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 [...]Government Approves Commercial Farming of BT Cotton
The Cabinet has approved the commercial farming of BT Cotton (Genetically Modified Cotton), with effect from March 2020. The approval comes right after successful completion of field trials that were [...]EA Rice Farmers Receive $3 Million Grant from USAID GIZ
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has partnered with the German International Cooperation Agency (GIZ) to give a $3 (KSh 304) million grant to East Africa rice farmers. [...]Kenya Coffee Sector to Decline as Reforms Fall Short
While demand for Kenya Coffee in the World remains steady, its production is uncertain. This is according to Global Agricultural Information Network (GAIN) Report. An assessment by the US Department [...]
Kenya Seeks New Markets for its Exports
Trade and Cooperatives Cabinet Secretary Peter Munya says that Kenya is negotiating for a Free Trade Agreement with several African nations. The Agreement that brings together 44 African countries and [...]Port Delays Pushing Seed Importers out of Kenya
Government directive to reduce the number of agencies at the Mombasa port to five has come to haunt seed importers. Bulk seed importers have increased demurrage costs as consignments shipped [...]
