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More effective control of potato blight in Fouta-Djallon with a new warning system
- 14/07/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Guinea, News
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In Fouta-Djallon, central Guinea, potato is a major crop, widely exported to countries in the sub-region, with more than 45,000 tonnes produced per year and 38,000 affiliated producers – 64% of whom are women. One of the major problems faced by potato crop is blight. Extremely prevalent during the rainy season, mildew limits the cultivated area of potato and forces producers to apply numerous phytosanitary treatments to ensure production. Surveys carried out as part of the development of the Guide… + -
Six new Good Practice Guides – Updates
- 16/09/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Africa, Benin, Guinea, Kenya, Togo, Uganda
During 2021 COLEACP is providing a team of expert consultants to support national/regional initiatives to develop Good Practice Guides for horticultural value chains. These Guides are being developed, disseminated and kept up to date by stakeholders within each value chain. They are not COLEACP publications – they are written, owned and published by the professionals, within each country/region and crop sector, who will inform and use them. Stakeholders in the sector who take on this task receive practical support throughout… + -
Guinea: workshop to launch the development of the Good Practice Guide for the potato sector.
- 20/07/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Guinea, News
A national workshop consultation for stakeholders in the Guinean potato sector was held in Mamou on 13 July, as part of the development of the Good Practice Guide (GPG) for the value chain of this commodity. This workshop brought together more than 20 participants from the main farmers’ organisations in the sector (Fédération des Paysans du Fouta Djallon, FPFD; Union des Groupements Agricoles de Labé, UGAL; Union des Groupements Agricoles de Soumbalako, UGAS), the private sector, partner projects (the Belgian… + -
Addressing the phytosanitary problem in Guinea
- 17/05/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Guinea, News
Guinea’s very promising agricultural production is at risk. Guinea is rich in agricultural potential, which is why the agricultural sector has an important place in the government’s National Economic and Social Development Plan (Plan National de Développement Economique et Social, PNDES ). As in many West African countries, there is renewed interest in phytosanitary control due to the proliferation of transboundary pests and diseases. The consequences can be severe, including: risk to crops and stored produce interceptions of exported produce… + -
STDF Guinea: increasing the phytosanitary control and certification system
- 03/02/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Guinea, News
The Steering Committee of the STDF Guinea project was held last week to present the activities carried out in semester 2 and the programme for year 2; and to validate the semester report. In addition to the COPIL members, two Guinean experts, Dr. Traoré and Mr. Bangoura, joined the meeting and contributed greatly to the implementation of our activities during semester 2.… + -
Validation workshop on phytosanitary legislation in Guinea
- 30/11/2020
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Guinea, News
A workshop in Coyah brought together several of Guinea’s ministries (Justice, Health, Agriculture, and Trade) to validate new legislation governing official control, inspection and phytosanitary certification, in line with the international phytosanitary standards signed and ratified by Guinea. The workshop was supported by the #STDF Guinea programme, implemented by COLEACP, which is working to strengthen the country’s SPS control and certification system.… +
