National Textile Technical Committees Convene to Evaluate Progress in Standards Development
The Kenya Bureau Of Standards (KEBS) National Technical Committees (TCs) dealing with Yarns and Fibres and Towels, Medical Textiles, and Hygienic Products convened for a consultative workshop, held from June 19-23, 2023, to review and assess their progress in developing standards in the textile industry, particularly in the sanitary towels, cotton, and acrylic yarn industries. […]
Border Upgrades to Enhance Cross-Border Trade in East Africa
Key stakeholders met at the Loitoktok/Tarakea and Lwakhakha/Lwakhakha borders on June 5-6 and June 8-9, 2023, respectively, to explore ways in which to enhance cross border trade. These meetings were convened by the East Africa Community (EAC) Secretariat and supported by TMA through the Economic Recovery and Reform program. The prior fact-finding missions conducted by […]
OP-ED: Reflections on the World Food Safety Day Summit 2023
From the 5th to the 7th of June 2023, Nairobi, Kenya, played host to the World Food Safety Day (WFSD) Summit, organized by the African Union Commission (AUC), East Africa Community (EAC), TradeMark Africa (TMA), Concern Worldwide, Micro Enterprises Support Programme Trust (MESPT) and other partners. This significant event provided a crucial platform for African […]
Youth and Women Traders Highlight Resilience as the Key to Breaking Trade Barriers
On June 8, the Economic Recovery and Reform Program partnered with Selfhelp Africa (SHA) to bring together various women and youth entrepreneurs in a Collaborative, Learning, and Adaptation (CLA) event centered around the theme ”Breaking Trade Barriers for Women & Youth Entrepreneurs”. The event aimed to equip participants with knowledge on trade barriers faced by […]
Promoting Safe Food Trade Sighted as Key to Tripling Intra-African Agricultural Exports
Over 250 delegates convened in Nairobi for the three-day World Food Safety Day Commemoration Summit, whose theme was ‘’Food Standards Save Lives’’. Held from June 5-7. The event’s culmination was the signing of a communiqué committing to enhance investments, foster strategic partnerships, and promote collaborations to establish and operationalize functional and resilient national food control […]
The Future of Fertilizer and Agro-inputs in Africa Conference
TMA participated in a collaboration, learning, and adaptation (CLA) conference in Kampala, Uganda, on April 3-4, 2023, themed ‘The Future of Fertilizer and Agro-inputs in Africa.’ The forum, convened by the African Fertilizer and Agribusiness Partnership (AFAP), addressed the current food crisis in the East African Community (EAC), specifically focusing on the fertilizer and agro-input […]
A Platform for Enhancing Partner Coordination in Promoting Food Security in East Africa
On March 13-14, 2023, with support from ERRA, the East African Community (EAC) Secretariat organized a meeting of Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) partners in Nairobi to create a platform for enhancing coordination and improved interaction among partners supporting the EAC for the implementation of Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) priorities in the EAC. ERRA aims to […]
Women in Trade: A Case For Berbera Women Fish Traders
On March 16, 2023, the ERRA team visited Berbera as part of a fact-finding mission to inform the design of an intervention in the fish sector for Somaliland. The team visited the fish market and the fish landing site, where they met with fishermen and the women’s cooperative of fish traders. They interviewed some women […]
On a Mission to Strengthen Cross-Border Trade
Oloitoktok – Tarakea & Lwakhakha – LwakhakhaBorder Mission Trips On February 09 and February 23, 2023, TMA conducted fact-finding missions at two border posts – Oloitoktok (Kenya)/Tarakea (Tanzania) and the Lwakhakha (Kenya)/Lwakhakha (Uganda) – to assess cross-border trade issues including the status of trade facilitation facilities and trade flows. Significant agriculture trade is happening across […]
Promoting Safe Food Trade in East Africa
TMA facilitated a Standards and Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) strategy workshop in Nairobi to develop a road map of key priorities to support safe and seamless agriculture trade across the East African Community. This workstream contributes to ERRA’s aim of increasing the capacity of national and regional institutions to regulate and provide services to facilitate […]