the closure of the project, an inventory of the current SPS system in Togo is being carried out using the Rapid SPS Assessment Tool (R-SAT) developed by COLEACP. R-SAT provides practical support for the assessment of a national SPS system to strengthen it in accordance with international standards and regulations.… +STDF Togo: Workshop on the validation of a strategic development plan for APROTELF
- 22/08/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Togo
A workshop on the validation of a strategic development plan and the adoption of internal regulations of the Association of Producers, Processors and Exporters of Fruits and Vegetables of Togo (APROTELF) took place on 5 August 2022 in Lomé, Togo. This workshop, which brought together some 30 participants, resulted from support for APROTELF to draw up its 2022–2026 strategic development plan and revise its statutes and internal regulations. The support, which lasted for 2 months, allowed APROTELF to: review, with… +STDF Togo: Meeting of the steering committee (June 2022)
- 30/06/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
A meeting of the Steering Committee of the “Project to strengthen the phytosanitary control and certification system for the fruit and vegetable sector in Togo (STDF/PG/375)” was held from 29 to 30 June 2022 in Lomé, Togo. The STDF project consists of strengthening the framework and capacities of the services involved in inspection and control, as well as private operators active in the production and export of fruit and vegetables. It should allow better access to markets for fruit and… +Togo: Workshop on analysis of survey data and hazards to inform the Good Practice Guide for leafy vegetables
- 21/03/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: ACP EN, News
A workshop on “Analysis of survey data and hazards” took place in February 2022 in Tsévié, in the premises of the Regional Directorate of Agriculture, Livestock and Rural Development. The workshop contributed to the development of a Good Practice Guide for leafy vegetables in Togo, and resulted in a draft guide that will be submitted to stakeholders for validation. It brought together the members of the Technical Working Group for the Good Practice Guide, made up of three COLEACP experts,… +Our most read news of 2021
- 11/02/2022
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: News, Togo
Highlighting dynamic young people in agriculture, and developments in sustainable production COLEACP’s most viewed news stories last year featured environmental sustainability training, organic regulation, agripreneurs, and incubator training for young technical managers in Togo. These activities are supported by the EU-funded Fit For Market and Fit For Market SPS programmes, and the STDF project in Togo, part of a suite of programmes implemented by COLEACP. Launch of group distance training on Environmental Sustainability Management A new training series under… +STDF Togo: Training for DPV inspectors on implementing official controls
- 26/12/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News, Togo
Inspectors of Togo’s Plant Protection Directorate (DPV) took part in training on implementing official controls during November 2021. This distance learning via the COLEACP e-Learning Platform, part of the Project for the Strengthening of the National Phytosanitary Control and Certification System for Fruits and Vegetables in Togo, aimed at reinforcing the capacity of 20 DPV inspectors to carry out official control activities of plants and other regulated products. The aim was to train participants to the procedures and instructions established… +STDF Togo: Building capacity in Health Quality Management
- 20/12/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: News, Togo
“Strengthening the phytosanitary monitoring and certification system for Togo’s fruit and vegetable sector” From 26 to 29 October, supervisors of the Institute for Technical Advice and Support in Togo participated in a training course on Health Quality Management. The training was organised through the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) project-375 to strengthen Togo’s SPS system. STDF is a global partnership facilitating safe trade, sustainable economic growth, poverty reduction and food security. STDF works in developing countries to promote better… +Strengthening fruit and vegetable exports and SPS in Togo
- 20/12/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: News, Togo
On 27 August, 40 representative of member companies of the Association of Producers, Processors and Exporters of Vegetables and Fruit of Togo (APROTELF) met in Lomé. Those attending the meeting included representatives of horticultural companies, the Plant Protection Directorate and GIZ/ProDRA (the German Development Agency’s Rural Development Programme). Participants discussed the status of fruit and vegetable exports from Togo. The country primarily exports pineapples, leafy green vegetables and some other local products to Europe. Togo’s fruit and vegetable exports to… +STDF Togo project: Steering Committee meeting
- 05/12/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News, Togo
On 30 November 2021 in Lomé, the Steering Committee (COPIL) of the “Project for the reinforcement of the national phytosanitary control and certification system for fruits and vegetables in Togo” (STDF/PG/375) reviewed activities to date and made plans for 2022. Officially launched in November 2018, the project was initially scheduled to close on 31 October 2021. However, due to delays caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the technical implementation period of the project has been extended to 31 October 2022. The… +