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- 06/05/2025
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
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For over 50 years, COLEAD has been working to strengthen sustainable, inclusive and competitive agricultural systems. In 2025, we open a new chapter in our collective history: the development of our COLEAD 2030 strategy. This process will not take place in isolation. On the contrary, it is based on a strong conviction: COLEAD’s future and the future impact of its action will be built with those who bring it to life – team, members, partners, partner-beneficiaries, institutions, practitioners, donors, experts,… +Rachel Renie, an inspirational figure from Trinidad and Tobago who combines entrepreneurship, innovation and social impact
- 06/05/2025
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
Rachel Renie is a visionary entrepreneur and a leading force in Trinidad and Tobago’s agri-food sector. As the co-founder and Managing Director of D’Market Movers Ltd, Rachel has redefined how food is sourced, sold, and consumed in the Caribbean. Her bold vision, combined with her entrepreneurial spirit, has not only transformed food distribution in her country but also laid the foundation for empowering women and local communities through innovation and sustainable practices. D’Market Movers: bridging farmers and families In 2009,… +Chigozie Bashua: entrepreneur at the forefront of nut-based nutritional solutions for a thriving Africa
- 06/05/2025
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
Chigozie Bashua is the founder and CEO of The Nut Place, a Nigerian food tech company redefining how indigenous nuts can address health challenges, food insecurity, and gender inequality. With over 14 years of experience in information technology and business strategy, and a degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering from Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Chigozie has made a remarkable transition from tech to agribusiness, blending analytical expertise with a strong commitment to healthy living, local sourcing, and sustainable impact. From engineer to food… +FFM+ programme after three years: results illustrate horticulture’s progress towards a more sustainable ecosystem in OACPS member countries
- 06/05/2025
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
In the face of a series of health, climate, economic and geopolitical crises, the resilience of the horticulture sector in African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries is a strategic priority. The Fit For Market Plus (FFM+) programme, implemented by COLEAD with funding from the European Union and the OACPS, has been a driving force for change for three years, combining technical support, systemic action and innovation in the field. Designed from the outset to respond to post-COVID disruptions, FFM+ has… +Dominican Republic – First Strategic Workshop on the National Sanitary and Phytosanitary Policy: SPS policy development is a cornerstone of the One Health approach of the SIA project
- 06/05/2025
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
The Sanidad e Innovación Agropecuaria (SIA) project, implemented by COLEAD on behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Dominican Republic, reached an important milestone in April 2025 with the organisation of the first workshop dedicated to the development of the National Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Policy and Strategic Guidelines. This ambitious project, financed by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) through loan IDB 4909/OC-DR, began in May 2024. It aims to strengthen the country’s institutional and technical capacities around the… +Supporting the agro-ecological transition. The example of Guinea in the pineapple, vegetable and potato value chains.
- 06/05/2025
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
In December 2024, COLEAD signed a new contract with ENABEL, the Belgian development agency, to contribute to the implementation of Intervention 1 of the project “Strengthening the resilience of the Guinean population to climate, food and economic shocks through sustainable agricultural development”. In partnership with ICRA, COLEAD is implementing a specific action entitled ‘Supporting the agro-ecological transition of the pineapple, potato and vegetable value chains in Guinea’. The aim of this action is to promote the adoption of concrete agro-ecological… +Reform to protect: towards new plant health legislation in Senegal
- 06/05/2025
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
COLEAD’s STDF/PG/946 project in Senegal has taken a decisive step with the completion of a strategic mission to analyse and revise the national plant health legislation. This milestone marks the culmination of extensive work to strengthen the regulatory framework in line with Senegal’s regional and international commitments and to better protect the local horticultural sector. A project to promote health and trade competitiveness The STDF Senegal project, funded by the Standards and Trade Development Fund (STDF), aims to strengthen the… +Supporting horticultural certification – the success story of the KLO Mango Farmers & Processors Association in Ghana
- 06/05/2025
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
In many countries, COLEAD’s Fit For Market Plus (FFM+) programme supports farmers and agricultural organisations in their efforts to adopt sustainable practices and achieve international certification. The recent experience of the KLO Mango Farmers & Processors Association (Klomangfpa) in Ghana is a concrete example of the impact of this support. Klomangfpa successfully renews its GLOBALG.A.P. certification This achievement is the result of an ongoing commitment to continuous improvement and adherence to high standards of sustainable horticultural production. As part of… +A look back at Gulfood 2025: a world-class exhibition offering a wealth of opportunities, particularly for the still under-represented countries of sub-Saharan Africa
- 06/05/2025
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
This article is based on observations and meetings made by the COLEAD team in Dubai during the show last February. The mission has been implemented through the Fit For Market Plus programme. A world-class show, but with a still limited African presence Gulfood is the largest food exhibition in the Middle East, attracting more than 5,500 exhibitors from around 130 countries. The last edition took place in Dubai in February 2025. Every year it brings together companies from all over… +Vocational training as a lever for sustainable change – Mission to Kenya and Tanzania for the ‘E-learning Africa 2025’ Forum
- 06/05/2025
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
At COLEAD, partnership is not an option: it is a cornerstone of our work and our impact. It shapes our approach, guides our interventions and drives a strategy for systemic change. This strong choice reflects a commitment to shared governance, equitable cooperation and a shared vision of sustainable development, and is an essential lever for maximising the impact of our actions on the ground, particularly in the area of vocational training. Kenya and Tanzania: a mission to strengthen skills and… +