Set up by the European Union at the request of the ACP Group of States, the Pesticides Initiative Programme, implemented by COLEACP, has two overriding objectives: 

• to enable ACP companies to comply with European food safety and traceability requirements; 
• and to consolidate the position of small-scale producers in the ACP horticultural export sector.

A partner to companies, the programme aims to provide support at every stage, bringing enterprises up to date on European legislative developments and helping them deal with practical matters such as adaptation of their methods and the human and financial means required to implement them.