EC “Mirror Clauses” report reiterates importance of WTO rules and support for developing countries
- 13/07/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: ACP EN, News
No CommentsOn 3 June 2022 the European Commission published its report on the application of EU health and environmental standards to imported agricultural products. The debate on how EU rules can ensure that imported produce matches EU standards – described as “mirror clauses” – has been a hot topic during France’s presidency of the Council. Several Member States are pressing the Commission to ensure that as the EU strives for higher standards, third countries must be obliged to apply the same… +Sandra, Noël and Rachel – three innovative and inspiring entrepreneurs from Africa and the Caribbean, honoured during EDDs 2022
- 13/07/2022
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Africa, Caribbean, News
On 22 June, during the European Development Days in Brussels, three young entrepreneurs from Africa and the Caribbean had the opportunity to present their business model promoting sustainability, links with research, development and adoption of technologies, and the use of digital tools in a Lab Debate organised by COLEACP and its partners. The European Union (EU)’s premier forum for international partnerships took place physically in Brussels and online on 21-22 June. It focused on the implementation of the EU’s Global… +Agro-ecological transition support project/DEFIA: data collection from producers with the FAO TAPE tool
- 07/07/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Benin, News
In the framework of the implementation of the project “Support to the agro-ecological transition of the pineapple sector in Benin» and following the training of the interviewers on the FAO TAPE tool, the data collection phase with a sample of 300 pineapple producers who are members of DEFIA’s partner groups took place between 2 and 30 June 2022. As a reminder, this activity was organised with the aim of identifying current practices and development potential in terms of agro-ecological practices… +STDF Cameroon: Fifth training session on Penja Pepper for Bouba basin producers
- 30/06/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Africa, Cameroon, News
The fifth training session on good production practices for Penja pepper was held on 9 and 10 June 2022, with the objective to develop skills and technical capacities of 27 producers and managers of Penja pepper. The participants were mostly English-speaking, from the Bouba production basin in south-west Cameroon. The training was supported by STDF and implemented through the COLEACP project “Strengthening the phytosanitary monitoring and certification system for Cameroon’s fruit and vegetable sector” (STDF Cameroon). The course has enabled… +STDF Togo: Meeting of the steering committee (June 2022)
- 30/06/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
A meeting of the Steering Committee of the “Project to strengthen the phytosanitary control and certification system for the fruit and vegetable sector in Togo (STDF/PG/375)” was held from 29 to 30 June 2022 in Lomé, Togo. The STDF project consists of strengthening the framework and capacities of the services involved in inspection and control, as well as private operators active in the production and export of fruit and vegetables. It should allow better access to markets for fruit and… +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… +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… +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… +News Digest: Agri-food Markets, Production and Trade
- 11/04/2022
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: ACP EN, News
IMPACTS OF WAR IN UKRAINE EU sanctions against Russia following the invasion of Ukraine The EU has responded to Russia’s military attack against Ukraine by adopting a comprehensive and robust package of restrictive sanctions. The sanctions are listed here. Source: European Commission, 2022 Russian invasion causes South African citrus issues South Africa’s Citrus Growers’ Association (CGA) says it is working closely with exporters, government and other stakeholders across the value chain to mitigate the impact that the Russian invasion of… +News digest: Agri-food Systems and Sustainability
- 08/04/2022
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: ACP EN, News
Climate IPCC issues bleakest warning yet on climate breakdown The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has published its latest report on the state of the climate crisis. It states that climate breakdown is accelerating rapidly and many of the impacts will be more severe than predicted. Everywhere is affected, with no inhabited region escaping dire impacts from rising temperatures and increasingly extreme weather. About half the global population – between 3.3 and 3.6 billion people – live in areas… +