NAIROBI, 29 October 2019 - The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) will implement the Kenyan ‘Market Access Upgrade Programme (MARKUP)’ project, which is funded by the European Union (EU) and anchored within the Kenyan Ministry of Industry, Trade and...

Participants in the Coffee Trading and Risk Management Training, held by MARKUP Uganda in Kampala from 4 – 6 September 2019 for 23 participants from 21 SMEs and Cooperatives give their testimonials in these videos.

The Codex Alimentarius, or "Food Code" is a collection of standards, guidelines and codes of practice adopted by the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC). CAC was established by FAO and WHO to protect consumer health and promote fair practices in food trade.

 Nairobi, Radisson Blue Hotel, 26 September 2019 The web site of the EU-EAC Market Access Upgrade Programme was officially launched in a festive event during the EAC High Level Trade Integration Conference.

Dr Chris Kiptoo, Permanent Secretary of the Kenyan State Department of Trade and Dr. Hubert Perr, Head of Cooperation, EU Delegation in Kenya, shake hands after signing the MARKUP deal in Nairobi

The EU-EAC MARKUP Stakeholders Workshop in Nairobi from 19 to 23 August 2019, aimed to improve harmonisation of East African standards by discussing gaps in the standards of coffee, tea, cocoa, horticultural products, oil seeds, spices and products resulting from these commodities.