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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… + -
Suriname: Eggplant R-SAT validation workshop
- 01/06/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Caribbean, News
A one-day Eggplant R-SAT Validation Workshop was held on 24 May 2022, in Paramarbio, bringing together 20 key representatives from the public and private horticulture sector to present results of the application of the R-SAT tool to the SPS control system and to identify priority activities. The workshop was delivered by COLEACP and CAHFSA in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Fisheries of the Republic of Suriname. Prior to this workshop, the COLEACP expert team-initiated dialogue and… + -
Togo: Workshop on analysis of survey data and hazards to inform the Good Practice Guide for leafy vegetables
- 21/03/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: ACP EN, News
A workshop on “Analysis of survey data and hazards” took place in February 2022 in Tsévié, in the premises of the Regional Directorate of Agriculture, Livestock and Rural Development. The workshop contributed to the development of a Good Practice Guide for leafy vegetables in Togo, and resulted in a draft guide that will be submitted to stakeholders for validation. It brought together the members of the Technical Working Group for the Good Practice Guide, made up of three COLEACP experts,… + -
Senegal: Workshop on methodology for updating national lists of regulated pests
- 20/03/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: ACP EN
In March a hybrid workshop was held in Dakar. Experts and representatives of National Plant Protection Organisations (NPPOs) from Senegal and Guinea attended in person, while participants from Burkina Faso and Côte d’Ivoire took part remotely. The workshop aimed to: take stock of the situation in participating countries regarding the establishment and updating of their national lists of regulated pests promote the sharing of experiences and good practices between experts and NPPO managers of the different countries agree on a… + -
Madagascar: Working week for the implementation of COLEACP R-SAT tool
- 11/02/2022
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: ACP EN, News
A workshop was held at the beginning of February in Madagascar, bringing together private and public stakeholders involve in the “dry grain” sector, to discuss the implementation of COLEACP’s Rapid SPS Assessment Tool (R-SAT).… + -
Reducing pesticide use in tropical agriculture
- 26/10/2021
- Posted by: Zuzana Majeska
- Category: Africa, Caribbean, News, Pacific
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,… +
