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 [...]Sugarcane Price Hike to Squeeze Millers' Margins Further
The government has increased the minimum price of sugarcane effective to Kshs. 5,750 per tonne, a Kshs. 250 increment from the previous Kshs. 5,500, which was set in the last hike just [...]Kenya Dominates Africa’s Digital Agricultural Payments
Kenya leads Africa in digital agricultural payments, outpacing regional peers and global averages, according to new data from the Global Findex Database. Sub-Saharan Africa performs better, with 30% of adults [...]Govt Embeds Insurance in Subsidized Fertilizer Program, Targets 250,000 Farmers
The government is piloting a project that integrates climate-smart insurance into the subsidized fertilizer program, aiming to support 250,000 smallholder crop farmers across eleven counties before a nationwide rollout in 2026. Agricultural insurance is a step [...]Sugar to Cost More as 4% Levy Kicks In
A new chapter has begun for Kenya’s long-troubled sugar industry as the Sugar Development Levy (SDL) came into effect on July 1, 2025, introducing a structured funding mechanism to support sector-wide reform. At [...]Kenya's Food Regulator Denies Claims of Fresh Avocado Export Ban
The Agriculture and Food Authority (AFA) has dismissed recent claims suggesting that a ban on fresh avocado exports was proposed during a high-level meeting with avocado oil processors. In response [...]
