Tanzania, Feb. 26 -- Arusha. The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) and the East African Community (EAC) have formed a horticultural body to spur intra-regional trade in fruits and vegetables.

Dubbed Comesa-EAC Horticultural Accelerator (CEHA), with its base in Lusaka, Zambia, the body targets intra-regional trade value in fruits and vegetables to be $25 million and global exports from $416 million to $950 million by 2031.

CEHA Regional Coordinator, Mr Appolo Owuor, told the maiden stakeholders meeting held in Arusha recently that the new organisation and its marshal plan would be launched in mid-March 2024 to spearhead the growth of the horticultural industry, beginning with avocado, onion and Irish potato value cha...