COLEACP session at Europe Africa Stakeholder Engagement Week
- 28/05/2021
- Posted by: Zuzana Majeska
- Category: Africa, News
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The LEAP4FNSSA Europe Africa Stakeholder Engagement Week will take place virtually from 31 May to 4 June. MULTI-STAKEHOLDER ADAPTIVE RESEARCH FOR INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS During this event COLEACP will be hosting a session (3 June, 11:00–13:00 CET) on “Partnerships and Multistakeholder Approaches for Impact”. The session will share examples of multi-stakeholder adaptive research projects to demonstrate how synergies and collaboration between diverse actors can generate innovative solutions. We aim to showcase partnerships between research, policy, private sector and other stakeholders that… +Nairobi: International Avocado Congress
- 27/05/2021
- Posted by: Zuzana Majeska
- Category: Africa, Avocados, Kenya, News
The International Africa Avocado Congress – Avocado Africa 2021 – will be held in Nairobi on 23–25 June. The Avocado Society of Kenya (ASOK) organises the congress in collaboration with other regional and international organisations in the avocado value chain in Africa and beyond. The event, with the theme “Avocado Africa: A convergence of technology and business for increased competitiveness and trade”, is a platform specifically aimed at stimulating trade, technology, knowledge transfer and sharing, and will draw avocado sector… +Afruibana webinar and White Paper
- 21/04/2021
- Posted by: Zuzana Majeska
- Category: Africa, Bananas, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, News
On 21 April, Afruibana held a webinar titled “Agriculture at the heart of the Africa-Europe relationship”. The event was organised as part of the presentation of the Afruibana White Paper on African Bananas, which aims to take stock of the past decade on the European banana market, and to offer perspectives at the start of the new decade. COLEACP recognises that the banana export industry is key for the development and modernisation of this and other ACP fruit and vegetable… +Calendar: Trade fairs January–June 2021
- 18/01/2021
- Posted by: Zuzana Majeska
- Category: Africa, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia
Here are some key events scheduled for the first part of 2021. In light of the Covid-19 situation, Biofach eSpecial in February is being held completely online, and most events plan to review the situation as the year progresses. Trade fairs Event Theme / organiser Date Location Biofach eSpecial World´s leading trade fair for organic food (including fruit and vegetables – With stand COLEACP) 17–19 Feb Digital Agritech West Africa 2021 For companies in agricultural technology, agrochemicals, irrigation & systems,… +IYFV 2021 – Fruits and vegetables, your dietary essentials
- 18/01/2021
- Posted by: Zuzana Majeska
- Category: Africa, Caribbean, News, Pacific
At its 74th session, the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 2021 the International Year of Fruits and Vegetables (IYFV). The IYFV is a unique opportunity to raise awareness on the important role of fruit and vegetables in human nutrition, food security and health, and in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. At the (virtual) Official Launch Event of IYFV 2021 on 15 December 2020, the Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), QU Dongyu, made an appeal to… +New: PAFO-COLEACP Innovation Series
- 28/10/2020
- Posted by: Anne Sweetmore
- Category: Africa, News
Innovations and successes of African farmer-led businesses and SMEs PAFO-COLEACP Innovation Series – First online meeting: took place the 19th November 2020. To improve production, processing and trade, it is critical to assess, showcase and upscale existing innovations created or adopted by farmers’ organisations and SMEs. This first session of the Innovation Series has presented successful African cooperatives, SMEs and enterprises on value-added and branded products that can increase opportunities in more lucrative markets. They discussed successful chain models and… +Madagascar CSR and Sustainable Development Initiatives Event
- 21/10/2020
- Posted by: Anne Sweetmore
- Category: Madagascar, News
COLEACP is a partner in Madagascar’s 5th Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development Initiatives Fair, from 22-23 October 2020, which will be on the theme “The world after #COVID: Sustainable Madagascar”. Co-organised by Ur-CSR and BuyYourWay, under the patronage of the Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development and the Groupement des Entreprises de Madagascar, this year the fair will be exclusively #digital. The event is in the French language. For more information on this annual meeting of actors committed and… +Pest Free Areas workshop
- 24/09/2020
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Ghana, News
The Plant Protection and Regulatory Services Directorate (PPRSD) of MOFA, Ghana, with #COLEACP, gathered 20 stakeholders in the curry leaves sector (at the Hotel Paloma and via Zoom). This participatory workshop brought together key representatives from both public and private sectors in Ghana to create awareness about the challenges in establishing and maintaining Pest Free Areas for production and export of curry leaves. The workshop was conducted by Mr. Daniel Kwagbenu – COLEACP Liaison Officer / Senior Expert, with the… +Fresh Produce Exporters Association of Kenya at Fruit Logistica 2020 in Berlin
- 07/02/2020
- Posted by: Mohamed Ndiaye
- Category: Germany, Kenya, News, Tanzania
Fruit Logistica 2020 – Berlin. Fresh Produce Exporters Association of Kenya (FPEAK), represented by its Chairman M. Apollo Owuor met with the Tanzanian Horticultural Association (TAHA), to discuss collaboration and regional strategies.… +Fruit Logistica 2020 in Berlin
- 07/02/2020
- Posted by: Mohamed Ndiaye
- Category: Germany, News
Professional meetings were held in Berlin at Fruit Logistica 2020. Exchanges and discussions with representatives of COLEACP member companies: Fresh Produce Exporters Association of Kenya (FPEAK) and Fresh Produce Consortium of Kenya (FPC KENYA), links in the value chains of the Kenyan horticultural sector.… +
