This document discusses building food safety capacity through a holistic value chain approach. It notes that food safety is critical for the food system in Africa. It advocates for developing food safety capacities and resources among all operators along supply chains, including producers, exporters, competent authorities, service providers, industry associations, public-private platforms, laboratories, and civil society. It presents Kenya as an example where this holistic approach has been implemented, strengthening over 30 fresh produce companies, 100,000 small-scale growers, consultancy companies, industry associations, universities, an NGO, and public sector bodies. The document emphasizes that a holistic approach along the entire value chain is essential to achieving real change and impact in food safety.

1. Building food safety capacity among public and private actors:
a holistic value chain approachP
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Food safety: a critical part of the food system in Africa
CTA Briefing, 19 Sept 2018

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MISSION

3. Our mission
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Develop the agrifood trade in an inclusive and
sustainable way, with a particular focus on fruit
and vegetables from ACP countries supplying
local, regional and international (EU) markets

4. 2
OUR SERVICES

5. PAEPARD
 Market Intelligence  Information & Communication
 Technical Assistance  Advocacy
 Training  Business Development
 Innovation & Development
COLEACP Core Activities
Delivered through programmes

6. LOCALISING
THE MESSAGES
AND DELIVERY MODEL
3

7. PAEPARD
Training of Trainers of trainers:
Master trainers
Training of trainers: Experts/consultants,
Middle-Managers, Teachers, Lead
Extensionists, …
Trainers: In-company trainers/supervisors,
Lead farmers, Extensionists in national
support services and NGOs, ….
Small-scale
farmers/Workers
Adapted training materials
and methodologies
Adapted training materials
and methodologies
Adapted training materials
and methodologies
Achieving sustainability and relevance
by localising capacity building and resources

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Guiding principles
Sustainable
Affordable
Responsive
Relevant
Scalable
Replicable
• Provide knowledge of good practices,
and the skills to implement them
• Raise awareness on what and why, to
bring about a change in behaviour

9. 4
ACHIEVING IMPACT BY DEVELOP
CAPACITIES AND RESOURCES
AMONG ALL OPERATORS ALONG
SUPPLY CHAINS PLUS THE
ENABLING ENVIRONMENT

10. Training centres, Universities
Producers &
Exporters
1000
Competent
authorities
400
Service Providers
Industry
Associations
Public-Private
Stakeholder Platforms
Laboratories
50
Civil Society
A VALUE CHAIN APPROACH
450
150
20
80
50

11. THE EXAMPLE OF KENYA
From 2016:
• 31 Fresh Produce Companies (14 pipeline)
• 100,000 small-scale growers; 75,000 employees, 56% female
• 3 Consultancy Companies (13 pipeline)
• 2 Industry Associations
• 2 Universities/training centres (1 pipeline)
• 1 NGO
• 3 Public Sector Bodies

12. 5
A HOLISTIC VALUE-CHAIN
APPROACH TO ACHIEVE REAL
CHANGE AND IMPACT

13. PAEPARD
 Food safety is fundamental to trade in food and food
products.
 More importantly, it is fundamental to health and
nutrition: mistakes cost lives
 The more complex the supply chain, the greater the risk
 A food safety system will fail by its weakest point
 A holistic approach to capacity building is essential

14. THANK YOU