• The FFM+ programme is running at full speed on the ground: 17 OACPS member countries were visited this month

    • 04/12/2024
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: News
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    The FFM+ programme is running at full speed on the ground: 17 OACPS member countries were visited this month   The FFM+ programme is running at full speed on the ground, with 17 OACPS member countries visited this month. In total, COLEAD has received almost 1,100 applications for support and has implemented more than 500 development projects since the launch of the FFM+ programme. In November, COLEAD carried out technical missions in 17 countries as part of the FFM+ programme.… +
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  • Tanzania: Zanzibar’s producers get trained in accounting

    • 03/03/2023
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Tanzania
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    As part of COLEAD’s Fit For Market SPS programme, a training on “Bookkeeping and Cost-Benefit Calculations” was organised for Zanzibar Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association (UWAMWIMA) in October 2022, at their premises on Zanzibar Island. UWAMWIMA is an association of smallholder producers from the horticultural sector in Zanzibar. The association was established in 2004 and counts over 2,000 smallholder producers as members. The smallholder producers are involved in the production of watermelon, tomatoes, pineapple, okra, papaya, cucumber, eggplant, green pepper,… +
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  • Training for Africado on HACCP methodology

    • 29/09/2020
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Avocados, News, Tanzania
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    As part of COLEACP’s Fit For Market programme, a Kenyan expert provided remote training to Africado, one of the biggest avocado producers in the north of Tanzania. The 5-day training on HACCP methodology, within the Food Safety and Hygiene theme, involved live-streamed sessions as well as regular homework for participants.… +
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  • New collaboration with TAHA, NM-AIST and WORLDVEG

    • 25/06/2020
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: News, Tanzania
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    This new collaboration will establish an accredited #Horticultural Practical Training Programme offering certificate and diploma courses in Tanzania and other countries in Eastern and Southern Africa. The Memorandum of Understanding was signed by the Tanzania Horticultural Association (TAHA), the Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology (NM-AIST), the World Vegetable Center (WorldVeg), and COLEACP.… +
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