Meeting standards means access to markets for Kenya’s horticultural farmers
Kenya’s horticultural farmers are being trained in good agricultural practices. History has shown us the social and economic transformation that is possible when people can grow enough food. It has also confirmed that when the same people access markets to sell excess produce, generations will feel and enjoy the impacts. Thus, the ability to improve […]
Annie’s Metal Works, Interior and Ex Designs – a budding business that has crossed Ugandan borders
30-year-old Annie Nakizibu Mirembe has crossed borders in trade to market and expand her steel welding business. “I started doing it as a hobby because I love art and design. I never went to school to acquire this skill,” the graduate of Bachelor of Library and Information Science says of breaking barriers in the male-dominated steel […]
The power of one
Co-operatives open opportunities for Rwanda cross-border traders. Driving south from Kigali to the Burundi border, you might think that Nemba is one of the luckier border towns in Rwanda. A good road connects its unusually quiet trading centre to the nation’s busy capital, and the journey lasts only an hour, unlike the winding, up-hill distances […]
TMA and IOM enter agreement to enable faster movement of migrants at EA border posts
Nairobi, 6th July 2017: TradeMark Africa and the International Organization for Migration have entered into a partnership agreement that will facilitate faster clearance of migrants at border posts. The two organizations will soon implement a border project in the Great Lakes region with roll out to other areas expected in future. The partnership will provide integrated […]
TRADE EFFICIENCY BOOSTED IN ZANZIBAR WITH LAUNCH OF NTB MONITORING AND ELECTRONIC CERTIFICATE OF ORIGIN SYSTEMS
Zanzibar, Tanzania, 15th May, 2017 – Trade efficiency systems in Zanzibar is expected to become efficient with launch of an NTB monitoring and electronic certificate of origin systems by the Zanzibar National Chamber of Commerce Industry and Agriculture (ZNCCIA). Both systems have been supported by TradeMark Africa (TMA). The two systems have been developed as part of […]
It’s not just a cocoa bean
If you wanted to transform 1,500 families in Tanzania, where would you start? How about with a cup of chocolate? By helping cocoa farmers in Tanzania access the market profitably, TMA’s Challenge Fund, beneficiary Kokoa Kamili is transforming their lives for the long term. 65 year old David Sanga lives in Mbingu Village in the […]
Burundi stakeholders validate the TMA’s new model of implementation report
The report proposes facilitating investments in the greater Imbo region Bujumbura, 20th April 2017: TradeMark Africa proposes to adapt its engagement in Burundi by investing in projects that strengthen new export potential value chains, enhance cross border trade and increase the country’s participation in the regional market. The institution has identified a specific location in the country […]
Construction of Rusizi modern cross border market facilities take off
The modern market facilities will not only bring order to one of Rwanda’s largest cross border markets, but will also facilitate reduction in time taken for informal trade across the border Rusizi, Rwanda, February 21st 2017: Construction of new and modern cross border market facilities worth USD2.2 million has commenced in Rusizi at the border […]
Bridging the socio-economic divide with mangoes
It’s a long way from Makerere University in Uganda’s capital Kampala to the rural district of Yumbe, in the north-west of the country, bordering South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Approximately 600 KM. The two places are also separated by climate, topography and, significantly, socio-economic status. It’s fitting then, that they are drawn […]
Ugandan traders to expect more time savings and convenience as 16 new government agencies connect to the Uganda Electronic Single Window
DANIDA providing additional USD5.5 million to extend Electronic Single Window which was launched in November 2016 with 6 Government agencies on board Kampala, 5th April 2017: An additional 16 government agencies involved in clearing international trade documents will be linked to the Uganda Electronic Single Window (ESW) as phase two of the system commences. This brings to […]