EAGC’s Grain Business Institute conducted the International Commodity Trade Processes and Procedures training on the 29th – 31st August, 2022 at the Eureka Place Hotel in Kampala. The training was held in partnership with the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), Uganda National Bureau of Standards (UNBS), NCBA Bank Uganda, the Ministry of East African Community Affairs (MEACA), the National Plant Protection Organization (NPPO) in the Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries (MAAIF) and the National Enterprise Corporation through NEC-AGRO. The training attracted over 15 stakeholders from grain agribusinesses, grain trading and processing companies and grain producer and marketing cooperative societies from across the country.
The training laid out trade requirements and export and import processes and procedures which enhance ease of doing business for the grain traders by reducing the time taken to clear goods and reduced cost of movement of goods across borders. Adherence to these measures by the traders is anticipated to ensure a seamless, easy and cost-effective cross border trade that increases profits and eventually expands the trade competitiveness of the grain value chain in the country.
Similarly, the Business Institute will hold an Aflatoxin Detection, Testing and Control training in Dodoma, Tanzania on the 6th – 7th of September, 2022, targeting warehouse operators and grain businesses. One of the key anticipated guests is the Tanzania Bureau of Standards.
In addition, in an effort to mitigate post-harvest losses, the Grain Business Institute in Tanzania is conducting farmers training on Post-Harvest Management and Aflatoxin Control through Associate Trainers, targeting a total of 1800 farmers in Manyara, Mbeya and Ruvuma regions.
To register/ more information on the training, write to pmushi@eagc.org , schikaha@eagc.org or call +255 763 389 464 or +255 743 649 368.
Elsewhere in Kenya, the Grain Business Institute is supporting a Kenyan based miller to develop a strategic business plan to improve the milling capacity through GBI’s Business Advisory Services. EAGC strongly encourages Members to reach out to the Council for training and capacity building or related needs in the grain sector. EAGC through GBI offers:
- Customized trainings to address felt capacity needs of the grain industry through Occupational Based Training & Certification and Competence-based trainings
- Consultancies in: agribusiness advisory services, grain research, warehouse construction, inspection and certification processes, institutional-based consultancy.
- Business Mentorship targeting grain SMEs in grain production, warehousing, trading and milling that require business advisory services.
For more enquiries contact gbi@eagc.org .
