EAC REGIONAL FRUITS & VEGETABLES FORUM IN NAIROBI

From 18–19 December 2019, various partner states will discuss the topic “transforming the fruit and vegetables value chain in the EAC”. The East African Community (EAC) is a regional intergovernmental organisation based in Tanzania and composed of six partner states: Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda.

The two days are punctuated by discussions, presentations, activities and field visits to discuss together how to transform and improve the fruit and vegetable value chain in East Africa. Agriculture is the lead sector for growth and development in the EAC, but it faces low productivity due to degradation of natural resources and climate change. So it’s important to innovate to transform the East African fruit and vegetables value chain.

M. Apollo Owuor, one of Coleacp’s Board of Directors, made a presentation on the Fit For Market and Fit For Market SPS programmes.