The Eastern Africa Grain Council (EAGC) in partnership with the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) and with support from the USAID Kenya Crops and Dairy Market Systems (KCDMS) Activity convened a Workshop to Review Draft Standards for Hermetic Storage Technologies in Kenya, which took place on 12th and 13th February 2019 at the EAGC Regional … Read more
BEIJING, CHINA — China’s imports of feed grains such as sorghum and barley fell dramatically in December, according to Reuters. China, previously the world’s top sorghum buyer, bought none of the grain in December, compared with 160,000 tonnes a year earlier, according to Reuters, citing data from the General Administration of Customs. Read more … Read more
Private sector’s continuous engagement with governments in the six East African Community (EAC) partner states is vital in boosting intra-regional trade, which currently stands at only 20 percent. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the East African Business Council (EABC), Mr Peter Mathuki made the observation in Dar es Salaam yesterday on the sidelines of … Read more
National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) will start receiving maize from farmers this Wednesday, the board’s acting managing director Albin Sang has said. He said they did not have the approval before to receive the produce in their silos, hence the delay, but had now been allowed by the Strategic Food Reserve Trust Fund (SFRTF) … Read more
Arusha. The East African Business Council (EABC) wants regional leaders to seriously focus their energies on the obstacles affecting the flow of trade and ease on doing business. Notable among them are long outstanding non-tariff barriers (NTBs) which, it says, continue to hinder free movement of goods and services across the region. Others include double … Read more