East Africa Exchange (Eax)

the east africa exchange (eax) is a regional commodity exchange legally registered throughout east africa community (eac) partner states and is currently established with a head office in kigali rwanda. eax offers participants of the physical commodities markets, such as agricultural or mineral producers and traders an excellent opportunity to trade their products locally, regionally and on the international markets. since 2013, eax was initially created to link smallholder farmers to global markets, secure competitive prices for products, and facilitate access to financing opportunities. eax has a vision of creating lasting institutions that will catalyze africa's agricultural potential, support african farmers to achieve food security, energy security, and improve africa's overall global trade competitiveness.