The Eastern Africa Grain Council (EAGC) facilitated a grain industry experiential trade mission to South Africa from 13th to 17th May 2019. The trade mission comprised of Members of the National Assembly Departmental Committee for Agriculture and Livestock from Uganda and Kenya and a Media relations Officer from the Parliamentary Service Commission. In attendance were … Read more
It is with deep sorrow and humble acceptance of God’s will that we announce the sudden demise of Dr. Bernard Otim Ogong, former Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Eastern Africa Grain Council, that occurred on Thursday 5th July 2018 at Mulago Hospital, Kampala, Uganda. Dr. Otim was the Founder and CEO of … Read more
On 30th January 2018, the Eastern Africa Grain Council (EAGC) hosted a Grain Stakeholders Consultative Meeting to launch an initiative to support development of Standards for Hermetic Storage Technologies used in the grain sector in Kenya. The meeting marked the beginning of a very exciting journey as EAGC and the grain stakeholders who were present … Read more
Communiqué on the 7th African Grain Trade Summit 5th to 7th October 2017, White sands Hotel, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania “Setting New Horizons: Rethinking Grain Trade for Food Security and Prosperity in Africa.” Download Full Communique
Introduction On 29th August 2016, the Eastern Africa Grain Council (EAGC) in collaboration with the DFID-funded FoodTrade East and Southern Africa project hosted the Regional Meeting of Rice Value Chain Stakeholders at the Julius Nyerere International Convention Centre in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The main purpose of the meeting was to deliberate on the state … Read more