USAID-ERRA Launches a Call for Applications for Job Creation in Kenya
Concept Notes Submission Deadline: March 29, 2024, 11:59 PM EAT. A priority focus of USAID-ERRA is to create jobs by supporting export-oriented value chains. To achieve this objective, we announced an Annual Program Statement (APS), which provides comprehensive information about future funding opportunities that USAID-ERRA will support in the East and Horn of Africa. Specifically, […]
EAGC and USAID-ERRA Sign Partnership to Strengthen Structured Trade and Food Security in Staples in East Africa
The war against Ukraine has brought East Africa’s reliance on imported staples into sharper focus and exposed the systemic problems in the region’s food trade system. While Uganda and Tanzania are the food baskets for the region, exporting to other food deficit countries in the region, such as Kenya, challenges such as low farmer productivity, […]
Stakeholders Chart a Path for Improving Food Safety for 2024
USAID-ERRA’s Standards and Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS/SQI) workstream enhances the quality and safety of tradable goods, increasing market access for agricultural commodities. The first-year work plan focused on supporting the East African Community (EAC) in establishing a harmonized regulatory framework. This framework facilitates seamless trade across regional and international borders by aligning national policies to […]