The members of the Community Committee on Technical Regulations (CCTR/ECOREG) of ECOWAS Member States (met on 27 and 28 October 2020 to validate technical regulations relating to (04) draft...

On 10th October 2020, a meeting on Mango and cassava value chain has been organized by @EUinNigeria @WACOMP_ECOWAS. The main objective was to share with 70 actors from 16 countries the results of...

Having a product tested by internationally recognised, accredited laboratories adds value to a product because they guarantee quality - an essential factor in gaining consumer confidence,...

The ECOWAS region now has workable quality certification structures. These are operational in most of the technical fields concerned, i.e. standardization, metrology, conformity assessment,...

Cassava has enormous potential due to the diversity of processing possibilities. Fresh cassava, starch, gari straw flour, cassava chips, attiéké, cassava leaves, ethanol, fufu, ...

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) account for about 85 per cent of Ghana's entrepreneurial fabric and contribute 70 per cent of the country's gross domestic product. Most Ghanaian small...

Shea butter, coconut oil and essential oils produced in Ghana have a comparative advantage. Despite their high export potential, very oſten these products do not meet the international standards...

As part of Sierra Leone's efforts to develop effective and efficient quality infrastructure, the National Bureau of Standards is supported by the WACOMP to establish the first ever internationally...

In December 2019, WACOMP-Ghana facilitated a series of training workshops on the different certification systems to optimize the competitiveness of three priority commodity chains for Ghana,...