Overview

MARKUP assists small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda by targeting specific agricultural commodities

Overall objective

Contribute to the EAC’s economic development through boosting trade and regional integration

Specific objective

Improved EU and regional market access for EAC countries in selected sub-sectors

Direct beneficiaries

SMEs and public/private institutions operating in selected value chains (including coffee, tea, cocoa, spices and horticulture).

Beneficiaries and partners also include

Government ministries, departments, standards quality organisations and public institutions, Trade and Investment Support Institutions

Final beneficiaries

Men and women employed in export-related business and in the selected value chains.

Duration

2018 - 2023

Our partner states

How We Work

MARKUP intends to contribute to the economic development of the EAC region by increasing the value of both extra- and intra-regional agricultural exports, with a focus on exports towards the European Union.