• COLEACP training – Improving SPS practices along the whole Penja pepper value chain

    • 16/09/2021
    • Posted by: Zuzana Majeska
    • Category: Africa, Cameroon
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    Since June, training on good SPS practices for the Penja pepper sector has been continuing through the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) project “Strengthening the phytosanitary monitoring and certification system for Cameroon’s fruit and vegetable sector”. Stricter European regulations since 2016 threatened to limit the export potential of Penja pepper, a unique agricultural product originating from Cameroon. This project centres on supporting Penja pepper producers to understand the SPS risks and strengthening their capacity to deal with them. The… +
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  • Cameroon: Group training on safe use of pesticides in the Loum basin

    • 16/07/2021
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Cameroon, News
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    On 14 and 15 July, COLEACP organised group training on the “Safe Use of Pesticides” for plant protection product applicators in the Loum basin. This training is part of the Standards and Trade Development Fund (STDF) project “Improvement of the sanitary and phytosanitary quality of Penja pepper in Cameroon to facilitate access to international markets” (STDF/PG/593). Following this training, the participants are now able to carry out treatments according to good phytosanitary practices and to carry out the instructions: during… +
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  • 1st group training session on good packaging and storage practices for Penja pepper

    • 04/06/2021
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Cameroon, News
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    On 2 June in Penja, the first COLEACP group training session for packaging managers covered “Good Packaging and Storage Practices for Penja pepper”. This training is part of the Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) project “Strengthening the phytosanitary monitoring and certification system for Cameroon’s fruit and vegetable sector” (STDF/PG/593). After this training, participants should be able to: Master the operations of sorting, grading, weighing and bagging pepper; the different ways of packaging pepper; recommended risk control measures for packaging;… +
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  • Awareness-raising for operators in the pepper sector

    • 03/03/2021
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Cameroon, News
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    As part of COLEACP’s STDF-funded project to improve the SPS quality of Penja pepper in Cameroon to facilitate access to international markets, the project’s national coordinator has been organising last week awareness-raising meetings in the different production basins. These meetings aimed to inform the different actors (producers, nursery, etc.) about past and future activities. Many training sessions are planned to train these operators on good SPS practices for the production and processing of Penja pepper. Awareness-raising sessions are organised throughout… +
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  • Second session of STDF Cameroon project facilitator training

    • 03/02/2021
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Cameroon, News, Pepper
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    All this week, in Penja, a second training session is taking place for experts and strategic actors in the pepper value chain. This follow-up session aims to put into practice the technical and training skills acquired during the first session in December 2020. At the end of this training, participants will be able to play the role of trainers and coaches, especially for the training courses planned within the framework of this project. The STDF Cameroon project, led by COLEACP,… +
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  • Improving the SPS Quality of Penja pepper in Cameroon

    • 28/01/2021
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Cameroon, News
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    COLEACP’s STDF-funded project “Improving the sanitary and phytosanitary quality of Penja pepper in Cameroon to facilitate access to international markets” held its biannual steering committee meeting on 28 January at the headquarters of the Penja Pepper Geographical Indication Group (IGPP) and online. The project, which began in October 2019, is now entering its second year. The main activity in year 1 was the finalisation of a good practice guide for the pepper sector. In 2021, actors in the Penja pepper… +
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  • 1st session of the training of trainers and facilitators on good SPS practices for Penja pepper

    • 21/12/2020
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Cameroon, News
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    As part of the STDF/PG/593 project, a training session has started on Monday 21 December aimed at strengthening the technical and pedagogical skills of experts and strategic actors in the Penja pepper value chain.At the end of this training, the participants will be able to act as trainers and coaches, especially for the training courses planned in the framework of this project. The STDF Cameroon project, led by COLEACP, aim to improve the sanitary and phytosanitary quality of Penja pepper.… +
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  • Stakeholder workshop for the “Guide to good SPS practices for the Penja pepper value chain”

    • 11/11/2020
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Cameroon, News
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    We held a stakeholder workshop on 11 November in Penja, Cameroon to present the draft “Guide to good SPS practices for the Penja pepper value chain” to representatives of both public and private sectors, to collect feedback on the document. The aim is to achieve validation of the guide by the entire value chain. COLEACP warmly thanks all the stakeholders in the sector for their participation in this workshop, which represents a crucial step for the Penja pepper sector, and… +
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