• Ethiopia: Rapid assessment of the SPS system

    • 22/05/2023
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Corp EN, Ethiopia, News
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    Ethiopia has one of the fastest-growing economies in Africa and is home to the second largest population (about 100 million people) after Nigeria in Africa. The total area of the country is 1.12 million km2. Agriculture contributes 45% of the Gross Domestic Product and employs more than 80% of the population. In the 2014/15 financial year, 75% of export earnings were generated from Agriculture. The role of the government is therefore crucial in creating a conducive environment for business and… +
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  • The Fit For Market SPS programme support to strengthen the national SPS systems of Suriname

    • 08/12/2022
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Caribbean
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    On 24 May 2022, the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries (Ministerie van Landbouw, Veeteelt en Visserij – LVV) of the Republic of Suriname, in collaboration with COLEACP and CAHFSA, organised a 1-day workshop in the capital Paramaribo entitled “Eggplant R-SAT Validation”. The workshop was attended by key representatives from the public and private horticulture sector. During the workshop, experts presented the results of the application of the R-SAT tool to the SPS control system and identified priority activities.… +
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  • FFM+, already nearly 400 requests for support

    • 02/11/2022
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, News, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Togo, Uganda
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    390 applications for support for the FFM+ programme
    To date, 390 applications for Fit For Market Plus (FFM+) support have been filed by various organisations from African, Caribbean and Pacific countries. In order to further promote this new programme and meet potential partner-beneficiaries, a series of launch events and activities have already been organised in Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Togo and Uganda. More launch events will also be organised in the coming weeks and months. In Uganda, the launch of the FFM+ programme took… +
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  • Suriname: Eggplant R-SAT Validation Workshop

    • 13/07/2022
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: News, Suriname
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    On 24 May the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry & Fisheries of the Republic of Suriname, in collaboration with COLEACP (Fit For Market SPS programme) and the Caribbean Agricultural Health & Food Safety Agency (CAHFSA), held a one-day Eggplant R-SAT Validation Workshop in Paramaribo, bringing together 20 key representatives from the public and private horticulture sectors. Prior to the Suriname workshop, a COLEACP expert team facilitated the dialogue and engagement between key stakeholders, both public and private, in their assessment… +
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  • Study tour to Kenya by Somalia’s competent authorities

    • 13/07/2022
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Kenya, News
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    In the last week of May, Kenya hosted a study tour by the Somalian competent authorities – the Somali Bureau of Standards (SOBS) and the Somali Agricultural Regulatory and Inspection Services (SARIS), part of the Ministry of Agriculture & Irrigation (MoA). They visited the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) and the Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS) among other key stakeholders in the country – the Fresh Produce Exporters Association of Kenya (FPEAK), Pest Control Products Board (PCPB), Bureau Veritas… +
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  • Three missions to meet with our partners and collaborators

    • 13/07/2022
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: Burundi, Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Guinea, News
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    Guinea Several meetings were organised with the Direction Nationale de la Protection des Végétaux et des Denrées Stockées (DNPV-DS) of the Ministry of Agriculture in Guinea. Planned capacity building activities (training in sampling and performing official controls) were discussed, as well as possibilities for the establishment of an internal training unit within Guinea’s National Plant Protection Organisation (NPPO). The STDF project in Guinea began in 2019 with the aim to strengthen phytosanitary capacity in Guinea, contributing to the establishment of… +
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  • Suriname: Eggplant R-SAT validation workshop

    • 01/06/2022
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Caribbean, News
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    A one-day Eggplant R-SAT Validation Workshop was held on 24 May 2022, in Paramarbio, bringing together 20 key representatives from the public and private horticulture sector to present results of the application of the R-SAT tool to the SPS control system and to identify priority activities. The workshop was delivered by COLEACP and CAHFSA in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries of the Republic of Suriname. Prior to this workshop, the COLEACP expert team-initiated dialogue and… +
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  • Caribbean: Strategic review and new action plan for CAHFSA

    • 06/04/2022
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: Caribbean, News
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    The Caribbean Agricultural Health and Food Safety Agency (CAHFSA) has agreed a customised action plan for the implementation of Fit For Market SPS programme support. The main aims of the action plan are to strengthen the agency’s organisation and governance; provide capacity building for its members and staff, including in COLEACP’s Rapid SPS Assessment Tool (R-SAT); and share expertise in facilitating intra-regional trade through networking and engagement with the private sector. In September 2021, a strategic review webinar with CAHFSA’s… +
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  • Madagascar: Working week for the implementation of COLEACP R-SAT tool

    • 11/02/2022
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: ACP EN, News
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    A workshop was held at the beginning of February in Madagascar, bringing together private and public stakeholders involve in the “dry grain” sector, to discuss the implementation of COLEACP’s Rapid SPS Assessment Tool (R-SAT).… +
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  • Resource for NPPOs: Phytosanitary awareness and R-SAT

    • 25/10/2021
    • Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
    • Category: Africa
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    Dr Chagema Kedera, NExT Kenya Programme Coordinator, presented a webinar organised by CABI on “Phytosanitary Awareness: IPPC contracting parties’ obligations and phytosanitary measures for market access” to over 70 participants. The presentation covers the obligations of contracting parties to the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC); the functions of National Plant Protection Organisations (NPPOs); International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs); and the IPPC Market Access Guide. You can view the webinar here: The video also explains COLEACP’s Rapid SPS Assessment Tool… +
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