Dear Reader,
We are pleased to present the latest edition of the EU-EAC MARKUP II newsletter, which is also the last issue for 2024. Our team extends to you sincere season’s greetings!

Articles include:

• Faces of MARKUP II
  • Agnes Mukamushinja, Managing Director NOVA Coffee Limited
  • Emmanuel Rusatira, CEO Baho Coffee Company
• High Achievers & Trade Fairs
  • EAC Regional Quality Awards held in Uganda
  • Jua Kali trade fair held in South Sudan
  • Congratulations to the big winners: Rugaya Richard and Mbula Musao
  • Tanzanian spices win buyers at FI Exhibition, Germany
• Business support
  • Boosting coffee business quality and competitiveness in Kenya
  • Manufacturing top quality leather bags and accessories
  • Consultative meeting focuses on Gum Arabic in South Sudan/li>
  • MSME Financing Gateway launched in another two EAC Partner States
• Sustainability
  • Complying with European Union’s deforestation rules in Burundi
  • How to comply with sustainability standards?
• Women and Youth
  • Empowering youth to create a new era of cross-border trade
  • Leaving no one behind
• Upcoming Events for January - February 2025