Dominican Republic: strengthening the national framework for public health and agri-food competitiveness
- 09/09/2025
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
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The country has just adopted its National Policy on Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Measures. This major strategic framework is designed to modernise the protection of human, animal and plant health while facilitating agri-food trade and promoting sustainability. This policy was developed in collaboration with the Ministries of Agriculture, Industry and Trade, Foreign Affairs, and Health (via the SPS Committee). It was developed within the framework of the SIA project (Sanidad e Innovación Agropecuaria), which is being implemented by COLEAD. The… +Uganda: opening new market opportunities for horticultural exporters
- 09/09/2025
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
In collaboration with CABI, COLEAD has just completed a series of interactive and insightful sessions as part of the EU-funded SPS Uganda project. The initiative aims to strengthen the country’s sanitary and phytosanitary system, as well as supporting horticultural businesses in accessing international markets, particularly in Europe. Understanding market access requirements The first module helped participants to grasp the differences between local, regional and international markets, and the related opportunities and challenges. Discussions focused on the relevant regulations, commercial and… +Strengthening national regulatory frameworks: the NPPOs of Suriname, Saint Lucia and Saint Kitts act
- 30/01/2025
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
Between September and December 2014, the National Plant Protection Organisations (NPPOs) of Suriname, Saint Lucia and Saint Kitts received support from the FFM+ programme to strengthen their knowledge and expertise in regulatory frameworks. This initiative focused on the mandatory registration and traceability of operators and the establishment of a risk-based operator classification system. Divided into six sessions, the training provided practical tools and key insights tailored to the needs of competent authorities from English-speaking Caribbean countries. Outcomes and feedback from… +The SIA (Sanidad e Innovación Agropecuaria) project, a collaboration between COLEAD and the Dominican Ministry of Agriculture, has made significant progress since its launch this year
- 20/12/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
Funded by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the initiative aims to transform the food safety management and control system and improve the competitiveness of the Dominican Republic’s agricultural sector. Progress and achievements By the end of the first quarter 2025, all 46 planned activities will have started , ensuring a structured and rapid implementation of the project’s objectives. The project team consists of 17 experts from six countries (Chile, Spain, Belgium, Argentina, Honduras and the Dominican Republic) who bring a… +Madagascar: future managers trained in SPS quality management
- 29/08/2024
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News
Madagascar: future managers trained in SPS quality management On 12 July, the École Supérieure des Sciences Agronomiques (ESSA) at the University of Antananarivo officially launched the “Management of Quality, Health and Plant Health” (MQSPS) training course. The event was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, the Director of ESSA, the head of the specialisation and the head of the course, the representative of the Directorate of Plant Protection (DPV), the COLEAD national relay,… +Kenyan floriculture industry welcomes Ethiopian delegation to discuss false codling moth management
- 13/01/2023
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Ethiopia, Kenya
This week (8–13 January 2023), a delegation from the Ethiopian public and private sector are in Kenya as part of an expert mission on false codling moth (FCM) management. The visiting delegation is composed of technical and management staff from the Ethiopian Agricultural Authority (EAA) and the Ethiopian Horticulture Producer Exporters Association (EHPEA). The FCM is classified a priority quarantine pest in the EU, one of Ethiopia’s main export destinations. To address the FCM challenge, various consultations were held between… +Suriname strengthens SPS systems
- 20/12/2022
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: News, Suriname
Following a one-day workshop in Paramaribo on COLEACP’s new Rapid SPS Assessment Tool (R-SAT) in May 2022, COLEACP is supporting via the FFM SPS programme, two key interventions designed to strengthen the national SPS systems of Suriname: Review and update the legislation of Suriname for consistency with the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) and provisions for establishing a Parastatal NPPO An expert review of the current plant health law of Suriname has begun, to ensure consistency with the IPPC legislation… +October 2022, review of the COLEACP mission to Cameroon
- 12/12/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Cameroon
A team from COLEACP – Margaux Muyle (Senior Project Officer), Dorothée Vandeleene (Project Officer – Training Department) and Gisèle Mizero (Project Officer – Technical Assistance) – visited Cameroon from 5 to 14 October 2022 for the closure of the “Project to improve the sanitary and phytosanitary quality of Penja pepper to promote its access to international markets” (STDF/PG/593). The COLEACP team took this opportunity to review the actions carried out with the existing partner-beneficiaries of the STDF SPS programme, to… +The Fit For Market SPS programme support to strengthen the national SPS systems of Suriname
- 08/12/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Caribbean
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.… +Successful collaboration with CABI
- 28/10/2022
- Posted by: Gaetan Dermien
- Category: Africa, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Caribbean, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic Of The Congo, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, News, Nigeria, Pacific, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zimbabwe
In 2020, COLEACP and CABI signed a Memorandum of Understanding to work together on key areas of interest concerning SPS measures around the world. The collaboration, which ultimately aims to benefit food security among countries within the African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) states, includes work on regulations and standards; technical assistance in the implementation of SPS measures; capacity assessment, training and e-learning; research and innovation on ways to manage SPS risks; and information sharing and communication materials for different stakeholders.… +