PAMPAT organized a training session on how to prepare vegetable oil blends to make argan products more competitive and above all in line with market standards. The hands-on training allowed participants to receive feedback and ongoing coaching in the preparation of new cosmetic oils. The producers also organized workshops to share and refine their formulas […]
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Cosmetic standards coaching
As part of the support provided to the argan producers to comply with national and international standards (PGI, food safety and cosmetics standards), the PAMPAT project team regularly organizes training and coaching sessions. The objectives of these sessions are to familiarize the operators with the Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and procedures needed to obtain the […]
Organization of a rosemary cooperatives visit to argan production sites and PAMPAT project
A delegation of representatives of the institutions directly involved in the implementation of the Azir-O project (targeting the value chain of Oriental rosemary) and the cooperatives involved in the collection and trade of rosemary in the Oriental region of Morocco made a study trip to Agadir, to exchange with actors and support institutions in the […]
Hygienic and food security standards coaching
As part of the support provided to argan oil producers for their compliance with respect to the law 28/07 (food safety), training, coaching and monitoring sessions are organized by the PAMPAT team. The objectives of these sessions are to introduce producers to the terminology of the law 28/07, to explain in Amazigh and Arabic the […]
Training on packaging and labeling
Within the framework of the PAMPAT project, a training targeting the importance of packaging, brand and visual identity as a business tool for products’ promotion and trade was held in Rabat in close cooperation with ADA, on the 25th of November. Thirty cooperatives and groups of cooperatives producing origin linked products that participated in the […]
Excellency awarded products during the Moroccan Contest for Traditional Products are promoted in Switzerland
The sixth edition of the Swiss Contest for Traditional Products took place on 26th and 27th September 2015 in DelĂ©mont-Courtemelon, in Jura. It was attended by a Moroccan delegation, representing the Excellency, who awarded products from the first edition of the Moroccan Contest for Traditional Products as well as a delegation of seven companies, supported […]
Technical trainings on Good Agricultural Practices and safety sanitary standards begin in Sidi Ifni
The training sessions on Good Agricultural Practices for the Prickly Pear cactus have begun this week in the province of Sidi Ifni. Several aspects of technical improvement of fields and cactus growing techniques will be dealt with. For the first week, the training will be focusing on the ancient plants rejuvenation, targeting plants that are […]
Argan oil producers to comply with new sanitary regulations through PAMPAT support
PAMPAT has launched a support programme within PAMPAT to assist argan oil producers (companies, cooperatives and groups of cooperatives) to become compliant with the Moroccan Law 28-07, on sanitary and safety standards for food products. Law No. 28-07 establishes the general principles of food safety for alimentary products. It includes requirements to make sure that […]