• Kenya: Revamped National Horticulture Taskforce gets to work

    • 30/09/2021
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Africa, Kenya, News
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    The public-private National Horticulture Taskforce has been strengthened to enable it to take a more active role in providing an enabling environment and consultative guidance to the horticultural sector in Kenya. Private-sector members of the taskforce are drawn from various organisations, including the Fresh Produce Exporters Association of Kenya (FPEAK), the Fresh Produce Consortium of Kenya (FPC Kenya), the Kenya Flower Council (KFC), and the Agrochemicals Association of Kenya (AAK). The government presence in the taskforce includes representation from the… +
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  • Government of Uganda, private sector and EU discuss opportunities for horticultural exports

    • 30/09/2021
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Africa, News, Uganda
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    On 22 September, the EU Delegation in Uganda organised a trialogue between the Government of Uganda, the Ugandan private sector and the European Union to discuss “Challenges and opportunities for Ugandan horticultural exports to Europe”. Europeans hold Ugandan products in high regard, but some issues regarding standards and quality have led to increased controls at EU borders for products coming from Uganda. This represents a great loss for the Government and for the private sector. The meeting identified and discussed… +
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  • News digest: Agri-food markets and production

    • 20/09/2021
    • Posted by: Zuzana Majeska
    • Category: Africa, Apples, Avocados, Bananas, Berries, Caribbean, Cherries, Citrus fruits, Ginger, Mangoes, News, Onions, Pacific, Papayas, Pineapples, Tomatoes, Watermelons
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    AFRICA Réunion Island vanilla gets EU Protected Geographical Indication Vanilla from Réunion Island has just been registered by the European Commission in the register of Protected Geographical Indications (PGI). Its reputation is based on its unique aromatic bouquet, the result of the plant’s perfect acclimatisation on the volcanic slopes of the east of the island and the know-how developed by the people of Reunion. Source: Commodafrica, 30 August 2021 Opportunities for Ethiopian avocados “Ethiopia has huge potential in avocados” says… +
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  • Togo: young people honoured at closing of “Incubator for technical managers” project

    • 29/07/2021
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: News, Togo
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    The closing event of the “incubator for technical managers” project, implemented in Togo from June 2020 to February 2021, took place on 10 June 2021. The project was set up by COLEACP in collaboration with Togolese companies in the framework of the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) Togo Project. Other partners who were involved in the occasion included the European Union Delegation, the German development agency (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit, GIZ), the Plant Protection Directorate (DPV) of Togo… +
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  • News digest: Agri-food markets and production

    • 13/07/2021
    • Posted by: Romain
    • Category: Africa, Avocados, Bananas, Caribbean, News, Pacific, Peas, Pineapples, Potatoes
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    Global Increasing airfreight demand A report from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) notes that air cargo demand is increasing by 12% a year. North American Airlines, and airlines in all other regions (Middle East, Africa) except for Latin America, contributed to this growth. The capacity is almost 10% below pre-Covid-19 levels due to the ongoing grounding of passenger aircraft. But freighters are continuing to be used in order to compensate the lack of available belly capacity. The supply chain… +
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  • Virtual information workshop on the new EU SPS regulation

    • 07/07/2021
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Burundi, News
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    COLEACP organised, in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment, Agriculture and Livestock of Burundi (MINEAGRIE) and the Federal Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Burundi (CFCIB), a virtual information workshop on the new EU SPS regulation on 25 June. The objective of the workshop was to inform and sensitise public and private stakeholders in the Burundian horticultural sector on the SPS regulatory requirements for exports of horticultural products to the EU, and to set up a public-private working group that… +
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  • A MoU signature between KEPHIS and COLEACP under the NExT Kenya programme

    • 10/05/2021
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Kenya, News
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    As part of its responsibility to assure the quality of agricultural inputs and produce to prevent adverse impact on the economy, the environment and human health, Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS) on 7 May 2021 signed a MoU with COLEACP under the NExT Kenya Programme. This partnership will help KEPHIS to roll out capacity building towards a risk-based approach to export inspections which takes into consideration the harmful organisms, the performance of the grower/exporter, and the systems approaches to… +
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  • NExT Kenya – Live update

    • 30/04/2021
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: Kenya
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    Successful digital status event of the NExT Kenya programme On 29th of April, COLEACP hosted a digital event on its 5-million EUR NExT Kenya programme, funded through the EU to enhance Kenya’s horticultural exports. 150 participants had the opportunity to listen to our high-level panelists, to find out what has happened in the first year of the programme and how to partner with the programme. Following speakers all shared their views on the current challenges and opportunities of the Kenyan… +
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  • Suriname company Surivit receives business e-coaching support

    • 29/04/2021
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Caribbean, News
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    Horticultural processing company Surivit is receiving personal e-coaching from a business expert to help tackle the macro- and micro-economic consequences of the Covid-19 pandemic. Through COLEACP’s Fit For Market programme. Surivit works closely with women’s cooperative Wi! Uma fu Sranan (WUFS), in English “We the women of Suriname”), an organisation that aims to improve the living standards of female producers, to produce cassava flour, baby porridge, cassava pancake mixes and cassava flakes both for local use in Suriname and for… +
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  • Meeting on the 2021 mango campaign in Guinea

    • 15/04/2021
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Guinea, News
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    In anticipation of the start of the mango export season in Guinea, COLEACP organised a workshop for discussion and exchange on the 2021 mango season in partnership with the National Directorate for Plant Protection, Stored Foods and Technical Control (DNPVDS-CT). This workshop took place on Monday 12 April. It provided an opportunity to review the integrated management measures, the phytosanitary inspection and certification system and the precautionary measures detailed in the mango dossier submitted to the European Union, in the… +
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