The project increased the potential for market participation for over 1,500 small farmers producing potatoes and pineapples for the export market.

Under the project, there was a review of the national legislation on food quality, and a Public Inspection Force to control quality aspects and SPS issues was set up. Training and procedure manuals were published and a website sharing project results and teaching materials was developed.

A safety assurance task force was trained under the project to assist Guinean small producers and SMEs to put in place safety control systems. In three pilot farms seeking certification, Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) and systems including Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP), ISO 9000, ISO 22000, and those for commercial standards, were rolled out.

The project built the capacity of the CERE laboratory in charge of issuing phytosanitary certificates to horticultural producers and exporters, and a needs assessment identified gaps in equipment and facilities.

Thanks to a collaborative partnership set up between a Moroccan accredited certification laboratory and the CERE laboratory (Centre d’Étude et de Recherche en Environnement), national public and private auditors were trained on pesticide residue and microbiology analysis. This, in turn, has supported the pilot farms to meet GLOBALG.A.P protocols.