The biennial high level multi-stakeholder event is organized by the Eastern African Grain Council (EAGC) and hosted by the 10 EAGC-mandate countries, including all EAC Partner States on a rotational basis. This year the 6th AGTS will take place in Kigali, Rwanda from 1st to 3rd October, 2015.
President Kagame, EAC Secretary General Amb. Dr. Richard Sezibera, Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for East African Affairs, Commerce and Tourism Hon. Phyllis Kandie and Ms Joyce Mapunjo, the Permanent Secretary in Tanzania’s Ministry of East African Cooperation, will also constitute the panel for the Regional Media Dialogue, on the first day of the event.
Although the EAC has made significant progress in implementing the Customs Union, there remain critical policy, regulatory and procedural barriers to the enabling environment for trade in staple foods.
Because of this, many East Africans face food deficits as grain traders find it difficult to trade across the region. This Regional Media dialogue among others dialogues will pick up from the East Africa Trade and Investment Hub’s recent analysis of barriers affecting staple food trade.
It will also delve into the key issues that have constrained trade in staple foods in EAC and propose solutions for their removal, including identifying priorities and quick wins, and identifying key champions to engage in their removal.
The 6th Grain summit themed “Towards Creating an Enabling Environment for Grain Trade in Africa: Technology, Investment, Information, Policy and Services (T.I.I.P.S),” will bring together high-level stakeholders in the regional grain sector to discuss and agree on mechanisms that will bring about the prevalence of a business environment that enables effective and efficient public sector participation in regional grain trade, with the ultimate goal of improved livelihoods, more inclusive economic growth and socio-economic development.
The Summit is a continentally-recognized grain industry conference that attracts stakeholders along the grain value chain from around the African continent and beyond which arouses discussions about key grain industry issues and developing trends in grain trade within the continent.
In addition to the opportunity to listen to and interact with grain industry experts addressing a wide range of issues and trends affecting grain trade, delegates will also benefit from enhanced networking opportunities for concluding concrete business with a vast array of influential players in the industry, at the event.
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