By Nancy Marangu, Kimwaga Mhando and Jacinta Mwau Every now and then, food safety – or rather the dearth of it – rears its head and makes the front-page news. Back in 2004 and 2005, 167 deaths in parts of…
By Nancy Marangu, Kimwaga Mhando and Jacinta Mwau This is an important time for Tanzanian farmers cropping calendar. The main harvest season for our staple foods – maize and other cereals – approaches its end during this time so food…
By Nancy Marangu, Kimwaga Mhando and Jacinta Mwau Maize production is regularly a loss-making endeavor in many East African countries. Smallholder farmers lose approximately 20% of their maize crop due to post-harvest losses: 1 in every 5 bags produced by…
By Nancy Marangu, Kimwaga Mhando and Jacinta Mwau Post-harvest losses in Uganda’s grain sector remain a formidable challenge that demands urgent attention. The grim reality of losing approximately 20% of the annual maize crop to post-harvest losses paints a dire…
[Chuka, Kenya – 2nd February 2024] – Today, the Eastern Africa Grain Council (EAGC) and Chuka University entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), marking the commencement of a collaborative venture aimed at enhancing the agribusiness landscape in Tharaka Nithi…
The Eastern Africa Grain Council held a comprehensive stakeholders’ feedback session yesterday on 15th January 2024. The forum brought together over 50 representatives from various sectors within the grain industry including members of EAGC. The session whose focus was on…
Nairobi, Kenya, January 23, 2024 –The United States government, through USAID’s Economic Recovery and Reform Activity (ERRA) program delivered by TradeMark Africa (TMA)with funding from Feed the Future, has awarded a three-year grant worth US$2 million to the Eastern Africa…
[Eldoret, Kenya – 31st October 2023] – The Eastern Africa Grain Council (EAGC), inpartnership with Uasin Gishu County Government is excited to announce the 2nd edition ofits Rift Region Agribusiness Expo, scheduled for the 2nd of November 2023, at the…
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