The Grain Business Institute conducted a four-day training and certification of fumigators at the Eureka Place Hotel in Kampala. The training was held in partnership with the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences of Makerere University and Uganda’s Ministry of…
EAGC participated in a workshop disseminating findings from an industry survey on food safety in Kenya dubbed Strengthening the Kenya National Food Fortification Programme. The survey, carried out by the Ministry of Health and KEBS in partnership with the Jomo…
EAGC alongside the Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) and Cereal Millers Association (CMA) have called upon the government to exempt imported wheat and maize from import duty and other charges. In addition, the joint lobby groups have urged the government…
EAGC held a partnership discussion meeting with ITARE financial advisory, an Italy based institution that provides structured financing for Agribusiness equipment through export credit facility from the Italian Government. The discussions focused on provision of low interest equipment financing to…
EAGC participated in an Indian wheat import discussion meeting, held between Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries (MOALF), Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service ( KEPHIS) and Cereal Millers Association (CMA). The purpose of the meeting was to discuss and deliberate…
The Ministry of Agriculture has allowed Animal feed manufacturers to import yellow maize with minimal GMO content in an effort to curb the raising costs of animal feed raw materials. The Ministry has reduced the level of yellow maize purity…
EAGC participated in a workshop to discuss the possible institutional framework for conducting reviews of measures under the Control of Goods Act (COGA). The workshop organized by the Ministry of Trade and Industry in collaboration with IFC/World Bank was held…
EAGC is undergoing an International Standards Organisation (ISO) accreditation process to position itself to provide warehouse inspection and certification to support WRSC and complement the role of Agricultural Food Authority. This has been necessitated by the need for EAGC to…
The Eastern Africa Grain Council (EAGC) in collaboration with USAID PolicyLINK hosted a Regional Write shop to design a framework for establishing industry self-regulation for staple food value chains in East Africa to improve food safety compliance, on the 26th…
EAGC, at a press briefing hosted by the Association of Kenya Feed Manufacturers (AKEFEMA) has joined animal feeds manufacturers and farmers in advocating for Government intervention in the current animal feed crisis in Kenya. In the recent past, there has…
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