Agribusiness

The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) has issued a directive banning the export and transit of raw, unprocessed macadamia nuts—both wet and dry—through Kenya. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel In an official statement, AFA Director General Dr. Bruno Linyiru revealed that multiple shipments of raw macadamia nuts, allegedly …

Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) is set to increase entry fees to national parks and protected areas in a bid to cover a funding shortfall of Sh11.87 billion. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel The proposed fee adjustment is outlined in the draft Wildlife Conservation and Management (Access and Conservation …

The government has introduced a 4% Sugar Development Levy (SDL) on all sugar produced locally or imported, starting July 1, 2025, as part of a broader strategy to revitalise Kenya’s sugar industry. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel In a statement, the Ministry of Agriculture said the levy will …

The Kenyan government has refuted claims that it has imposed a new ban on fresh avocado exports, assuring farmers and international buyers that trade is continuing as normal. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel Government Spokesperson Isaac Mwaura dismissed the rumours, stating that no such ban was discussed during …

Kenya may suffer economic losses of up to Sh1 trillion and face worsening food insecurity over the next decade due to the 2023 ban on eight key pesticide ingredients, according to a new report. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel The banned substances—used in over 140 pest control products—could …

Coffee farmers in Kirinyaga County have strongly rejected the Ministry of Cooperatives’ plan to introduce the Direct Settlement System (DSS), arguing that the move will harm cooperative societies and disadvantage small-scale producers. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel Under the new model, each farmer would be paid directly through …

Kenya’s horticulture export earnings dropped by 11.2 percent in the first quarter of 2025, according to a report released Friday by the Central Bank of Kenya. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel The decline has been linked to a stronger Kenyan shilling and disruptions along the Red Sea trade …

The agriculture sector will receive Sh47.6 billion in the 2025/26 financial year, marking a decrease from the Sh54.6 billion allocated in the previous year. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi announced the figures while delivering his first budget under the Kenya Kwanza government at …

Kenya’s flower exports are expected to grow to 110 billion Kenyan shillings (around 851 million U.S. dollars) in 2025, up from 835 million dollars in 2024, according to a trade body. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel Clement Tulezi, CEO of the Kenya Flower Council, told media in Nairobi …

Muguka farmers and traders from the Mt Kenya region are opposing a proposed bill in Parliament that seeks to remove the crop from the list of scheduled crops and introduce tighter controls on its production and sale. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel The Crops (Amendment) Bill, introduced in …