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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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President William Ruto has defended the government’s move to lease four state-owned sugar mills, describing it as a critical step toward enhancing efficiency, restoring profitability, and protecting farmers’ livelihoods. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel Speaking during the 62nd Madaraka Day celebrations in Homa Bay County, Ruto emphasized that …
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The National Coffee Cooperative Union (NACCU) is calling on the Ministry of Cooperatives and MSME Development to delay the full implementation of direct payments to coffee farmers until June 2026. In a letter to Cabinet Secretary Wycliffe Oparanya, NACCU Chair Francis Ngone requested a one-year extension, citing challenges with incomplete …
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The government has released 200,000 bags of subsidised maize to millers in a bid to stabilise prices and avert a potential shortage, Agriculture Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe announced. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel The maize, drawn from the National Strategic Grain Reserve, is being distributed through selected depots …
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Kenya’s agriculture and livestock sectors are facing a major budget deficit in the 2025/26 fiscal year, with Parliament allocating Sh58.2 billion—well below the Sh106 billion requested by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel In a report to the National Assembly, the Departmental …
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