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MEDIA RELEASE: Building international links and overcoming barriers in the EAC coffee sector

Written on 17 February 2020.

Friday February 14, 2020 Mombasa, Kenya – The EAC Coffee Business Forum finished in Mombasa, Kenya today following a week which brought together 150 stakeholders from across East Africa’s coffee value chain to discuss barriers to trade and how to capitalise on current opportunities to be competitive...

EAC Coffee Business Forum Video: Low Coffee Prices Worry Community Business

Written on 13 February 2020.

Coffee farmers and others along the value chain in East Africa are worried about the ever decreasing price of coffee. Experts says that this will affect the desire for the young generation to invest in the coffee business as the old aged coffee growers become frail. Uganda NBS's Solomon Serwanjja...

Day 1 UPDATE - EAC COFFEE BUSINESS FORUM LAUNCHING INNOVATIONS AND BREAKING DOWN TRADE BARRIERS

Written on 12 February 2020.

Tuesday February 11, 2020 Mombasa, Kenya – The EAC Coffee Business Forum today kicked off with high level speakers and the launch of an innovative online Quality Portal designed to help coffee producers better understand and meet quality requirements for exporting to the EU.

MEDIA RELEASE: BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS AND TAKING EAC COFFEE TO THE WORLD

Written on 10 February 2020.

Monday February 10, 2020 High level policy makers and business leaders meeting to discuss breaking trade barriers in the EAC and beyond Focus on finance and market access for the region to become a more competitive exporter of coffee Workshops, online auction, coffee cupping and exhibition...

EAC Coffee Business Forum: MARKUP Unlocking Trade and Investment Opportunities in Europe

Written on 30 January 2020.

Mombasa, 11-14 February 2020 The EAC Coffee Business Forum - organised in conjunction with the African Fine Coffee Conference & Exhibition - will feature a week of interactive discussions, workshops and networking events for regional and international businesses, service providers and policy...

New Standards for the Cocoa Value Chain in East Africa

Written on 23 January 2020.

Bujumbura, Burundi, 20-22 January 2020 With recent news that the impacts of climate change could have detrimental effects on global chocolate availability, a National Consultative meeting on cocoa and cocoa products in Burundi is well timed.

Tender Invitation

Written on 20 January 2020.

TRAINING MARKUP STAKEHOLDERS ON DEVELOPMENT AND HARMONISATION OF FOOD STANDARDS IN THE EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY GIZ wishes to partner with a training institution in the EA region to build capacity of current and future East African Standards Technical Committee members and other key stakeholders...