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August 18, 2021

Digital technology and African smallholder agriculture: Implications for public policy

COVID-19 has exacerbated challenges to Africa’s food and agriculture sector and to its millions of smallholder farmers. At the same time, the pandemic has accelerated innovative efforts to develop and deploy the transformative power of digital technology to address these problems in ways that leapfrog past practices and traditional solutions. Emerging evidence from Asia and Africa suggests that digital […]

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August 9, 2021

EAC challenged to improve business and investment climate in theregion

Speaking in Nairobi, Kenya during the EABC-KEPSA CEO Round Table on EAC regional integration, Nesbitt underscored the need for the EAC to harmonize taxes and product standards, open up East African skies and enforce agreed-upon EAC protocols to markedly improve the business and investment climate and boost economic resilience, recovery and growth. “We need to […]

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August 9, 2021

Time to build back better through small-scale farming

What you need to know: Farmers must stop one-crop cultivation systems and diversify. They need to keep animals, plant multi-purpose trees, store water, make and use compost and do rotational farming even on small pieces of land. The criticality of the agricultural sector to the economic transformation of Africa and the East African region cannot […]

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August 9, 2021

‘Homegrown’ solutions can bolster Africa’s COVID-19 response – study

AS several countries across Africa continue to be impacted by third and fourth waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, the latest AFRI CONVERSE 2021 dialogue took a closer look at innovative local initiatives and the ongoing international support to bolster the continent’s response to the virus. Approximately 18 months since the outbreak of the pandemic, over […]

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August 3, 2021

‘Homegrown’ Solutions Can Bolster Africa’s COVID-19 Response

As several countries across Africa continue to be impacted by third and fourth waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, the latest AFRI CONVERSE 2021 dialogue took a closer look at innovative local initiatives and the ongoing international support to bolster the continent’s response to the virus. Approximately 18 months since the outbreak of the pandemic, over […]

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July 26, 2021

Busia’s Ksh. 53 Million Sade Trade Zone

The National Government in partnership with the County Government of Busia and Trademark East Africa (TMA) is constructing a Sh53 million Safe Trade Zone market at the Soko Posta grounds, Busia Municipality. The project is being constructed on a 1.5 acre piece of land donated by the County Government and will be done in three […]

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July 26, 2021

How URA Plans To Make Uganda’s Exports Competitive

The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) plans to make Uganda’s export competitive. Dissecting the topic ‘Understanding Customs In Uganda’s Economic Development’ Friday morning, URA Commissioner for Customs, Abel Kagumire said a number of strategies have been put in place to the country’s exports competitive. Figures from the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development show that […]

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July 26, 2021

TradeMark Africa, State Dept. of East Africa Community& Busia County Government Launch a Ksh. 37.5 million (US$350,000) Safe Trade Market in Busia County

25 July 2021 Busia Kenya: TradeMark Africa (TMA) and the County Government of Busia have this morning launched construction of a Ksh. 37.5 million Safe Trade Zone at Soko Posta Grounds which were provided by the County Government of Busia. The project is part of TMA’s wider response to the Covid-19 pandemic that has adversely […]

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July 21, 2021

African free trade in focus at annual conference

The African Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) has, in recent years, been a standing item at the Annual Conference of the Trade Law Centre (Tralac) based in South Africa. This year, it is again the case as the annual conference is, for the second year, a virtual event due to the global pandemic. In a statement, […]

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July 21, 2021

Agriculture could drive COMESA economy to prosperity: Experts

Despite agriculture being the backbone of the economy in COMESA, it accounts for only 32 per cent of the region’s GDP. Sandra Uwera, Chief Executive Officer of the COMESA Business Council, says the sector provides a pivotal role as a driver of economic growth in the region. She further highlighted the role of women as […]

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