Kenyan AgriTech Startups Secure KSh85.6 Million in Funding
Three Kenyan agri-tech startups, Juhudi Kilimo, WeFarm, and Illuminum Greenhouses, have received a total of KSh85.6 million ($856,000) in funding. The startups received the funding from UK’s innovation agency, Innovate [...]
Mombasa Tea Auction Digitization Underway
TradeMark East Africa (TMEA) has partnered with the East African Tea Trade Association (EATTA) to digitize the weekly Mombasa tea auction. The partnership seeks to automate the trade through the [...]Kenya Suspends Avocado Exports Indefinitely
Kenya has banned avocado exports, after reports of premature exports emerged. The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) suspended the export of the fruit indefinitely. According to the Horticultural Crops Directorate, [...]NCPB Set to Merge with the Strategic Food Reserve
The National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) is set to merge with the Strategic Food Reserve, after the government announced a restructuring program of the sector, a move that seeks [...]Kenya Eyes Oman Market for its Livestock Products
Kenya has announced plans to start exporting livestock products to Oman, a sector that has previously been handicapped, owing to the rampant cases of foot and mouth diseases among the [...]New Face of Irrigation as Authority Seeks KSh7.5 Billion
The National Irrigation Authority (NIA) is seeking KSh7.5 billion to rehabilitate existing schemes and put new land estimated at more than 700,000 acres, under irrigation. This financing arrangement is to [...]
UN Releases $10 Million for East Africa's Locust Outbreak
The United Nations has released $10 million for aerial pesticides to help fight the ongoing locust outbreak in East Africa. According to a UN spokesperson, the funds will go to [...]Kenya Acts to Lift Mango Exports Ban
Kenya has initiated measures to help lift the ban on mango exports imposed by the European Union. The Kenyan farmers seek to secure international markets for the fruit. Thus, stakeholders [...]Locusts Outbreak Threatens Food Security Warns IGAD
The Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) warns that the locusts outbreak threatens food security in East Africa and the Horn of Africa region. According to Dr. Workneh Gebeyehu, IGAD Executive [...]
Tariff on Kenya's Avocado Exports to China Slashed to 7%
The tariff imposed on Kenya's avocado exports to China has been lashed from 30% to 7%, a move that is likely to see farmers hugely benefit from the trade. The [...]Sasini Trims Workforce, Cites Increased Wage Claims
Sasini Group has slashed its workforce by 240 workers citing an increase in wage claims that have sunk the firm deep into loss and debt. The firm recorded a net [...]Lesotho Resumes Export of Wool and Mohair
Lesotho has resumed the exportation of its wool and mohair. This comes after the National Assembly passed the Agricultural Marketing (Wool and Mohair Licensing) (Amendment) Regulation. The exportation will be [...]
