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 [...]Pyrethrum Firm, PPCK, Seeks KSh500 Million Bailout
Pyrethrum Processing Company of Kenya (PPCK) is asking the government for a KSh500 million bailout to turn it around. The company is requesting the Ministry of Agriculture to allocate the [...]State to Rebrand Collapsed 75-Year-Old KPCU, Once Kenya’s Largest Coffee Dealer
President Uhuru Kenyatta has reconstituted the board of Kenya Planters Co-operative Union (KPCU), once the country's coffee miller and warehouseman. The new board was appointed to run the affairs in [...]KTDA Tea Prices Rise at the Last Auction of 2019
KTDA factories' tea prices registered a rise, albeit marginally, during the last auction of 2019. During the auction, the agency-managed factories closed at $2.64 per kilogram, against a $2.12 per [...]
