• NExT Kenya: Business skills training for Flamingo extension staff

    • 17/02/2021
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: Kenya
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    In December 2020, extension staff of Flamingo Horticulture Kenya Ltd, a large grower with various production sites (vegetables and flowers), participated in COLEACP training to assist the company’s outgrowers with book keeping and cost-benefit calculations. This was the second step in a series to introduce the concept to the small-scale outgrowers, which began in 2019. The training took place at the production areas in Nanyuki, Kenya, while Covid-19 measures were in place and strictly adhered to throughout the training. “This… +
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  • Training-of-Trainers in Ethical Production and Corporate Social Responsibility

    • 19/01/2021
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: Africa, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Togo, Uganda, Zimbabwe
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    COLEACP’s training-of-trainers in Ethical Production and Corporate Social Responsibility is taking place in two stages. Over 3 weeks in September 2020, online training was provided for French-speaking experts. Of 19 experts selected, 14 took part and successfully completed the training, which included practical exercises and group presentations. Participants attended from Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Madagascar, Senegal and Togo. Next, in January–February 2021, the course will be provided in English – over 4 weeks, as the first experience was quite… +
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