Allocate more funding for Agric, EAC partner states told

May 12, 2023

PARTNER States within the East African Community (EAC) have been challenged to allocate more funds on agriculture. This is in a bid to cushion the sector from the pangs of persistent drought caused by climate change. Speaking on the sidelines of the sixth EAC Budget...

2021 CAADP Biennial Review Brief: EAC

Nov 28, 2022

The third (2021) BR report and the associated Africa Agriculture Transformation Scorecard were launched at the 35th African Union (AU) Summit in February 2022. This brief draws on that report to summarize the performance of partner states from the East African...

East African countries take steps towards continental free trade

Feb 25, 2022

On Friday, 18 February 2022, the East African Community (EAC) countries took a giant stride ahead by approving the bloc’s tariff offer for category A products worth $90.2 billion. It will be liberalised in ten years when the African Continental Free Trade Area...

EAC protocol on pests, disease control ratified

Sep 10, 2021

PARLIAMENT yesterday ratified the East African Community (EAC) Sanitary and Phytosanitary Protocol (SPS) 2013 to enhance food safety. Among others, the step will improve access to a greater choice of safe foods and provide rules for the management of aflatoxins which...

Is EAC facing food safety concerns?

Mar 16, 2021

The recent decision by Kenya to suspend maize imports from Uganda and Tanzania has stirred public concern over the safety of some food that is produced in the region, particularly grains. Last week, Kenya banned the importation of maize from both countries, saying the...