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In October last year, horticulture stakeholders agreed on restricting avocado exports to air shipments due to low volume of the fruit for exports in the country. As a result, there has been a widespread speculation about whether Kenya imposed a ban on avocado exports. The true position is, over the past 10 years, avocado exports […]
What you need to know: Statistics show that total intra-EAC trade grew by approximately 11.2 percent to $10.9 billion in 2022 from $9.8 billion in the previous year. Arusha. Exports from the East African Community (EAC) bloc to the rest of Africa hit a record $8.9 billion last year having increased from $8 billion in […]
What you need to know: Horticultural Crops Directorate has suspended the export of Hass, Pinkerton, Fuerte and Jumbo avocado varieties by sea. The directorate says the decision follows a survey it undertook to establish the maturity indices of avocados in major production zones. Kenya has stopped export of avocados from Friday to allow the fruits […]
Competition for port business has gone a notch higher in the East African coastal strip as cost and efficiency now threaten to snatch the pie from Kenya. This as Tanzania signed a multi-billion, long term modernisation project of the Port of Dar es Salaam with Dubai-based ports operator DP World to improve the port’s competitiveness. […]
IT is estimated that every year, more than 600 million people fall sick from different types of foodborne illnesses. The burden of such illness falls most heavily on the poor and young children. Other reports indicate that foodborne illnesses are also responsible for more than 420,000 preventable deaths every year. At the ‘Regional Training on […]
Standard Chartered has published its Future of Trade: Africa report, highlighting the outlook for African trade and providing a view of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) as a key proponent of optimising intra-African trade. The report finds that Africa’s total exports will reach USD952 billion by 2035 and the AfCFTA, once fully implemented, has the […]
In an ambitious stride towards revolutionising the logistics landscape of Kenya’s horticultural exports, TradeMark Africa, in collaboration with the Kenya Flower Council, recently hosted the second Logistics Working Group meeting on September 14, 2023, in Nairobi. This marked a pivotal moment in the pursuit of transitioning from air to sea freight, a core objective within the European […]
Ugandan grain dealers under their umbrella body, the Nation Millers Association have suspended food export to South Sudan over the trade crisis at the Nimule border, where more than 70 maize-laden trucks have been stranded for nearly two months after the Ugandan northern neighbor raised quality concerns. The South Sudan National Bureau of Standards (SSNBS) […]
The European Union (EU) has invested GH¢75 million (€6.2 million) to help boost the competitiveness of the country’s exports on the international market. The investment, made in the last four years, focused on three main value chains which included cassava, fruits (mango and pineapple), cosmetics and personal care products. It was a contribution to the […]
In Summary The countries are investing heavily in expanding and rehabilitating existing ports as they roll out newer facilities. The Mombasa Port and Northern Corridor Charter is aimed at ensuring Kenya remains a leading gateway to the region. Mombasa could lose out to neighbouring facilities if stakeholders fail on key performance indicators, mainly under the […]
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