[vc_row][vc_column][rev_slider slidertitle="Trade Logistics Information Pipeline (TLIP)" alias="advocacy-and-monitoring-of-ntbs-banner-1"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][custom_inner_menus select_menu="project"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][single_project_block_1 heading="Trade Logistics Information Pipeline (TLIP)" implementor="Revenue Authorities, Partner Government Agencies & IOTA" target_group="Exporters, Clearing and Forwarding agencies, Government agencies involved in export, Importers in the destination market, transporters" project_value="Est. $4,000,000" implementation_period="2019 – 2020" download_btn_text=" Visit TLIP Website" download_btn_link="https://www.tlip.io"] International trade is essentially an information-intensive exercise which requires the generation, transmission and storage of this information as a critical success factor for trade. One of the major challenges affecting international trade flows is the exchange of information between trade actors across borders. The lack of an integrated framework for information exchange across borders makes visibility of goods and services on transit practically impossible and hence no individual actor in the trade supply chain can account for what is being traded on with precise accuracy. The information that is exchanged across borders to support the trade supply chain is mainly through third parties, using manual documents that are susceptible to fraud, and many a times, not synchronized with the movement of the respective goods and services. The existing cross border trade information exchange framework is costly, inefficient, and inaccurate and lacks transparency. How the documents are generated and transmitted to/from destination/source markets has created doubts as there have been incidences of fraud and/or loss of documents. The resulting delays in the process has an impact on the durability (since most exports from EAC are agricultural goods) and competitiveness of these goods. What: The Trade Logistics Information Pipeline (TLIP) aims to address this challenge by...

[vc_row][vc_column][custom_inner_menus select_menu="project"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][single_project_block_1 heading="Enhancing market access for fresh produce through certification" implementor="Lead: Fresh Produce Exporters Association of Kenya (FPEAK). Others: Fresh Produce Consortium Kenya (FPC-K) and Kenya Flower Council (KFC)." target_group="Farmer groups and pack houses in Kenya" project_value="US$ 485,000" implementation_period="2020 - 2022" download_btn_text="Download Project PDF" download_btn_link="https://www.trademarkafrica.com/download/58990/"]The dynamic and stringent international standards on horticulture products remain an increasing impediment to Kenyan farmers seeking to access export markets. Increasingly, failure by horticultural producers to adhere to restrictions and quality control measures has led to a decline in exports to the EU market, for example. According to the Ministry of Agriculture, the volume of horticulture exports to the EU market dropped by 30 per cent from 4,143 tons in the year 2014 to 3672 tons in the year 2015. This drop is partly attributed to: Inadequate skills in compliance Low capacity in quality management by small scale farmers to comply with stringent market requirements Weak traceability system and lack of information on new emerging markets.   The project will support the Kenyan Horticulture industry to thrive and farmers to access markets. This will have an impact on jobs and the fight against poverty because the industry provides employment for 6 million people directly and indirectly. The industry also provides a huge market for pesticides, fertilizers and mechanization further elevating its influence in job creation. Progress: Grant agreement and implementation modalities between FPEAK, FPC-K and KFC have been signed. Action plans on developing the horticultural market information system and export market entry strategies are complete. Selection...