• Tanzanian Horticultural companies trained in Food Safety Management

    • 05/09/2023
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Corp EN
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    The Fit for Market Plus programme recently organised a four-day collective training session on “Principles of Food Safety Quality Management System and Traceability” in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania, specifically in Njombe, from the 22 to 25 August 2023. This training aimed to enhance the skill and capacities of the technical and compliance staff of horticultural companies, including farm managers, agronomists, production managers, harvesting managers, processing and packaging managers and quality and traceability managers in Food Safety Quality Management System… +
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  • PAFO-COLEAD Innovations Session 14: Climate-resilient practices and innovations in agri-food SMEs

    • 16/08/2023
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Corp EN
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    The next Innovations Session n°14 will focus on Climate-resilient practices and innovations by agrifood SMEs and will be held online on Wednesday 30 August 2023, 12:00-14:00 UTC. Find out more in the programme and join the discussion (available in English, French and Portuguese) led by the Pan-African Farmers’ Organization (PAFO) and the COLEAD by registering here.  During this Innovations Session n°14, agrifood farmers and entrepreneurs will present climate-resilient practices and innovations that they have developed to support the sustainability of… +
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  • FFM+ in Tanzania: Engaging Stakeholders through presentation

    • 30/05/2023
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Corp EN, News, Tanzania
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    As part of the Fit For Market Plus (FFM+) programme, a mission to Tanzania was conducted in March/April 2023, with the presence of COLEAD team members from the Technical Assistance department. The mission aimed to engage with FFM+ applicants, showcasing the benefits of COLEAD and its programmes support including FFM+. Since the official launch of FFM+ in July 2022, Tanzania has received a total of 33 applications for support as of late March 2023. The mission to Tanzania marked a… +
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  • FFM+ launch reflects the new dynamics of the agricultural sector in Malawi

    • 11/04/2023
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: Malawi, News
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    As part of the Fit for Market Plus (FFM+) programme, a COLEAD team visited Malawi in March. To date, 65 FFM+ applications for support have been received from this country. The mission was an opportunity to meet with FFM+ programme candidates and share the COLEAD/FFM+ offer. This is significantly more than in previous programmes. Specifically, FFM+ applications have been received from 47 horticultural MSMEs (producers, processors), 12 support structures for smallholder farmers, 5 service providers and 1 professional association. This… +
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  • COLEAD at Fruit Logistica 2023: More meetings and contacts in a fair that was less crowded than before COVID

    • 24/02/2023
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: ACP EN, News
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    The 2023 edition of Fruit Logistica marks a return to normal after COVID and the delayed 2022 fair, which took place last April. This year’s show had a total of 63,470 trade visitors, buyers from over 140 countries and 2,610 exhibitors from 92 countries. However, in 2019 the show had over 78,000 trade visitors from 135 countries and 3,200 exhibitors from 90 countries. In an increasingly digital world, this shows the continued need for face-to-face meetings, especially in difficult economic… +
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  • The Fit For Market programme technical support towards HACCP system certification of Spices Rwanda Ltd

    • 30/08/2022
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Ghana, Rwanda
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    Company background Spices Rwanda Ltd is a whole dried chilli business in Rwamagana District, Eastern Province, Rwanda. The company was registered by the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) in August 2017 under Tax Identification No. 107358351. Spices Rwanda Ltd works with different suppliers who produce raw chillies which they then sell to the company. The suppliers follow set instructions provided by Spices Rwanda Ltd to produce safe products that meet the specifications set by the company. The chillies are grown, harvested,… +
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  • COLEACP’s 2021 Annual Report is just published

    • 15/07/2022
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: ACP EN, News
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    Our new look annual report is available here. Get a quick overview of our 2021 programmes (Fit For Market, Fit For Market SPS, NExT Kenya, STDF projects) and our contributions to collaborative projects (with UNIDO and Enabel, among others) – and view snapshots of selected programme activities. The report also gives a brief summary of the EU and ACP horticultural markets in 2021. “Despite the unpredictable international context, we remain confident in the future. All the more so as horticultural… +
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  • New market study analyses trends and potential for ACP-Pacific horticulture

    • 13/07/2022
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: Ginger, News, Pacific
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    A new study on the Pacific region by COLEACP’s Market Insights service aims to gain an in-depth understanding of regional, national and international trade dynamics and market trends, and to identify value-added supply chains for ACP-Pacific fruit and vegetable industry players. Although production is growing generally, and particularly for ginger, the region is increasingly dependent on imports, mainly due to the growth of the tourism sector and urban populations’ greater appreciation of imported processed foods. The most imported products are… +
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  • FFM and FFM SPS recognised for improving the livelihoods of ACP producers

    • 20/05/2022
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: ACP EN, News
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    The external mid-term evaluation of the FFM and FFM SPS programmes was conducted between September and November 2021. The evaluation methodology consisted of document review, design, dissemination and analysis of a survey with a representative sample of partner-beneficiaries – 89 invited with a 91% response rate, and interviews with a multitude of stakeholders – national, regional and/or supranational.   The main findings of the final evaluation report were very positive, indicating that more than 90% of the partner-recipients interviewed during the… +
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  • New market study analyses trends and potential for ACP-Caribbean horticulture

    • 28/04/2022
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: Caribbean, News
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    This new market study, researched and published by COLEACP’s Market Insights service through the Fit For Market and Fit For Market SPS programmes, provides a detailed overview of the current situation and potential for development of the fruit and vegetable sector in ACP countries in the Caribbean region. The study includes a comprehensive analysis of import and export flows with the main trading partners of the ACP Caribbean countries, and is also a marketing tool to assist exporters and importers… +
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