2021 December

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

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

Key points
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

COLEACP has just updated its Technical Brochure on the management of false codling moth (FCM, Thaumatotibia leucotreta), for use in training sessions with Ugandan growers of pepper (Capsicum spp.).
The main enhancement is an updated table of plant protection products… Read more

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

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

Agri-food
Africa
Rwanda: Rwanda plans to double its lending to agriculture
Rwanda plans to double its lending to the agricultural sector from 5.2 to 10.4% by 2024. The goal is to modernise agriculture, which now accounts for one-third of Rwanda’s… Read more