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

Articles include:

• Faces of MARKUP II
  • SUMSERON COFFEE: KENYA’S FIRST SHIPMENT OF GREEN COFFEE TO ITALY
  • SOUTH SUDAN’S GUM ARABIC BELT: TWO ENTREPRENEURS, ONE JOURNEY IN RESILIENCE
  • THE COCOA COOPERATIVES SHAPING UGANDA’S COCOA SECTOR: BWAMBA COOPERATIVE UNION & RWENZORI YOUTH COCOA PRODUCERS COOPERATIVE

• Market Linkage
  • MARKUP II AT WORLD OF COFFEE BRUSSELS 2026
  • MARKUP II AT DAR ES SALAAM INTERNATIONAL TRADE FAIR, TANZANIA AND INTERPLAST PACK EAST AFRICA, KENYA
  • MARKUP II AT THE AFRICA FOOD SYSTEMS FORUM, KIGALI 2026

• Business Support
  • NATIONAL AWARENESS WORKSHOPS ON EPING, WTO TBT, AND SPS AGREEMENTS IN RWANDA, BURUNDI AND SOUTH SUDAN
  • EAC REGIONAL DIALOGUE ON PAPERLESS AND DIGITAL TRADE – RWANDA
  • REGIONAL LEATHER TRAINING WORKSHOP

• Sustainability
  • BUILDING SUSTAINABILITY ACROSS MARKUP II’S VALUE CHAINS

• Women and Youth
  • ADVANCING GENDER-RESPONSIVE COFFEE VALUE CHAINS: MARKUP II X ITC SHETRADES
  • CELEBRATING INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DAY WITH MARKUP II’S YOUTH AGRIBUSINESS ACCELERATOR

• Upcoming Events
  • See upcoming events here.