EU-ACP country development body PIP-ColeACP has announced the death of Yves Paque on Christmas Eve last year at the age of 67.

He was a director of ColeACP’s Pesticides Initiative Programme (PIP) from July 2001 to March 2004 having joined ColeACP in 1995 and earned a doctorate in business administration in Canada. He was promoted very quickly to become director of finance and administration. Ever since his graduation in 1969 in economics his entire career was dedicated to supporting development in sub-Saharan Africa working tirelessly on a number of programmes in many countries. He defended the interests of the ACP horticultural export sector and played a vital role in the creation of PIP at a time when the industry was under threat from EU market requirements.

He will be greatly missed by his family, friends and PIP-ColeACP colleagues.