WACOMP Sierra Leone

Proudly announce #CapitolLtd is 1st in #SierraLeone to attain #ISO22000 #FSMS global certification for cocoa liquor export. Testament to its commitment to high food safety standards & enhancing export capabilities. Supported @EUinSierraLeone for this achvmnt via #WACOMP_SL @UNIDO

JOLAKS Co. Ltd., with the support of @EUinSierraLeone funded #WACOMP_SL @UNIDO is now the 1st in Salone to achieve #ISO22000 certification for its food safety system. This milestone highlights its commitment to excellence &opens new export opportunities for their refined palm oil

1st batch of the #ISO9001 training course at #IPAM-USL has been completed! In collaboration with #UWS and supported @EUinSierraLeone funded #WACOMP_SL @UNIDO, this course marks milestone as it's the first indigenously managed program for @academia, @public & @private sector @SMEs

In the last two weeks the @EUinSierraLeone funded #WACOMP_SL🇸🇱 @UNIDO team visited 20 #cocoa communities in Kenema, over 635 #farmers received interactive training on #good #agricultural #practices and how to use the #tools supplied for the #cocoa tool banks.

Through @EUinSierraLeone funded #WACOMP_SL🇸🇱 @UNIDO have been training #cocoa #farmers with a series of participatory workshops where #farmers identify good and bad #agricultural practices using #local experience and knowledge

Food safety is a fundamental aspect of public health and consumer confidence. The EU-funded @WACOMP_SL held a 3 day internal auditor course on #ISO22000 (Food Safety Management). It will allow 🇸🇱 #SME to produce and export quality food products! #eunasalone

May 9th @EUinSierraLeone funded #WACOMP_SL🇸🇱 #cocoa #farmers and #farmer support officers receive #training on #cocoa #harvesting tools supplied by @UNIDO to support with improved #quality and #yield. 1,000 #cocoa farmers now have access to #tool #banks

May 8th @EUinSierraLeone funded #WACOMP_SL @UNIDO excited to start a 3-day IA for FoodSafety Trg Prg as per #ISO22000! Mario, Lead EUD, Highlights #FoodSafety& #HACCP's vital role in EU export,Plus, insights from Emmanuel, Chief MTI, on the criticality of IA for #AfCFTA regime.

Success stories from the field! through @EUinSierraLeone funded #WACOMP_SL🇸🇱@UNIDO #cocoa #farmers who successfully implemented the pruning training are now seeing results in the form of many flowers, which become #cocoa #pods on their trees #increasing their yield.

May 6th @EUinSierraLeone funded #WACOMP_SL🇸🇱 @UNIDO team visited Saahun #cocoa community in Kenema district to hold a revision training on #Good #agricultural #practices in line with the strategy for transforming #quality in #Sierra #Leone

April 17th @EUinSierraLeone funded #WACOMP_SL🇸🇱@UNIDO team were in Kenema district monitoring the centralised cocoa nursery's developed under the farmer coaching initiative. Farmers have learnt organic pest and disease management, leading to healthy plants ready for transplanting

April 15th the @EUinSierraLeone -funded #WACOMP_SL 🇸🇱 @UNIDO team were in Pujehun district at Tegloma #cassava #cooperative witnessing #internal #audits for implementation of #GlobalG.A.P #primary #farm #assurance. The audits were completed by farmer support officers from Kenema.

April 4th - the @EUinSierraLeone -funded #WACOMP_SL 🇸🇱@UNIDO Farmers in Kenema receive training about pest and disease management in #cocoa #farms. Due to #climate #change black pod disease is high in cocoa and spreads fast, farmers must maintain weekly removal to reduce loss.

April 3rd- the @EUinSierraLeone -funded #WACOMP_SL 🇸🇱@UNIDO team are in Kenema monitoring the school farms developed for cocoa farmers to receive new trainings and to continue implementation by empowering the community to take ownership. #cocoa #Sierraleone #farmers

This week the @EUinSierraLeone -funded #WACOMP_SL 🇸🇱@UNIDO team have been in Bo, Pujehun and Kenema district witnessing #internal #audits of #cassava #farms for implementation of #GlobalG.A.P #primary #farm #assurance completed by @UNIDO trained #farmer #support #officers

Ongoing! the @EUinSierraLeone -funded #WACOMP_SL🇸🇱hosting a 5 day capacity building workshop on #technical #barriers to #Trade #TBT 32 participants from the private sector and government.

@deveval @UNIDO Applicants interested in applying can request the template from wacomp.sierra-leone@unido.org

@WACOMP_SL @UNIDO Where can applicants get all to templates with are explained in the video? youtube.com/watch?v=j9vB_A… Or is it just an email to be sent to wacomp.sierra-leone@unido.org until 8 March?

📣@UNIDO launch an exciting call for expression of interest for smallholder farmers, MSME's and cooperatives!

World Trade Organization course on Technical Barriers to Trade is taking place now in Freetown ! The course has been organized with the support of the @tradesalone 🇸🇱and 🇪🇺 funded @WACOMP_SL. EU supports a strong, transparent, and rules-based multilateral trade system!

@WACOMP_SL @UNIDO ‼️For more info on how to apply and fill in the application form please check this video: youtube.com/watch?v=j9vB_A…