Coffee farmers in Kirinyaga County are experiencing unprecedented earnings for the 2024/2025 season, with cherry payouts ranging from Ksh100 to Ksh145.10 per kilogram. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel Gacami Coffee Factory, under the Baragwi Farmers Cooperative Society, leads with the highest rate of Ksh145.10 per kilogram, followed closely …
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Kenya is aiming to lift the ban on tea exports to Iran as part of efforts to diversify green leaf sales beyond traditional markets like Pakistan. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel This was the focus of discussions during a meeting between Agriculture CS Mutahi Kagwe and a delegation …
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The Kenyan government, in partnership with the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO) and the Korea Partnership for Innovations of Agriculture, is planning to establish a modern rice seed production facility in Mwea. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel With an investment of $400,000 (approximately Sh51.6 million), the …
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The government has introduced a 50% duty waiver on imported yellow maize to address rising prices driven by competition between animal feed millers and maize millers for white maize. This waiver, which applies to 5.5 million bags of yellow maize over the next year, will be granted exclusively to approved …
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Kakuzi Plc, a listed superfoods producer, faced a challenging trading environment in 2024, resulting in a pre-tax loss of Sh167 million due to adverse weather, currency fluctuations, and geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, the company has announced. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel In its 2024 financial results, …
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By: KNA The Heinrich Boell Foundation has unveiled a report highlighting the alarming state of agricultural soils in Kenya and its critical impacts on food and nutritional security. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel The Report dubbed “the Soil Atlas—Kenya Edition” has revealed that only 20 per cent of …
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Agriculture and Livestock Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe has instructed all farmers and aggregators to begin delivering their wheat stocks to the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) starting Tuesday morning. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel This decision by CS Kagwe addresses the wheat crisis where farmers were left …
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Wiper Party Leader Kalonzo Musyoka has criticized the Kenya Kwanza administration for not regulating the sale of cheap imported rice, which undermines local farmers by creating unfair competition. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel Speaking in Ngurubani, Kirinyaga County, on Saturday, Kalonzo stated that President William Ruto’s government has …
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Deputy President Kithure Kindiki announced that, for the first time in 16 years, Kenya will not be importing maize this year. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel He also confirmed that, after nearly 22 years, the country will not be importing sugar either. He attributed this achievement to government …
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The Ministry of Agriculture has announced an increase in miraa prices, effectively doubling the cost for Grade 1, Grade 2, and Alele varieties. Click here to join our WhatsApp Channel Agriculture and Livestock Development Cabinet Secretary Mutahi Kagwe confirmed the price adjustments, which take effect immediately. “The government will continue …
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