Collective distance training on “Crop Protection” addressed to producers/supervisors
- 30/06/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: ACP EN
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In April 2022, COLEACP has improved two new training programs on “Crop Protection” to help workers in charge of crop protection decision making and the implementation of functional pest and disease monitoring programmes to make well-considered decisions and adopt good practices. Participants are invited to join the training session entitled “Crop Protection & Strategy” to be able to make the appropriate crop protection decisions considering thresholds, feasibility, registered products and production system. Afterwards, participants will have the opportunity to attend… +Senegal: Training on market requirements for ANCAR supervisors
- 22/06/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Africa, News, Senegal
A training course was organised in Thiès, Senegal, from 8 to 10 June 2022, for ANCAR extension service supervisors, as part of the Fit For Market SPS programme. The training, which brought together 25 participants, addressed the demands of the local, regional and export markets and their differences, the respective requirements of each of these markets (regulatory, commercial, etc.), the non-tariff barriers, the steps to reach the desired market, and the technical and financial implications for both the producer and… +Pacific: Training-of-trainers in “Training and communication techniques”
- 04/06/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News, Pacific
From February to May 2022, 10 experts from Fiji and Papua New Guinea took part in training-of-trainers on communication methods, supported through the EU-funded Fit For Market SPS programme. The training in Fiji was face-to-face; in Papua New Guinea it had to be conducted remotely due to government restrictions. In May, the experts in both countries followed the second phase of this training – to master digital tools, and to be able to facilitate remote training sessions. Conducting remote training… +Togo: Standards training of ANABIO members on organic agriculture
- 27/05/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News, Togo
A training workshop on the Togolese organic agriculture standard and the local organic certification process for member companies of the National Association for Organic Agriculture in Togo (ANABIO) was held from 3 to 5 May 2022 in Lomé. Thirty-four (34) participants from about twenty horticultural companies took part in this training whose main objectives were to (i) train on the concept of the Participatory Guarantee System (PGS) and the Togolese regulatory requirements for the production, processing, and distribution of organic… +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… +Penja pepper: Training on SPS good practices for internal auditors and competent authorities
- 09/05/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Cameroon, News
In Njombé, Cameroon, from 26 to 28 April, a three-day training session on good sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) practices and control points was organised for the Penja pepper value chain, specifically for internal controllers/auditors and for the inspection and control services of competent authorities. The training was organised by COLEACP in the framework of the Fit For Market SPS programme and the STDF Cameroon project. The training session aimed to: define internal controls and the role of the inspector in… +Support to the agroecological transition/DEFIA: First stage of training-of-trainers in Benin’s pineapple sector
- 18/04/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Africa, Benin, News
As part of the project “Support to the agroecological transition of the pineapple sector in Benin”, COLEACP organised a training of trainer’s session in Cotonou from 28 to 30 March 2022. About twenty selected experts participated in this session, which is part of a training cycle planned in three stages and which aims to strengthen the skills of relay experts on technical and pedagogical subjects so that they can subsequently accompany DEFIA’s partner clusters in their agro-ecological transition projects. This… +Kenya: Human resources support for Interveg
- 12/04/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: ACP EN
Interveg EPZ Ltd is a Kenyan company, established in 2005, that exports vegetables to the European Union. The company’s packing facilities are located at the Export Processing Zone (EPZ) in Athi River, Kenya. Following participation in our Performance Management training in July 2021, one of the company’s directors realised that Interveg faces challenges and gaps in terms of human resources (HR) policy. As a follow up, the director met the NExT Kenya programme unit at COLEACP’s Nairobi office. An individual… +Get ready for Fruit Logistica and Macfrut 2022
- 28/03/2022
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: ACP EN, News
The Fruit Logistica and Macfrut trade shows are opening their doors soon! Be ready to meet up again face-to-face, in Berlin or in Rimini. To help ACP horticultural companies prepare for their visits to Fruit Logistica and Macfrut, group training sessions are currently being organised under the Fit For Market SPS and NExT Kenya programmes. The training is structured around online sessions and individual coaching sessions to help put the knowledge acquired into practice. On completing these training sessions, company… +NExT Kenya: Claims handling training
- 23/03/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: ACP EN, News
Staff of Kenyan companies have been taking part in training on claims handling, provided through the NExT Kenya programe. The aim is to build the capacity of company managers and staff in charge of trade negotiations and customer contracts , within small and medium-sized horticultural exporting companies (SMEs). Also taking part will be staff of the Fresh Produce Consortium of Kenya, who assist the association’s members in dealing with claims. Up to 16 staff from 10 different organisations took part.… +