Women call for simple documentation for cross-border trade
Delegates during the Women Conference for African Women Agri-Business Network and Northern Corridor Transit and Transport Co-ordination Authority on Tackling Gender Dimensions of Trade and Strengthening the Resilience of Small and Medium Agro-Enterprises within the East African Northern Corridor in Mombasa, Kenya on October 17, 2023. PHOTO | NMG
Cumbersome cross border documentation process and gender discrimination among women have been highlighted as key issues promoting informal trade among women in East African region.
United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organisation (Fao) and African Women Agribusiness Network Afrika (Awan-Afrika) cited the two issues as a major setback in promoting cross border business among women.
