Search Results for: ports

October 1, 2019

Industrialization

Why this project? What How Contact Desired Results Project Insights Impact stories project briefIndustrialization ImplementorEAC Secretariat Target GroupEast African Region Project ValueUS$ 700,000 Implementation PeriodJul 1, 2017 to Jun 30, 2021 Download Project PDF Why this project?The EAC Region is endowed with vast natural resources which, however, remain untapped due to a combination of factors. [...]

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May 14, 2019

Roads

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March 31, 2021

Enhancing market access for fresh produce through certification

Why this project? What How Contact Desired Results Project Insights Impact stories project briefEnhancing market access for fresh produce through certification ImplementorLead: Fresh Produce Exporters Association of Kenya (FPEAK). Others: Fresh Produce Consortium Kenya (FPC-K) and Kenya Flower Council (KFC). Target GroupFarmer groups and pack houses in Kenya Project ValueUS$ 485,000 Implementation Period2020 - 2022 Download [...]

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March 31, 2021

Safe Trade Emergency Facility

Why this project? What How Contact Desired Results Project Insights Impact stories project briefSafe Trade Emergency Facility ImplementorMinistry of EAC and Regional Development, Ministry of Health, County Government of Busia, Kenya Ports Authority, Kenya Revenue Authority, Kenya Bureau of Standards, Kenya Private Sector Alliance, Fresh Producers Association of Kenya, International Organisation of Migration, Africa Medical [...]

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November 8, 2023

Resilience and Inclusive Trade

RESILIENCE AND INCLUSIVE TRADE An adaptation story The story of climate change in the trade sector is not only one of mitigation and harnessing economic opportunities. The impact of increasingly severe weather events and harsher long-term conditions on economies in TMA focus regions is only likely to increase –affecting agricultural production and livelihoods in the […]

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May 14, 2019

Mombasa Port

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July 3, 2014

Corridor Diagnostic Study of the Northern and Central Corridors of East Africa

This report provides a diagnostic study of the current conditions and performance at the ports of Dar es Salaam and Mombasa, stressing capacity constraints and low productivity. An integration program is proposed as a short-term solution to alleviate such capacity constraints; by transferring cargo handling at the marine terminals container yards to near port Inland […]

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August 19, 2019

Ethiopia Impact Stories

30% Reduction in time for trucks crossing select borders. 10% Increase in value of exports from EAC region. 25% Increase in intra-regional exports compared with total exports from the region. 15% Reduction in average time to import/export a container from Mombasa or Dar to Burundi or Rwanda. Filter Our Impact Stories Across the region. CategoryEnhanced [...]

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May 14, 2019

Trade Policy

Overview Strategy 2 Results Framework Projects Evaluated Projects Impact Stories Impact Stories Contact brief Trade Policy Context & Overview. Updated July 2020 Trade Policy Under Strategy one, TradeMark Africa (TMA) supported EAC Partner States to implement a number of trade reforms around the Single Customs Territory (SCT); undertake improvements in trade facilitation infrastructure at ports [...]

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March 12, 2019

Improving business competitiveness

Improving Business Competitiveness To take advantage of trade opportunities, the private sector in Eastern Africa must be able to compete in the global market and with inflows of foreign imports to the EAC. The private sector must produce safe and competitive goods and services on time for their customers, as part of a functioning and [...]

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