Market Insights

We monitor food regulations and private quality and societal standards. We also study specific developments in the international market for fresh and processed fruit and vegetables, particularly in the European Union and the ACP States.

Technical Assistance

We support companies and their service providers in building their capacity to adopt sustainable practices. We also support the public sector on issues related to food safety quality management, especially in the fruit and vegetable sector. Our technical assistance takes the form of individualised action plans, advice, training and coaching.

Training

We coordinate learning activities, in the field or at a distance, to enable learners to achieve their objectives. Our ‘cascade’ training system is the result of more than 15 years of development:
- tools adapted to different types of learners​
- methodologies for collective and in-company training​
- a network of expert trainers

Research & Innovation

We develop agronomic solutions to support our members and programme beneficiaries to improve the quality and profitability of their products and services. Innovation at COLEACP is increasingly related to the development of ICT and logistics solutions (e.g. database management, Sustainability Assessment System, blockchains, etc.).

Information & Communication

We have expertise in global communication, events, editorial, media and technical support production. In this way, we design, shape and disseminate news, knowledge and know-how. Each activity is adapted to COLEACP’s target groups, including beneficiaries from the private or public sector, members of the association, development practitioners, partners and employees.

Advocacy

We defend the interests of the ACP agri-food sectors on the national and international scenes, ensuring regular relations with business and government officials, political decision-makers and donors. COLEACP advises international platforms involved in trade and sustainable development of ACP agriculture, ensuring that their specificities and needs are taken into account.

Business Development

We seek and identify business developments for members and beneficiaries, in particular through participation in trade fairs and forums, and targeted market monitoring in the fruit and vegetable sector. We advise companies to improve their competitiveness and access financing. In a context of the growth of digital communication networks in ACP countries and our constant quest to reduce our use of paper and post, we have developed e-platforms for the digital sharing of knowledge, accessible via COLEACP’s e-services website.

In a context of the continuous development of digital communication networks in ACP countries and our constant quest to rationalise the use of paper and postal items, COLEACP's services have been developing e-platforms for the digital sharing of knowledge for several years. They are grouped together and accessible on the COLEACP E-services website.