Fresh watermelons on display at the Kenya Industrial Estates incubator in Kisumu. The fruits were sourced from local farmers for export. PHOTO | JACOB OWITI | NMG
Tanzania, Kenya and Rwanda will trial sale livestock, fruits, vegetables and spices in a pilot phase of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area agreement (AfCTA) and whose findings will be tabled at the AU Summit next year.
The regions’ team leader in the AfCFTA negotiations Damas Haule says the countries’ offer also includes fish, medicines, fertiliser, paper and industrial chemicals. Energy products such as cooking gas, bicycle and motorcycle tyres, and machinery for construction and farming have also been included.
