Activity under preparation Boosting Sustainable Trade in Kenya

About this project

The Action aims to increase EU¿Kenya trade, both imports and exports, by improving the competitiveness and sustainability of Kenya¿s export sectors and reducing the carbon footprint of trade logistics.Specific Objective 1 (SO1) is to strengthen competitiveness by improving the consistency and availability of export produce while promoting value addition. Its outputs focus on increasing the sustainable and reliable supply of fresh produce and expanding value addition in selected value chains. Activities will support climate-smart production, post-harvest handling, standards and certification, inclusive business models, processing, circular economy innovation, and investment and market linkages.Specific Objective 2 (SO2) is to reduce the carbon footprint of exports by promoting a modal shift from air to sea freight. Its outputs include improved sea freight logistics capacity and more streamlined and transparent trade systems and procedures. These will be supported by firm-level cold chain and logistics upgrades, implementation of the Air-to-Sea Masterplan, digitalisation of SPS and customs procedures, and simplification of export regulations through risk-based controls. Together, these measures are expected to make exports more competitive and sustainable, while enabling a targeted shift of up to 50% of horticulture exports from air to sea. This will contribute to the long-term objective of expanding and greening EU¿Kenya trade.The Action is part of a broader Team Europe appro…

Goals

Sustainable Development Goals this project works towards

• 8Decent Work and Economic Growth
• 9Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
• 12Responsible Consumption and Production
• 13Climate Action

Published by

European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships · Other public sector

Countries

Kenya

Sectors

Trade policy and administrative managementResponsible business conductBusiness policy and administration

Focus

Gender equality · Also contributesEnvironment · Also contributesClimate mitigation · Also contributesClimate adaptation · Also contributes

Published by European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 29 Sept 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: XI-IATI-EC_INTPA-2021-ACT-63734.

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