Dear Reader,
We are pleased to present the latest edition of the EU-EAC MARKUP II newsletter.

Articles include:

• High Achievers
  • Get Inspired - EAC Quality Awards 2025
  • How are Frank Asiimwe and Nicolas Babigumira Strengthening Smallholder Farmers?
• EU-EAC MARKUP II RSC Meeting in Burundi
  • Bujumbura hosts the EU-EAC MARKUP II 4th Regional Steering Committee (RSC) Meeting
• Market Linkage
  • Taste of Harvest Burundi
  • East African Business and Investment Summit & Expo 2026 Advances Regional Trade
  • From Kabati to the World: Inclusive Craftsmanship, Strengthened by EU-EAC MARKUP II
• Faces of MARKUP II
  • Alfred Wasikye - CEO, Chanzo Coffee
• Business Support
  • East Africa's first packaging directory revealed at ProPak Nairobi
  • Non-Tariff Measures (NTM) Self-Assessment Tool launched
  • Coffee Advocacy Working Group discusses future directions
  • Tanzania maps the road to digital trade
  • Highlights from the II EU–EAC TPO Masterclass
  • Pesticide Residue Analysis Training Conducted in Rwanda
  • Six Countries, One Mission: Connecting Quality Champions Across East Africa
  • Validation of the EAC Leather and Leather Products Strategy (2020–2030)
  • Non-Tariff Measures and Market Analysis Training Conducted in Uganda
  • Our leather footwear training in South Sudan is changing lives
• Sustainability
  • EUDR Regional Event
• Women and Youth
  • Regional Soft Skills Programme for Women Entrepreneurs Successfully Concludes Across the EAC
• Upcoming Events
  • See upcoming events here.