The role of the media in informing, inspiring influencing change, educating and shaping the national and international agenda, can never be ignored. Media practitioners are key in reaching the public with key messages, as well as channelling responses and feedback on topical issues. However, sometime...

Over 60 Agriculture Extension Officers have been trained on Global Good Agricultural Practices (GAP), thanks to support by the European Union (EU) through MARKUP Kenya. This is the first group of Trainers of Trainees (TOT) who have been taken through the first module. 'Those who will qualify will...

In July 2021, a training on sustainable finance was organised in Bujumbura in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) for national financial institutions. The goal of the training was to bring financial institutions up to date with the most recent products and services available...

The Burundi Revenue Office, together with the International Trade Centre (ITC) launched the Burundi Trade Information Portal on 27 July 2021 in Bujumbura, bringing the number of Trade Portals in the EAC region to five. Lack of access to information on trade formalities and inconsistent regulations...

MARKUP Partner Oxfam Rwanda has conducted a study on the impact of COVID-19 on smallholder horticulture farmers. Farmers in fruits, flowers, and vegetable farming were most hardly hit by the lockdown following the pandemic, as they had nowhere to sell their produce. Their products were mostly sold...

The rapidly growing spices industry holds an opportunity for the agricultural sector of Tanzania. With a rising demand for spices in Asia, there is a real prospect for Tanzanian spices exporters to position themselves as leading suppliers of some of the world’s finest spices. By leveraging the high...

MARKUP, through Solidaridad Tanzania, is supporting avocado farmers in the south of Tanzania to get better, more resistant and high-yielding avocado seedlings. In July 2021 the project handed over polythene tubes, fertilizers, shade nets, spades, wheel barrows and chemicals to some groups in Rungwe...

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...