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Originally published by The Standard BusinessNovember 9, 2025
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EAC countries in new push to raise regional food security
The East African Council of Ministers agreed to fast-track focused plans targeting to increase food production to feed the increasing population and deepen grain trade in the region. ..
✨ Key Highlights
Members of the East African Community (EAC) Council of Ministers have committed to a comprehensive plan to enhance food and nutrition security across East and Central Africa. This initiative aims to boost food production, reduce post-harvest losses, and deepen intra-regional grain trade under a south-south trade concept.
- Farmers in the region annually incur between 30 percent and 40 percent post-harvest losses.
- EAC Council of Ministers Chairperson Beatrice Askul, who is also Kenya’s EAC and Regional Development Cabinet Secretary, emphasized harmonizing standards and regulatory frameworks.
- The African Union (AU) projects that effective implementation of its trade framework, African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), could increase intra-African maize trade by up to 40 percent by 2030.
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