The Eastern Africa Grain Council (EAGC), members and secretariat hosted a Grain Stakeholders Meeting on 10th May 2018 at the Golf Course Hotel Kampala, Uganda. The meeting was graced by Hon. Amelia Kyambadde, Minister of Trade Industry and Cooperatives, who was represented by Dr. Joshua Mutambi, the Commissioner Processing and Marketing. In attendance was also … Read more
On 29th May 2018, the Eastern Africa Grain Council (EAGC) hosted a Grain Sector Stakeholders Validation Workshop of the Market Survey and Regulatory Gap Assessment of Hermetic Storage Technologies (HSTs) used in the grain sector in Kenya. The workshop was one of the next steps of the initiative launched by EAGC in January 2018 expected … Read more
The Eastern Africa Grain Council (EAGC) hosted its 12th Annual General Meeting on 18th April 2018 at the Serena Hotel in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. The meeting was attended by members from Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Malawi, Zambia, DRC and Burundi. The AGM is the Apex Governance body of EAGC, where the Board of Directors … Read more
Kenya is placing a big bet on hermetic storage bags, one of the oldest forms of food preservation in the world, to reduce post-harvest losses which claim up to 30 per cent of annual maize production. Hermetic bags are designed to insulate cereals from heat, air and moisture. The airtight bags deplete oxygen, thereby getting … Read more
PRESS RELEASE Intra-regional trade of quality grain expected to increase following the recent gazettement of EAC Standards for Staple Foods. [Kampala, Uganda -7th February 2018].The Eastern Africa Grain Council, has today launched the 9 product standards for staple foods and 2 standards for sampling and test methods. The standards were handed over for implementation during … Read more