2021 December

Fit For Market+: a new EU-OACPS programme
- 21/12/2021
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Fit For Market, “plus” mitigating the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic by strengthening the sustainability of the ACP horticultural sector
From 2022 COLEACP will implement a new EU/OACPS-funded programme that builds on 20 years’ achievements to confront the unprecedented challenges … Read more

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2021 Kenya Avocado Excellence Awards
- 20/12/2021
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On 10 December, COLEACP attended the Kenya Avocado Excellence Awards (KAEA) as a shortlisted nominee under the category of “best development partner”.
COLEACP is in good company in the category, alongside MARKUP (the EU-EAC Market Access Upgrade Programme); the Government… Read more

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News digest: COVID-19
- 20/12/2021
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Covid-19
Europe
EU countries move to restrict air travel from southern Africa over new COVID variant
Concerns over a new COVID-19 variant detected in South Africa have prompted fresh travel restrictions in Italy and Germany on as Brussels considers EU-wide… Read more

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EU approval not renewed for four key PPPs and other changes notified to WTO
- 16/12/2021
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Key points
Famoxadone is no longer approved within the European Union (EU) as of September 2021.
EU approval was not renewed for acrinathrin, prochloraz and indoxacarb and will expire at the end of December 2021.
The EU has also notified… Read more

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Launch event of FPEAK’s strategic plan 2021–2025
- 15/12/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
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The Fresh Produce Exporters Association of Kenya (FPEAK) launched its Strategic Plan 2021–2025 on 1 October at Crowne Plaza JKIA in Nairobi. The Strategic Plan is set to address current challenges in the industry while exploring new opportunities to build… Read more

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Development of Good Practice Guide on Avocado
- 15/12/2021
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The Kenyan avocado sector
Kenya is one of the fastest growing fresh produce exporters in the world – and avocado is the world’s fastest growing fruit in popularity. Global avocado production increased by 72% in the past 10 years (FAOSTAT).… Read more

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Update on EU MRL changes
- 15/12/2021
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Since the start of 2021, there have been European Union (EU) maximum residue level (MRL) changes concerning 123 plant protection products (PPPs), compared with 59 in 2020. These changes refer to modifications to the previous regulation, and can… Read more

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COLEACP training-of-trainers: “From face-to-face to distance learning”
- 15/12/2021
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In 2020, due to Covid-19 restrictions, it became urgently necessary to develop digital tools and distance learning methods.
COLEACP mobilised quickly, and in April 2020 a training course on the basics of digital training was organised urgently for COLEACP’s ACP… Read more

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Market access roundtable discussion for the avocado industry
- 10/12/2021
- Posted by: Sandra Borma
- Category: Kenya, News
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COLEACP’s EU-funded NExT Kenya programme, in collaboration with the Avocado Society of Kenya (ASOK), organised a roundtable meeting of private and public sector stakeholders in the avocado industry to discuss the potential of new markets for Kenyan avocados. ASOK is… Read more

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News digest: Agri-food systems and sustainability
- 07/12/2021
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Agri-food and climate
Africa
Voices from the AGRF 2021 Summit call for pathways to recovery and resilient food systems
The AGRF 2021 Summit, was a critical gathering of global and African voices. Designed to outline, discuss and validate commitments to,… Read more

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