• West Africa: Identifying and assessing mango waste

    • 17/03/2022
    • Posted by: Zuzana Majeska
    • Category: Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, News, Senegal
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    COLEACP Training Project Officer Sami Chauvet shares his experience of capacity building in waste reduction and valorisation using the example of the mango sector. Good waste management in the mango industry can lead to increased profits as well as the reduction of waste. This requires the identification of mango losses and waste by production and packing station managers. View the introductory video (in French) here In a typical training session, a team of local experts first provide distance learning on… +
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  • Three new market profiles from Fit For Market

    • 11/02/2022
    • Posted by: Mohamed Ndiaye
    • Category: Burkina Faso, French beans, Guinea, Mali, Mangosteens, News, Pineapples, Sweet potatoes
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    Processed pineapples (Guinea), mango (Burkina Faso), and off-season fruit and vegetables (Mali) Processed pineapples in Guinea This market profile focuses on the market opportunities for a selection of three processed pineapple products (dried pineapple, juices and syrups) in the Guinean, West African and European markets. Despite the decline in African pineapple exports to the EU due to strong competition with the MD2 variety from Costa Rica, pineapple is one of the priority commodities in Guinea’s agricultural sector recovery programme, for… +
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  • Workshop to launch the Regional Guide to Good Mango Practices in West Africa

    • 21/01/2022
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Gambia, Ghana, News
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    12 January saw the launch of a project to support the development of a “Regional Guide to Good Practices for Mango in West Africa”. The development of the Guide is being organised as part of COLEACP’s partnership with the ECOWAS SyRIMAO project, “Innovative Regional Fruit Fly Management System Project in West Africa”, via the EU-funded Fit For Market SPS programme. The January workshop brought together more than 60 participants, stakeholders in the mango sector from the public sector (competent authorities)… +
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  • New market profiles : processed pineapple in Guinea and mango in Burkina Faso

    • 22/12/2021
    • Posted by: Zuzana Majeska
    • Category: Burkina Faso, Guinea, News
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    COLEACP’s Market Intelligence Service publishes the market profile for “Processed pineapple from Guinea”. This profile identifies market opportunities for three processed pineapple products (dried pineapple, pineapple juice and pineapple syrup) on the Guinean, West African and European markets. It is available in English (here) and French (here) for programme partners beneficiaries and COLEACP members. The market profile for “Mango from Burkina Faso” was produced as part of the collaboration between COLEACP and VCA4D1, which carries out agricultural value chain analyses… +
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  • Mali: New market profile of dried mango and mango juice

    • 15/12/2021
    • Posted by: Zuzana Majeska
    • Category: Mali, Mangoes, News
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    A new market profile of dried mango and mango juice from Mali looks at the local, regional and European markets to identify potential opportunities for product diversification. The report, supported by the Fit For Market programme, was developed by COLEACP’s Market Intelligence service. The dried mango export market is growing, particularly with demand for certified organic and Fairtrade products. South Africa is the main exporter of dried mango with an estimated market share of 50%. After Asian countries, the West… +
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  • Senegal: Training in compost production from mango industry waste

    • 13/12/2021
    • Posted by: Zuzana Majeska
    • Category: Mangoes, News, Senegal
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    COLEACP’s recent work with mango producers and processors in Senegal has focused on recovering and quantifying mango waste. Composting was identified as a key solution for recovery of the organic waste produced by the companies. Although this solution is relatively simple, implementing it on a large-scale production site requires specific theoretical and practical knowledge. Through its Fit For Market SPS programme, COLEACP is providing training and consultancy for mango production/processing companies in Casamance. These activities contribute to UNIDO’s implementation of… +
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  • UNIDO Senegal: Waste management for mango processers in Casamance

    • 27/10/2021
    • Posted by: Zuzana Majeska
    • Category: Mangoes, Senegal
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    COLEACP is contributing to a UNIDO project in Senegal that aims to create shared prosperity, by providing support to improve the competitiveness of the country’s mango sector and advice in the environmental and social fields. COLEACP’s Research & Innovation service has been working with partners in Senegal to support the improvement of waste management in mango processing. During July and August, a technical team worked to identify appropriate methods for the valorisation of mango production waste and co-products. This study… +
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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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  • Mali: Mango exporter ETS Yaffa & Frères benefits from a business loan

    • 19/07/2021
    • Posted by: Zuzana Majeska
    • Category: Africa, Mali, Mangoes
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    The ABC Fund (Agri-Business Capital) recently provided loans to three African agri-businesses to support their working capital needs and expansion, enabling higher rural employment and securing market access for farmers in their respective sectors (African Farming, 3 June). Image source : ETS Yaffa et Frères One of the successful companies is COLEACP member Etablissement Yaffa & Frères, one of the largest local fresh mango exporters in Mali. Yaffa has been a member of COLEACP since 2007, and over the past… +
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  • News digest: Agri-food markets and production

    • 31/05/2021
    • Posted by: Zuzana Majeska
    • Category: Africa, Angola, Avocados, Bananas, Belize, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Caribbean, Citrus fruits, France, Germany, Ginger, Jamaica, Kenya, Malawi, Mangoes, Netherlands, News, Pacific, Peaches, South Africa, Spain, Sweet potatoes, Tanzania, Zimbabwe
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    GLOBAL GlobalG.A.P. launches consumer label for fruit and vegetables GlobalG.A.P. has unveiled its new consumer label for fruit and vegetables, GGN Certified Agriculture, to help foster trust between sustainable brands and consumers. GLOBALG.A.P. introduced the GGN label 5 years ago, firstly for aquaculture products, followed by floriculture products in 2017. Now fruit and vegetables are also included. All products with the GGN label come from a farm whose production process has been independently certified according to international GLOBALG.A.P. standards or… +
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