On 6 October 2020, European Union (EU) Ambassador to Tanzania and the EAC, HE Manfredo Fanti, visited Med Foods Arusha, a Tanzanian enterprise benefiting from the EU-funded MARKUP. International Trade Centre through MARKUP began supporting Med Foods Arusha in 2019 and enabled it to improve the...

MARKUP, through ICU and in partnership with Kahawatu Foundation and Positive Planet International, analysed and addressed key challenges for the Rwandan coffee sector to achieve its full potential. The study observed that for Rwanda to increase its market share, emphasis should...

MARKUP Kenya received an overwhelming 413 entries from a total of 42 photographers after call for entries came to a close on 15th of June 2021. The objective MARKUP Photography Contest is to create awareness around MARKUP’s commitment towards supporting smallholder farmers, strengthening regulatory...

With support from EU-EAC MARKUP, more than 100,000 improved avocado seedlings will be produced through a well-established nursery in Igongolo village, Njombe, Tanzania. More than thirty avocado farmers and members from Nguvu Kazi group will benefit from the nursery. In preparation, they received...

Burundi is renowned worldwide for the quality of its coffee. However, at times lack of efficient control practices for humidity levels can lead to surprises for the clients. In fact, moisture and humidity levels pose a serious threat to the final quality of the product. Post-harvest and quality management...

Poor packaging strategies are part of the main reasons for the failure of locally manufactured products to compete favourably in different market places and with multinationals. Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) face issues in identifying suitable packaging material, suppliers, packaging...

MARKUP, through Solidaridad East Africa, conducted a Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) training to 24 government officers and other stakeholders including Local Government Authorities (LGAs), Ministry of Agriculture, Zanzibar Agricultural Research Institute (ZARI), Zanzibar Bureau of Standards...

Obstacles hindering trade can take many forms - from custom tariffs, to quotas, to non-tariff barriers (NTMs) - but the result is always the same: exporting and importing goods is complex, time consuming and expensive. Non-tariff measures (NTMs) are defined as policy measures that can have an...

A team of experts from EU-EAC MARKUP in Kenya - implemented by the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) in partnership with the government and the private sector - went on a tour of the twelve counties where the programme is being implemented. In Nakuru County, Deputy Governor...

Trans Nzoia County is one of the 12 counties earmarked by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) under EU-EAC MARKUP to train and support small scale-farmers in the horticulture, passion, French beans and snow peas sectors. In an event at the County boardroom on 4 March 2021,...

Maina Karuiru, the National MARKUP Project Coordinator said that mango farmers in the county will be trained on how to produce quality mangoes for both domestic and international markets. "We are keen to ensure that farmers’ produce is of high quality that is acceptable in the European Union market,”...

Through MARKUP, ITC and UNCTAD are working with Burundi Revenue Authority (OBR) to set up a national Trade Facilitation Portal (TFP). Following an initial training delivered to the Burundi Trade Portal Team in February 2020, ITC organised a training on advanced content management and administration...