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Reducing pesticide use in tropical agriculture
- 26/10/2021
- Posted by: Zuzana Majeska
- Category: Africa, Caribbean, News, Pacific
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On 11–12 October COLEACP participated in a workshop on “Reducing the use of pesticides in tropical agriculture: Key challenges and strategies”, organised by the Agropolis Foundation. During these two days, scientists from the European Union, Middle East and Africa exchanged views on topics ranging from epidemiology, toxicology and environmental impact to societal impacts resulting from pesticide use across the globe. Edouard Lehmann, COLEACP’s Research & Innovation Manager, took part in a round table on how to promote multi-stakeholder collaboration in… + -
Public-private cooperation in risk management
- 06/08/2021
- Posted by: Zuzana Majeska
- Category: Africa, News
In July Dr Chagema Kedera, COLEACP Coordinator for the New Export Trade (NExT) Programme in Kenya, presented a video on “Public-private cooperation in risk management” at a Workshop on Risk Assessment, Risk Management, and Risk Communication hosted by the World Trade Organization Committee on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures. He discusses the four key aspects of risk management – governance, operational processes, capacity, and communication – through the example of Kenya’s experience. For successful risk management, close interaction between public and… + -
Workshop to launch drafting of good practice guide for leafy vegetables in Togo
- 19/07/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News, Togo
On 9 July, a launch workshop was organised in the framework of the drafting of a sectoral guide of good practices for the leafy vegetable value chain in Togo. This meeting, which brought together about 50 participants from different organisations (APROTELF, DPV, DFV, ICAT, ITRA, FENOMAT, companies), aimed on the one hand to raise awareness among stakeholders on the objectives and interest of a guide for the leafy vegetable sector in Togo; and on the other hand, to present the… + -
Virtual information workshop on the new EU SPS regulation
- 07/07/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Burundi, News
COLEACP organised, in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment, Agriculture and Livestock of Burundi (MINEAGRIE) and the Federal Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Burundi (CFCIB), a virtual information workshop on the new EU SPS regulation on 25 June. The objective of the workshop was to inform and sensitise public and private stakeholders in the Burundian horticultural sector on the SPS regulatory requirements for exports of horticultural products to the EU, and to set up a public-private working group that… + -
Start of the 2021 mango season in Togo – a reminder of the mango dossier
- 07/05/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: News, Togo
On 7 May, in collaboration with the Direction de la Protection des Végétaux du Togo (DPV), COLEACP organised a virtual workshop for the start of the 2021 mango campaign. The workshop brought together 24 participants from horticultural companies and organisations (including the DPV, Direction des Filières Végétales, GIZ/ProDRA, Interprofession mango), aiming to remind exporters of the main points of the mango dossier before the start of the 2021 campaign in Togo. Discussions focused on the key points of the dossier,… + -
Suriname: Capacity building bears fruit
- 26/04/2021
- Posted by: Zuzana Majeska
- Category: Caribbean, News, Suriname
Ministry extension staff (group 2) trained in the COLEACP Field Training Workshop method Training-of-trainers on safe use of pesticides, crop protection and Field Training Workshops for extension workers and researchers of MAAHF Suriname In Suriname, the primary support to famers is provided through the extension services of the Agriculture sub-directorate of the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries (MAAHF). A need was identified for Ministry extension staff to receiving training in COLEACP’s Field Training Workshop method to upgrade their… + -
WEST AFRICA: WORKSHOPS FOR THE START OF THE MANGO CAMPAIGN
- 20/04/2021
- Posted by: Zuzana Majeska
- Category: Africa, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Gambia, Guinea, Mali, Mangoes
In anticipation of the start of the 2021 mango export campaign in several West African countries – Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Gambia, Guinea and Mali – COLEACP partnered with the competent authorities in each country to organise workshops for discussion and exchange. The workshops took place between the end of March and mid-April, and brought together private sector operators and the competent authorities of each country. Part 1 focused on the mango dossier submitted to the European Union under… + -
Early mango campaign workshop in Côte d’Ivoire
- 30/03/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Côte d'Ivoire, News
COLEACP, in partnership with Direction de la Protection des Végétaux, du Contrôle et de la Qualité (DPVCQ), is organising a discussion and exchange workshop on the 2021 mango campaign in Côte d’Ivoire on 30 March. The meeting is aimed at company managers and technical managers of DPVCQ, and covered the following points: Part 1: Mango dossier Review of the 2020 campaign and the points for improvement identified during the internal audit carried out by the DPVCQ in relation to the… + -
Global Shea Alliance (Ghana) – Field Training Workshop on facilitation methods and tools
- 26/03/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Ghana, News
A Field Training Workshop for the Global Shea Alliance (GSA) aimed to develop participants’ capacity to transmit good practices in hygiene, traceability, crop protection and the safe use of pesticides to workers and/or small producers, as part of COLEACP’s Fit For Market programme. Held from 8 to 12 March, the workshop was designed for producers and extension staff (NGO Cord of GSA who had previously taken part in training on “Crop protection”, “Good hygiene practices and traceability principles”, and “Food… + -
Guinea-Bissau: COLEACP Mango Online Workshop
- 09/02/2021
- Posted by: Zuzana Majeska
- Category: Guinea-Bissau, Mangoes
You can find the Portuguese version below On 28 January COLEACP organised a Mango Online Workshop as part of the West Africa Competitiveness Programme in Guinea-Bissau (WACOMP-GB). The meeting was convened for WACOMP-GB by Mr Adalberto Vieira (Chief Technical Advisor) and Ms Siham Chafak (international expert) and attended by representatives of the European Union, the Ministry of Industry, associations, producers, NGOs, and different private and public sector stakeholders with an interest in the mango value chain. Mrs Inês Bastos (Regional… +
