EAC states endorse declaration to boost agroecological trade

 A delegate is served with a traditional drink at a farm in Jinja, Uganda. [Rachel Kibui, Standard]

Delegates from seven East African countries have endorsed a declaration to advance cross-border trade for agroecological produce.

This comes at a time when many people are gradually embracing agroecologically produced food, amid increasing cases of non-communicable diseases such as cancer, which is often linked with synthetic farm inputs.