Two new policy briefs focusing on the Status of Standards Harmonisation for Selected Agricultural Export Products in the EAC and on Enhancing Private Sector Participation in the Harmonisation of Standards are now available in the resources section of the EAC MARKUP website.  

It has been a busy year since the establishment of the MARKUP Programme Coordination Unit in October 2018. We have steered and coordinated planning and implementation in Arusha as well as in the Partner States

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.