• Farm Fare Feeds’ action plan to reach GLOBALG.A.P. compliance

    • 10/12/2020
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: News, Zimbabwe
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    Assisted by a COLEACP expert, Farm Fare Feeds has developed a detailed action plan to achieve GLOBALG.A.P. certification. As a first step, the technical team of Farm Fare Feeds followed intensive training on how to implement and successfully manage a quality management system that meets GLOBALG.A.P. requirements.… +
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  • The Dual Vocational Training Business Summit – COLEACP’s contribution on digitalisation

    • 01/12/2020
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: News, Nigeria
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    The Delegation of German Industry and Commerce in Nigeria (AHK Nigeria), in collaboration with GIZ and Don Bosco, held its second Dual Vocational Training Business Summit and Skills Conference in early December. The first summit in 2019 hosted around 150 business and political representatives. The objective of the 2020 Skills Summit was to continue and deepen the discussion through a focus on the agriculture and health sectors. In the context of the challenges faced during the coronavirus crisis, it also… +
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  • Training in vegetable production (including post-harvest) for a women’s cooperative of Global Shea Alliance

    • 26/11/2020
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Ghana, News, Shea
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    As part of COLEACP’s Fit For Market programme, training in vegetable production was organised for the Global Shea Alliance (GSA). The objective was to strengthen the participants’ technical skills on crop seasonality – what can be produced between October and April (shea off-season), good agricultural practices, crop protection, integrated pest management (IPM), safe use of pesticides, and post-harvest practices. Participants showed great interest and the training was highly appreciated. The next step, which is training on hygiene and food safety,… +
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  • Technical team of Zimbabwe Farmers Union reinforcing training capacity on Crop Protection and Safe Use of Pesticides

    • 18/11/2020
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: News, Zimbabwe
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    ZFU is the largest farmers’ organization in Zimbabwe in terms of number of members, representing over a million farming households. The technical team of ZFU, including capacity building managers and provincial managers, is following a training series to strengthen their technical and teaching skills to keep their member farmers up to date with the latest knowhow to enhance quality and productivity. This first training handled Crop Protection and Safe Use of Pesticides, which improved their background knowledge about identification of… +
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  • The key to Kenya’s successful avocado season

    • 13/11/2020
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Kenya, News
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    The Fresh Produce Exporters Association of Kenya (FPEAK) and Fresh Produce Consortium Kenya (FPC Kenya) issued a press statement on the avocado market on 11 November. According to FPEAK and FPC Kenya, up to the end of October 2020 Kenya exported 68,000 tons of avocados, valued at Ksh14 billion (about US$128 million), a record-high for the Kenyan subsector. The Avocado Society of Kenya reports that demand for avocados has risen both locally and internationally, with demand for fruits and fresh… +
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  • Probest scales up its quality management system to meet GLOBALG.A.P. standard

    • 13/11/2020
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: News, Zimbabwe
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    With support from COLEACP as part of its Fit for Market programme, the technical team of Probest followed intensive training on how to scale up their Quality Management System to meet GLOBALG.A.P. requirements for two additional production sites. Probest is a Zimbabwean company specialising in production of fresh snow peas (mange-tout and sugar snaps) as well as fine beans for the export market, and a variety of fresh vegetables for local markets. Congratulations with this successful capacity building!… +
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  • Memorandum signed with Sankuru province in DRC

    • 10/11/2020
    • Posted by: Emmanuel Bourcelet
    • Category: Africa, Democratic Republic Of The Congo, News
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    COLEACP has signed a Memorandum of Understanding and action plan with the Province of Sankuru in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as part of its Fit For Market Programmes. The aim is to contribute to capacity building of stakeholders in the province’s horticultural sector to improve the quality and quantity of production, and strengthen access to local, regional and international markets. Priority areas of work, defined in phases, are: Identify actors and horticultural activities at the provincial level: improve… +
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  • Business management e-coaching for Lucy Agricultural Development

    • 02/11/2020
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Ethiopia
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    Management staff at Lucy Agricultural Development Plc in Addis Ababa have just received remote training on good business management practices, and coaching on how to monitor and update an existing business plan. The training, given by a COLEACP expert from Kenya, was provided through the EU/AFD-funded Fit For Market programme.… +
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  • AGRICADO FARMS WORKING TOWARDS GLOBALG.A.P. COMPLIANCE

    • 19/10/2020
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: Uganda
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    As part of its Fit For Market programme, COLEACP supported Agricado Farms to improve their quality management system in order to reach compliance with the GLOBALG.A.P. quality standard. A local expert first assessed the current practices in place, and then provided training to their quality management team. Agricado Farms is on its way to reach compliance with the GLOBALG.A.P. quality standard. Agricado Farms, a new fresh fruits and vegetable company located in Kampala, targets the European and Middle Eastern markets… +
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  • Integrated management for false codling moth control

    • 08/10/2020
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: Africa, Gambia, Ghana, News, Nigeria, Zimbabwe
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    Virtual training on “Integrated management measures for false codling moth (Thaumatotibia leucotreta) control” is being provided for both private sector (managers of packaging stations/production) and public service (phytosanitary inspectors) through COLEACP’s two Fit For Market programmes. 30 participants from The Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria and Zimbabwe are learning more about the new EU Plant Health Regulation regarding FCM; the use of FCM protocols along the value chain, including data-collection forms; the responsibilities of each player along the value chain towards FCM… +
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