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...

In January and February 2021, International Trade Centre (ITC) through MARKUP organised a series of training workshops on the ISO 17025 for a team of technicians of laboratories, quality managers and laboratory managers from key institutions such as Bureau Burundais de Normalisation et de contrôle...

The International Trade Centre organised a four-day webinar series that addressed the requirements, opportunities and sustainability trends for SMEs to access the European market. The webinar series was organised for Tanzanian SMEs active in the avocado, coffee, spices and tea sectors from 8th – 11th...

In consultation with the National Agricultural Export Development Board (NAEB), International Trade Centre identified avocado as a key horticultural product bearing the potential to generate more revenue for the country and for a considerable number of smallholder farmers.  Currently, Rwandan...

Dana Siedem and Shakeel Padamsey run a business in Uganda. They are entrepreneurs with a vision. With faith in a community of local farmers, Dana and Shakeel co-founded The Coffee Gardens in Mount Elgon region in the country. Volcanic soil and the high altitude of the region in the eastern part of...

It is undeniable that the COVID-19 pandemic shook up global supply chains. From shifts in demand, to logistical and labour challenges on the supply side, things have not stayed the same. But to what extent did the COVID-19 crisis impact the trade opportunities of producing countries? Is it possible...