Kenya is Wasting 40% Of Its Harvest Even as Hunger Bites, WRI Warns
At dawn in Makueni, you can smell the paradox before you see it. Mangoes, split and overripe, carpet the red earth beneath their trees. Acres of yellow sweetness fermenting in [...]
Agriculture, Water Dominate August KSh 13.8Bn Development Spending
The National Treasury disbursed KSh 13.84 billion in development funds by the end of August 2025, representing 3.4% of the KSh 407.1 billion development budget for the financial year 2025/26. [...]
Kenya's Tea Output Slumps 12% as Dry Weather Bites
Kenya’s tea production fell sharply in the first half of 2025, dropping 12.39% to 283.25 million kilograms from 323.30 million kilograms in the same period in 2024, according to the [...]Kenya’s Mid-Year Harvests Have Slowed Hunger, Yet 2.1 Million Kenyans Could Face Crisis by January
1.8 million Kenyans faced acute food insecurity between July and September 2025, and a below-average October–December rain forecast could exacerbate the figure to 2.1 million by January next year, an [...]Aavishkaar Capital's US$250 mn Fund Backs Horizon Group Africa to Scale Operations
Aavishkaar Capital, a company of Aavishkaar Group, has announced its fourth investment in Africa in collaboration with KfW, the German state-owned investment and development bank, into spice processor Horizon Group [...]
Kenya Milk Intake on Track to Cross Record 1 Billion Litres in 2025
Kenya’s formal milk intakes surged to 522.6 million litres in the first half of 2025, up 19% year-on-year from 438.9 million litres in H1 2024, staying on track ross 1 [...]Sugar Production Falls 16% in the First Half of 2025
Kenya’s sugar industry has come under renewed pressure in 2025, with official data showing a 15.8% drop decline in domestic sugar production from 384,356 tonnes in the first six months [...]Limuru Tea PLC H1 Loss Widens to KShs 22.2 M on Rising Costs
Listed agricultural company Limuru Tea PLC has posted a deeper half-year loss for the six months ended June 2025 despite modest revenue growth, as rising labour costs weighed heavily on [...]Kenya’s Coffee, Flower, and Vegetable Exports Plunge in June
Kenya's crucial agricultural export sector is facing a significant slump, with new data revealing a sharp decline in earnings from coffee, flowers, and vegetables in June. The horticulture sector, another [...]Kakuzi Net Profit Falls 15% on Avocado and Tea Pressure
Listed agricultural firm Kakuzi Plc has posted mixed half-year results for the period ended June 30, 2025, with revenue growing sharply but profitability falling on weaker avocado valuations and lower [...]Kenya, Iran to Resolve Tea Export Ban in 60 Days After Quality Scandal
Kenya and Iran have set a 60-day deadline to settle a tea export row, aiming to reopen one of Kenya’s key markets and revive earnings for farmers and exporters hit [...]Eaagads FY2025 Profit Jumps 147% on Stronger Prices, Higher Sales
Listed agricultural company Eaagads Limited has reported a 45.5% rise in revenue to KSh 277.3 million for the financial year ended 31 March 2025, marking its strongest topline performance in [...]
