Frank Horticulture is a small avocado and fresh produce exporter from Njombe, Tanzania. The hilly and fertile land in the south-western part of the country is the perfect region for avocado production. However, avocado growers and exporters struggle to access international markets because their...

With funding from the European Union (EU), the Market Access Upgrade Program (MARKUP) Kenya joins the rest of the world in marking this year’s World Youth Skills Day. MARKUP Kenya is implemented by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in partnership with the government and...

Dutch-Tanzanian joint venture kicks off its first export season during COVID-19 and steps in to support local health systemsby ITC News

MARKUP Kenya supported the World Food Safety Campaign through a huge media campaign. With funding from the European Union (EU), the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) through the Market Access Upgrade Programme (MARKUP), MARKUP Kenya was running a series of activities as the...

Agriculture is a key pillar to Kenya’s economy, food and nutrition security, contributing about 65 percent of the country’s total exports. However, this security can only be realized when food safety is keenly observed along the entire value chain; from production, to packaging, to transportation,...

Watch how Trianon investments , a joint venture, is working to boost cinnamon exports from Tanzania with EU-EAC’s MARKUP support. 

EAC MARKUP Kenya, implemented by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has embarked on a food safety awareness campaign to counteract possible dangers of getting infected through contaminated food.

Tanzanian spices are of intrinsic high quality and the country has a lot of potential for increased production. However, there is an overall lack of technologies and equipment for post-harvest processes, and Tanzanian spices struggle to meet the quality requirements to access markets such as the...

Paris, France, 3-6 December 2019 Supported by MARKUP, five Tanzanian SMEs participated in one of the world’s leading trade fairs on food ingredients, the Food Ingredients Europe and Natural Ingredients (Fi Europe & Ni) in Paris.

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.

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