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

Articles include:

• Faces of MARKUP II
  • Barbara Gonget, Director, Equator Chocolate, Uganda
  • Special Guest: Adrian R Njau, Executive Director, EABC
• High Achievers
  • Martha Wandera, KIMCO Coffee
• Market Linkage
  • Africa Sourcing and Fashion Week held in Nairobi
  • Regional workshop explores the future of East Africa’s Regional Leather Industry
  • MARKUP II at African Fine Coffees Association (AFCA) Conference
    • African Farmer Day marked at AFCA Conference
    • Delegation from the European Union meets MARKUP II collaborators
  • Uganda-EU Business Insights 2025
  • Impressive Rwandan businesses at Fruit Logistica in Berlin
  • We were at the G25 African Coffee Summit
• Business Support
  • Achieving the highest standards in coffee processing
  • How to make smooth and rich chocolate?
  • Training the trainers: Market Analyses Tools
  • Improving Quality infrastructure across East Africa
  • The EAC Regional Quality Awards 2025 are now open
  • Access to Finance bootcamp
  • EAC Regional Leather Platform meeting held in Kampala
  • Three-year roadmap validated to strengthen the avocado sector
• Women and Youth
  • International Women’s Day 2025 in South Sudan
• Sustainability
  • Geolocation training in Rwanda to facilitate EUDR Compliance
  • Green success
  • Peer-to-peer learning on sustainable coffee innovations
• Programme Coordination Meetings
  • 3rd Regional Steering Committee
• Upcoming Events
  • See upcoming events here.