{{The East African Community (EAC) states have agreed on the recommended moisture content for cereals and grains in the region, New Vision Reports.}}
Technical experts from East African Standards Council from Burundi, Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda made the resolutions during a two day regional workshop on EAC staple food standards harmonization held at the Lake Victoria Serena Hotel, in Entebbe last Wednesday.
The final approval followed Kenya’s petition to the EAC in Arusha regarding the deficiencies in the staple foods standards approved by the East African Standards Council in Arusha in June last year.
The delayed harmonization of the cereals standards was allegedly hurting traders.
Uganda argued, “Cereal traders in the region can now sell their produce with ease. We have finally reached an agreement regarding the agreeable moisture content of cereals in the region.”
The continuous delay of harmonization of various standards in the region was seen as an impediment to the common market protocol.
The EAC experts reached consensus on moisture content of maize, dry beans, wheat, milled rice, millet grains, peas, sorghum, soy beans, split beans and brown rice among others.
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