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.… +Strengthening cooperative governance: Zimbabwe’s Rusitu Valley leads the way
- 04/12/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
Strengthening cooperative governance: Zimbabwe’s Rusitu Valley leads the way The Rusitu Valley Fruit Growers and Marketing Trust (RVFGMT), a cooperative of 1,400 growers in Chimanimani, Zimbabwe, is undergoing a transformative journey to strengthen its governance and sustainability. With targeted support from the Fit For Market Plus (FFM+) programme, RVFGMT is addressing critical governance challenges to better serve its members and position itself as a beacon of sustainable development in the region. RVFGMT aggregates and markets the produce of its… +Zimbabwe: “I’ve learnt a lot about training programmes”
- 19/07/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
Zimbabwe: “I’ve learnt a lot about training programmes” From June 10th to 14th, 2024, the Fit For Market Plus programme provided an intra-organizational training to the Horticultural Development Council (HDC) and ZimTrade, two key business membership organizations in Zimbabwe. The global objective was to enhance the training capacity of HDC and ZimTrade on how to define their training offer to their members through a viable and sustainable training model. The support was delivered in two phases. First, HDC and… +Conversion to organic farming through training and coaching
- 29/01/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
Case studies from Ghana and Zimbabwe Launched in 2022, the Fit For Market Plus (FFM+) programme is committed to assisting the agriculture sectors of African, Caribbean, and Pacific countries in transitioning to more sustainable agricultural and food systems. This aligns with the action priorities outlined in the EU Green Deal’s Farm to Fork strategy. To date, we have responded to 870 applications for support under the FFM+ programme and implemented of the first development projects is well underway, through a… +FFM SPS supports Farm Fare Produce in implementing the SMETA 4-Pillar quality standard
- 10/01/2023
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Zimbabwe
From September to December 2022, the Zimbabwean company Farm Fare Produce – a family-owned horticultural business supplying fresh vegetables mostly to retailers and supermarkets – was supported by the Fit for Market SPS programme in implementing the SMETA 4-Pillar quality standard, demonstrating the company’s efforts in good practice on social compliance, environment, and business ethics. A local Zimbabwean expert was assigned to conduct a needs assessment in preparation for the upcoming audit and to train the staff on the SMETA… +Zimbabwe: Farm Fare Produce achieves GLOBALG.A.P. certification
- 11/02/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: ACP EN, News
Farm Fare Produce is a family-owned horticultural business supplying fresh vegetables mostly to retailers and supermarkets. With an interest in reaching the export market, the has been working to have its food safety management system certified by GLOBALG.A.P. option 1 to meet marketrequirements. The Fit For Market programme has been supporting Farm Fare Produce in the certification process, from an initial assessment of their existing food safety management system, identifiction and implementation of corrective measures, training of the quality management… +Zimbabwe: Pineapple smallholders achieve organic certification
- 10/09/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Africa, News, Zimbabwe
“The Trust is excited, ZimTrade is thrilled, GreenStone Foods is over the moon whilst COLEACP is looking at building on this success to help the Trust grow. What a journey!” William Zirebwa, COLEACP National Relay Zimbabwe In August 2021, 45 smallholder pineapple farmers in Rusitu Valley, Chipinge, members of the Rusitu Valley Fruit Growers and Marketing Trust (RVFGMT), received a major boost when they achieved organic certification of their pineapples by Ecocert (The Herald, 27 August). The attainment of… +News digest: Agri-food markets and production
- 13/07/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Africa, Avocados, Bananas, Caribbean, News, Pacific, Peas, Pineapples, Potatoes
Global Increasing airfreight demand A report from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) notes that air cargo demand is increasing by 12% a year. North American Airlines, and airlines in all other regions (Middle East, Africa) except for Latin America, contributed to this growth. The capacity is almost 10% below pre-Covid-19 levels due to the ongoing grounding of passenger aircraft. But freighters are continuing to be used in order to compensate the lack of available belly capacity. The supply chain… +News digest: Covid-19
- 09/07/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Africa, Caribbean, China, News, Pacific
Global Covid outbreak at Chinese port exacerbates global supply chain delays Weeks of disruption at one of the world’s largest container terminals in southern China have put a huge strain on the already-stretched global shipping industry, worsening supply chain delays around the world. Yantian terminal in Shenzhen closed for almost a week in late May after port workers tested positive for Covid-19. Weeks later, productivity has only recovered to about 70% of normal levels. The situation exposes the vulnerability of… +News digest: Agri-food markets and production
- 31/05/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Africa, Angola, Avocados, Bananas, Belize, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Caribbean, Citrus fruits, France, Germany, Ginger, Jamaica, Kenya, Malawi, Mangoes, Netherlands, News, Pacific, Peaches, South Africa, Spain, Sweet potatoes, Tanzania, Zimbabwe
GLOBAL GlobalG.A.P. launches consumer label for fruit and vegetables GlobalG.A.P. has unveiled its new consumer label for fruit and vegetables, GGN Certified Agriculture, to help foster trust between sustainable brands and consumers. GLOBALG.A.P. introduced the GGN label 5 years ago, firstly for aquaculture products, followed by floriculture products in 2017. Now fruit and vegetables are also included. All products with the GGN label come from a farm whose production process has been independently certified according to international GLOBALG.A.P. standards or… +