Kenya’s sugar industry snoozes as era of cheaper imports loom
A powerful lobby group representing Kenyan farmers has questioned the Government’s plan to privatize its stake in the sugar industry without involving the cane farmers. A section of farmers from [...]
Galana Kulalu Project to be Revived
Israeli Ambassador, Oded Joseph, has revealed that plans are underway to revive the stalled Galana-Kulalu irrigation project, in a move that seeks to bring President Uhuru Kenyatta's Big Four Agenda [...]
Kenya Dairy Board's Revised Laws
The Kenya Dairy Board (KDB) has announced plans to launch the revised draft of dairy regulations on 9th March 2020. The board initially introduced the law to the public in [...]Government Devises Methods to Revive Coffee Sector
The government has devised new ways to revive the ailing coffee sector, among them the establishment of a coffee research institution. This comes as a wake-up call, seeing that statistics [...]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 [...]
