• STDF Cameroon project on Penja pepper concludes

    • 28/10/2022
    • Posted by: Zuzana Majeska
    • Category: Cameroon, News
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    Penja pepper has been grown in the volcanic soil of the Penja valley in the Njombé-Penja region, Cameroon, for about 50 years. It is considered one of the best peppers in the world, thanks to the unique taste created by the local volcanic soil. Cultivation of the crop is a major source of rural employment; almost all Penja pepper is produced by smallholders with less than 3 hectares of land. However, production of the pepper has faced sanitary and phytosanitary… +
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  • COLEACP’s 2021 Annual Report is just published

    • 15/07/2022
    • Posted by: Zuzana Majeska
    • Category: ACP EN, News
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    Our new look annual report is available here. Get a quick overview of our 2021 programmes (Fit For Market, Fit For Market SPS, NExT Kenya, STDF projects) and our contributions to collaborative projects (with UNIDO and Enabel, among others) – and view snapshots of selected programme activities. The report also gives a brief summary of the EU and ACP horticultural markets in 2021. “Despite the unpredictable international context, we remain confident in the future. All the more so as horticultural… +
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  • Suriname: Eggplant R-SAT Validation Workshop

    • 13/07/2022
    • Posted by: Zuzana Majeska
    • 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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  • Three missions to meet with our partners and collaborators

    • 13/07/2022
    • Posted by: Mohamed Ndiaye
    • 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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  • Sandra, Noël and Rachel – three innovative and inspiring entrepreneurs from Africa and the Caribbean, honoured during EDDs 2022

    • 13/07/2022
    • Posted by: Mohamed Ndiaye
    • Category: Africa, Caribbean, News
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    On 22 June, during the European Development Days in Brussels, three young entrepreneurs from Africa and the Caribbean had the opportunity to present their business model promoting sustainability, links with research, development and adoption of technologies, and the use of digital tools in a Lab Debate organised by COLEACP and its partners. The European Union (EU)’s premier forum for international partnerships took place physically in Brussels and online on 21-22 June. It focused on the implementation of the EU’s Global… +
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  • STDF Togo: Meeting of the steering committee (June 2022)

    • 30/06/2022
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: News
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    A meeting of the Steering Committee of the “Project to strengthen the phytosanitary control and certification system for the fruit and vegetable sector in Togo (STDF/PG/375)” was held from 29 to 30 June 2022 in Lomé, Togo. The STDF project consists of strengthening the framework and capacities of the services involved in inspection and control, as well as private operators active in the production and export of fruit and vegetables. It should allow better access to markets for fruit and… +
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  • Penja pepper: Training on SPS good practices for internal auditors and competent authorities

    • 09/05/2022
    • Posted by: Sandra Borma
    • Category: Cameroon, News
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    In Njombé, Cameroon, from 26 to 28 April, a three-day training session on good sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) practices and control points was organised for the Penja pepper value chain, specifically for internal controllers/auditors and for the inspection and control services of competent authorities. The training was organised by COLEACP in the framework of the Fit For Market SPS programme and the STDF Cameroon project. The training session aimed to: define internal controls and the role of the inspector in… +
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  • Our most read news of 2021

    • 11/02/2022
    • Posted by: Mohamed Ndiaye
    • Category: News, Togo
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    Highlighting dynamic young people in agriculture, and developments in sustainable production COLEACP’s most viewed news stories last year featured environmental sustainability training, organic regulation, agripreneurs, and incubator training for young technical managers in Togo. These activities are supported by the EU-funded Fit For Market and Fit For Market SPS programmes, and the STDF project in Togo, part of a suite of programmes implemented by COLEACP.   Launch of group distance training on Environmental Sustainability Management A new training series under… +
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  • News digest: agri-food systems and sustainability

    • 10/02/2022
    • Posted by: Zuzana Majeska
    • Category: Africa, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Caribbean, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic Of The Congo, Dominican Republic, Ethiopia, Fiji, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritius, News, Nigeria, Pacific, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Suriname, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zimbabwe
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    FOOD SYSTEMS AND POLICY Trade relations between the European Union and Africa: forging new partnerships On 10 January, in the context of the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union and ahead of the European Union-African Union Summit scheduled for February 2022, Franck Riester, French Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade and Economic Attractiveness, held an international ministerial conference dedicated to the prospects of the European trade partnership with Africa. The overhaul of the partnership between the European Union… +
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  • 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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