COLEAD at the UNECE Working Party (WP7) in Geneva
- 20/12/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
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COLEAD continues its active participation in the standards-related work on Quality Standards for Fresh Fruit and Vegetables. In November 20-24, delegates representing the member states of WP7 reviewed and adopted a number of proposed standards that had been developed or revised by the four specialised sections during the year, covering Fresh fruit and vegetables Dried fruit and nuts Seed potatoes Meat Round table on a sustainable and efficient food system A highlight of this session was the Round Table on… +Optimising your supply system: the example of cassava processor Malakass
- 27/09/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
Optimising your supply system: the example of cassava processor Malakass Malakass is a company that has set itself the challenge of making cassava a major source of income in the Atsimo Andrefana region of Madagascar, improving thereby the income and standard of living of the local population. How will this be achieved? By processing cassava into high-quality flour and a range of other by-products, which are sold on both local and international markets. As part of the FFM+ programme,… +Packaging : alternatives to plastic
- 19/07/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
Packaging : alternatives to plastic The COLEAD Market Insights department keeps an eye through the FFM+ programme, on trends and innovations at major trade shows, and one of the hot topics is sustainable packaging. Forthcoming regulatory changes are driving innovation, as seen at Fruit Logistica (Germany), Macfrut (Italy) and the recent Empack (Belgium). Discover cutting-edge alternatives to plastic such as cellulose, thermobonded packaging, laser-printed labels on produce and waterproof recyclable paper solutions, highlighting the industry’s slow but steady shift… +Results of a GCFP survey
- 19/07/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
Results of a GCFP survey The Global Coalition of Fresh Produce (GCFP) , a collaboration of global fresh produce associations, recently conducted its second annual survey to assess the impact of rising production and trading costs on fresh fruit and vegetable suppliers. The survey included 88 respondents from various sectors including growers, shippers, packers, wholesalers, distributors and other supply chain partners in Asia, the Americas, Europe, Africa and Oceania. Note that more than 50% of the respondents are producers… +Towards future collaboration – WorldVeg and COLEAD sign new MoU
- 27/06/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
Towards future collaboration – WorldVeg and COLEAD sign new MoU The Memorandum of Understanding was signed by Marco Wopereis, Director General of WorldVeg, and Jeremy Knops, COLEAD General Delegate, at COLEAD’s headquarters in Brussels on 7 June. The mission of both COLEAD and WorldVeg are highly complementary. Both organizations acknowledge that developing sustainable global food systems is crucial to meet the challenges of poverty, inequality, food insecurity and fragility in the face of climatic and economic shocks. And now they… +72nd UNECE Specialized Session on Fruit and Vegetables: new standards and nomenclatures in progress
- 10/06/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
72nd UNECE Specialized Session on Fruit and Vegetables: new standards and nomenclatures in progress As part of its FFM+ programme, COLEAD participated in the 72nd Specialised Session on Fruit and Vegetables of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), which took place from 6 to 8 May at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. The event brought together some thirty delegations representing national inspection authorities, professional organisations (such as Union Fleurs and COLEAD) and international institutions such as… +Black bananas, Zuchiolo, seedless lemons, sweet red onions… new AI technology…. The sector is innovating and putting on a show at EU trade fairs!
- 10/06/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
Black bananas, Zuchiolo, seedless lemons, sweet red onions… new AI technology…. The sector is innovating and putting on a show at EU trade fairs! Through the FFM+ programme, the COLEAD Market Insights team keeps an eye on trends and innovations at major trade shows in Europe and beyond. We meet our stakeholders, visit stands and talk to as many people as possible to gather the latest news and trends. Want to know more about the big stories from the… +SARA, Fruit Attraction, ANUGA 2023: Facilitating access to regional and international markets
- 11/10/2023
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Corp EN, News
Facilitating access to markets for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the agri-food sector in low- and middle-income countries is at the heart of COLEAD’s mission: to “implement all actions to increase the contribution of agricultural sectors, and horticultural sectors in particular, to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals”. To this end, COLEAD supports the beneficiary partners of its programmes to (i) comply with public and private regulatory requirements for market access; and (ii) access more market information and business… +OECD-COLEAD: Operational collaboration for the fruit and vegetable industry
- 11/10/2023
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Corp EN, News
The OECD and COLEAD are committed to working together to collect and share information about the fruit and vegetable sector. Session n°5 of their online series will focus on Innovations and technologies to reduce food waste and losses and was held on Wednesday 11 October 2023 – 08:00-09:30 UTC/10:00-11:30 CET (English/French interpretation available). The OECD has recently published a report on Developing food labels for improved health outcomes – Insights into simplified nutrition labelling policies to improve the integration and… +Nigeria: GLOBAL.G.A.P. & GRASP Certification, Solar Plant, Dobi Agrico leads by example
- 13/07/2023
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Corp EN, News, Nigeria
DOBI AGRICO LIMITED, based in Abuja, is a Nigerian agro business that specializes in growing and processing vegetables, herbs, and spices. Their range of crops includes capsicum (bell pepper/bird eye chilies), tomatoes, cucumber, baby corn, butternut squash, common bean, spring onions, and more. The company is dedicated to exporting its products while maintaining high standards of agricultural practices for both domestic and international markets. To support their endeavors, Dobi Agrico joined the Fit for Market SPS (FFM SPS) programme in… +