Kenya Earmarks Malaysia Markets with Avocado Diversification Plan
Kenya is eying the Malaysian market for the export of avocado as it seeks to expand its reach beyond the traditional buyers. The plant regulator-Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (Kephis) [...]
Bollore Logistics Commissioned to Handle Shipment of Kenyan Coffee to South Korea
Bollore Transport Logistics has successfully handled the first direct shipment of Kenyan farmers' coffee to South Korea without the use of a coffee brokerage. The shipment that was flagged [...]
KAM Raises Concern Over Looming Food Shortage Crisis
Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM) has raised concern over a looming food shortage crisis should the ongoing shortage of maize and wheat in the country persists. In a joint statement [...]India Imposes Restrictions on Sugar Exports to Cap a Price Surge
India has imposed restrictions on sugar exports for the first time in six years by capping this season's exports at 10 million tonnes, a government order said, to prevent a [...]Kenya's Horticulture Exports Earnings Fall to KSh26 Billion in Q1 2022
Kenya's Horticulture exports earnings dropped by KSh20 billion in the first quarter of this year, attributed to low-quality avocados and a sharp fall in returns from flowers. Data from the [...]Relief as Government Grants Waiver for Maize Imports
The government has granted a waiver of import duty capped at 540,000 metric tonnes of maize allowing cereal traders to import the grain. This follows a warning by the Agriculture [...]Tea Auction Records Slight Increase In Prices as Volumes Continue to Fall
Theweekly MombasaTea Auction held on 16th, 17th, and 18th May 2022 had 12.5 million kilograms of tea offered for sale. The amount on offer decreased from 13.1 million kilograms during [...]Kakuzi Plc Activates Diversification Plans to Boost Revenue
Kakuzi has set its diversification strategy in motion to boost the listed firm’s revenue streams and add value to shareholders. This disclosure was made by Kakuzi Plc Board Chairman Nicholas [...]
Kenya Tightens Avocado Quality Control as Global Demand Rises
Kenya’s Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) has reviewed the country’s avocado maturity indices and post-harvest handling process to safeguard the export market as global demand for the fruit surges. Kenya [...]Kenya Set to Import Maize Outside EAC to Counter High Maize Flour Prices
Kenya is set to allow maize imports from outside the East African Community to mitigate the current spike in maize flour prices. Currently, maize flour has hit a historic high [...]Twiga Foods Invests $10M into New Farming Subsidiary
B2B E-Commerce company Twiga Foods has announced it will invest upto $10 Million into a new subsidiary that is primarily focused on modern and commercial farming. Dubbed Twiga Fresh, the new [...]Green Support: Kenya's Receives KSh310 Million From Japan for Reforestation
The Japanese government has extended a new KSh310 million funding to support forest restoration in Kenya, giving a major boost to the country’s efforts to increase forest cover. Through the [...]
