Today, #Uganda has embarked on a journey towards #strengthening the #competitiveness of #exportoriented #staplefood #valuechains in East Africa. This initiative funded by USAID through TradeMark Africa will not only stimulate economic growth but also enhance #foodsafety in the region. Aligned with EAGC vision to be the #leadingvoice for the #grainindustry in Africa; the project’s aim to increase access to export-oriented markets, empower smallholder farmers with skills and resources, enhance SME firms' export capabilities, and foster collaboration to improve the policy environment. Africa loses more than #USD577Million to #aflatoxin as established in the 2023 study on impact of aflatoxin funded by the USAID Feed the Future program. Compliance with standards and food safety regulations by value chain players is a persistent problem due to awareness gaps, high compliance costs, inadequate enforcement by state regulatory agencies and limited business incentives to comply with standards. The project will focus on training and #capacitybuilding on #StandardsQualityManagement (SQM), #GoodStoragePractices as well as effective monitoring, tracking and #aflatoxinmanagement #MarketAccess #EconomicProsperity #RegionalIntegration
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Very resourceful information which can help us better attend to the farmers to curb the postal way losses, contamination and aflatoxins through adoption of agriculture technologies and machines.